Child welfare compact negotiations fail
Tribal co-signers say their efforts to negotiate with the state of Alaska, as called for in the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact, have so far failed because the state presented them with unreasonable and unworkable ultimatums.
Use extra vigilance around wildlife in springtime
It’s important to be safe around wildlife all year long, but spring is a particularly important time.
Anchorage celebrates arrival of Copper River salmon
Copper River Seafoods collaborated once again with chefs from several of Anchorage’s best restaurants to celebrate the 2019 Alaska salmon season kickoff with gourmet appetizers from poke bowls to ceviche, a raw fish dish.
Valdez opposes using oil, gas property taxes for state
A resolution passed by the Valdez City Council opposes legislation proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy that would prevent municipalities from continuing to levy and...
‘Uncle Ted is back’: Anchorage airport unveils sculpture by Cordova artist
Sen. Ted Stevens resisted the idea that the airport named for him should also bear his likeness when he was alive, his daughter Lily...
Public lands bundle has something for everyone
Sweeping conservation legislation that passed the Senate on Feb. 12 has a bundle of bills tied to issues of importance to Alaska, from improvements...
BLM reduces assets to review structural integrity of TAPS
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has released federal documents describing how the federal Bureau of Land Management has reduced its Alaskan assets, leaving fewer...
Community rallies to aid furloughed workers
Heidi Ritter and a group of U.S. Coast Guard spouses
gathered in Coast Guard housing Jan. 25 for a conference call with Sen. Lisa
Murkowski, just...
Amicus brief supports Indian Child Welfare Act
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young, both R-Alaska, have joined five congressional colleagues in their amicus curiae brief in an appeal to the...
Fishing industry seeks help for USCG families
North Pacific fishing trade associations
on Jan. 23 announced a campaign to raise thousands of dollars in tax-deductible
contributions to help Alaska’s U.S. Coast Guard families...
