State launches new effort to help refugees, legal aliens
Refugees and legal aliens living in Alaska may now find help in training and employment services at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce...
Pogo mine fined for hazardous waste management violations
Owners of the Northern Star (Pogo) LLC gold mine have been fined $600,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for improper storage, treatment, and...
Chugach Alaska subsidiary acquires Vector Planning & Services
Chugach Government Solutions LLC, (CGS) a federal division of Chugach Alaska Corp., has acquired Vector Planning & Services (VPSI), a technology firm with extensive...
1,000 miles of Iditarod trail by bike
Two staff members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks recently rode 1,000 miles across Alaska on bikes with tires fat as a loaf of...
ConocoPhillips approved for Willow project, Trustees file appeal
A federal judge on Monday rejected an appeal from environmentalists to temporarily halt federal approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil field development in the National...
Annual renewal process restarts for Medicaid benefits
Households receiving Medicaid benefits, including DenaliCare or DenaliKidCare, are reminded to make sure their contact information is current, as the required annual renewal process...
Raven roosts shrouded in mystery
Last week, while getting ready to climb into my bunk, I heard the yell of a raven outside. And then another, and a few...
Oil spill response training for coastal communities begins anew in April
Annual oil spill response training for fishing vessels in six Prince William Sound communities, including Cordova, is underway and will run through May 3,...
AMHS names Craig Tornga as marine director
Transportation industry veteran Craig Tornga will begin his job as marine director for the Alaska Marine Highway System on April 3, filling the vacancy...
The porcupine’s winter in slow motion
While running through Bicentennial Park in Anchorage, biologist Jessy Coltrane spotted a porcupine in a birch tree. On her runs on days following, she...
