State will review summer ferry schedule
State transportation officials are seeking public comment through Feb. 7 on the proposed summer ferry schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Construction to begin in 2022 on Shepard Point project
Construction is set to begin in early 2022 on an oil spill response facility at Shepard Point, funded through a $40 million federal transportation grant to the Native Village of Eyak.
EVOSTC decision will allow for ecosystem restoration
A decision by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to take an ecosystem approach to the oil spill boundary clears access to habitat conservation oil spill settlement funding.
New cooking guide offered by Bristol Bay fishermen
As retail seafood sales rise among thousands of people now cooking more at home because of the pandemic, Bristol Bay harvesters are lending a hand with a new online Salmon Cooking Guide offering easy to prepare tasty sockeye salmon dishes.
Coast Guard investigating laser strike incident
A laser light incident involving a Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew is under investigation.
Proposed land swap is still work in progress
Officials with Chugach Alaska Corp. say efforts to conduct a land exchange with the federal government is an ongoing process, with no specific development plans at this time, as they are unsure what exchange options may be made available by the federal government.
Jobs drop 7.7% from December 2019
State labor officials say jobs in Alaska totaled 290,400, in December, a loss of 24,100 jobs, or 7.7 percent compared to December 2019, as the pandemic continued to keep employment well below year-ago levels.
Update: Statewide COVID-19 infections reach 55,005
Update: Infections of the novel coronavirus in Alaska have reached 55,005, with a total of 184 new novel coronavirus infections documented on Thursday, Feb. 4, including two in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, state health officials said.
Alex Haley returns to Kodiak after 50 days at sea
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley have returned to Kodiak, after a 50-day deployment providing search and rescue coverage over some 890,000 miles of the Bering Sea during one of the most challenging times of the year on those ocean waters.
MAST Act would prevent closure of oceans to exploration
Legislation introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, on Thursday, Jan. 27, would prevent future closure of oceans from economic and recreational activity, including resource development and fishing, without congressional approval.
