Sullivan: Coast Guard is vital to national security
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, visited Cordova last month as a part of his larger tour with the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Linda Fagan,...
UBC students develop sexual health care tool for indigenous women
Two graduate students at the University of British Columbia have developed a tool to help improve access for Indigenous women to sexual health care.Piper...
Man convicted after attempting to distribute over two pounds of meth in Kodiak
On July 13 a Kodiak Jury found Robert H. Cook to be guilty of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree for...
Craig George’s remarkable northern legacy
I was sad to learn recently that Craig George was missing and presumed dead when a raft he was floating upon hit a logjam...
COVID-19 continues to spread across Alaska
While federal health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended the public health emergency for COVID-19 on May 11, new...
Peltola voices objections of defense fund legislation
Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is voicing objections to the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the U.S. House on July 14, by a vote...
$37.7M Defense Department grant goes to Graphite One for mining study
A Defense Department grant of $37.5 million will help finance a $75 million feasibility study by a Vancouver, Canada mining firm for a graphite...
New partnership will boost employment opportunities for Alaska Native youth
A new partnership between the Interior Department and the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) aims to increase employment...
Monitoring plan will test for PFAS in 193 Alaska communities
A state monitoring plan set to begin this summer will sample drinking water in 193 Alaska Native and disadvantaged communities’ public water systems for...
Glaciers made of rock, ice and bear scat
The grizzly hadn’t seen my dog or me, so I yelled and waved my arms. The bear stood, looked in our direction for three...
