Two North Pacific right whales spotted in Bering Sea
NOAA Fisheries has confirmed that two whales captured in a video by commercial cod fishermen in the Aleutian Islands are indeed North Pacific right whales, the first sighting of this endangered species in winter in the Bering Sea.
Gara’s gubernatorial running mate has education, military background
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Les Gara has named Palmer educator Jessica Cook to his ticket as lieutenant governor, saying she brings the energy, intelligence and needed perspective to a state where people see little commitment to public education.
Conservation groups collaborate to save old growth trees.
Several dozen conservation groups, among them the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, are collaborating in a new campaign to protect old growth forests on federal lands, as a means of fighting climate change.
New infection numbers now somewhat puzzling
COVID-19 infections are still mounting in Alaska, but how many and where they are happening is getting more difficult to discern, what with more people testing at home, in some cases using free test kits that may be ordered from the federal government.
Thomas Mack joins Eyak Corporation as CEO
Seasoned corporate executive Thomas Mack will join The Eyak Corporation in March 1 as its new chief executive officer, filling the post left by the retirement of Rod Worl.
IRS offers guidelines to avoid tax season fraud
Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators have issued guidelines to help taxpayers avoid tax-related fraud this year, to protect their financial well-being.
Skagway starts paying unemployment aid covered by cruise line donation
Tourism-dependent Skagway has started using one-quarter of the $2 million gift it received last year from Norwegian Cruise Line to pay out unemployment benefits to eligible residents.
BLM decision allows for potential lands exchange with CAC
Bureau of Land Management officials say they are conducting an environmental analysis in advance of potential exchanges of land near Thompson Pass with Chugach Alaska Corp.
COVID infections climbing, less than 50% of Alaskans fully vaccinated
Thousands of people in Alaska continue to test positive for COVID-19 variants each week, and the death toll climbs, while the overall percentage of fully vaccinated people remains below 60% of the eligible population over the age of 5.
State has money left over to help businesses hurt by pandemic
The state is working through a couple of challenges in its plan to distribute tens of millions of dollars of federal relief funds to municipalities and businesses. Applications for grants to local governments far exceeded the available funds, while grant applications from eligible tourism-related businesses and others fell far short.
