Alaska Alaska to Receive Federal Funds for Fish-Friendly CulvertsBy Enrique CollierAugust 27, 20231 The Biden administration on Wednesday announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade tunnels that carry streams beneath…
Alaska Alaska Fire Agencies Offer Wildfire-Smoke Reports OnlineBy Carlton SimpsonAugust 26, 20231 State and federal firefighting agencies have been providing reports on wildfire smoke blanketing Interior Alaska over the past few weeks. Agency officials…
Alaska Alaska Nonprofit Law Firm to Receive $4.7m to Assist Disaster RecoveryBy Carlos WhiteAugust 26, 20231 The nonprofit law firm Alaska Legal Services Corp. was awarded federal money this week to support victims of disasters last…
Alaska Alaska Board Delays Action on Proposal to Bar Transgender Girls From Girls’ High School Sports TeamsBy Jeremiah BradleyAugust 11, 20231 The state board of education Wednesday delayed action on a proposal that would bar transgender girls from participating on high…
Alaska Alaska National Guard Soldiers Test Readiness in ExerciseBy Horace HinesAugust 11, 20230 More than 40 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group are participating in Pershing Strike 23…
Alaska Police Make Arrests Related to Stolen Challenge Alaska BicyclesBy Enrique CollierAugust 10, 20230 Anchorage police arrested two people in connection to a hoard of bicycles that were reportedly stolen from a Mountain View…
Alaska Alaska Education Board Picks Former Anchorage Superintendent Deena Bishop as CommissionerBy Dustin AllenAugust 10, 20230 The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development has selected former Anchorage School District superintendent Deena Bishop to be the…
Alaska Alaska Department of Health Moves to Ease Parts of Child Care Licensing BurdenBy Darren LeonardAugust 9, 20230 The state government is taking aim at eliminating one of the most common barriers for people who want to open…
Alaska Alaska Sees ~450% Increase in Wildfire Acres Burned This WeekBy Carlton SimpsonAugust 9, 20230 Just over 11,000 acres have burned in Alaska this year, marking a huge increase from the roughly 2,000 acres we…
Alaska Alaska Asks US Supreme Court to Strike Down the Rejection of a Proposed Copper, Gold MineBy Carlos WhiteAugust 8, 20230 The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency’s rejection of a proposed copper…
