Notice of Appeal Filed In Polar Bear Case
Anchorage, Alaska – The State of Alaska filed an appeal challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2008 listing of the polar bear as a threatened species. The state seeks…
Aug 27, 2011No CommentRead More
65 Alaskan Communities Will Have A High-Speed Christmas
DILLINGHAM-By December of this year, 65 rural communities in Alaska’s Southwest region will hooked up to high speed broadband. No longer will they have to endure satellite connections to reach…
Aug 26, 2011No CommentRead More
Investigation Continues In Pyrotechnic Polar Bear Shooting
ENDICOTT OIL FIELD-The investigation into the killing of a polar bear with a pyrotechnic shell is continuing according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement. The incident occurred at…
Aug 25, 2011No CommentRead More
Roppel Returns as AHFC Board Chair
ANCHORAGE, AK-Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) board of directors, at its annual meeting, this year held in Cordova, re-elected Frank Roppel of Wrangell to serve as the board chair. Governor…
Aug 24, 2011No CommentRead More
Kenai Peninsula Feels Tremor This Morning
KENAI PENINSULA-A moderate shake was felt by residents of the Kenai Peninsula this morning at 7:34 am as a 4.0 temblor originated 32 miles southeast of Port Graham. The quake…
Aug 23, 2011No CommentRead More
Cab Driver Arrested For Sexual Assault of Passenger
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-The Anchorage Police Department has announced that they have charged a Yellow Cab driver, Chidiebere Nwokrie, age 43 for charges of first-degree sexual assault and attempted sexual assault, as…
Aug 22, 2011No CommentRead More
Alutiiq Museum Receives National Accreditation
KODIAK,ALASKA-The Alutiiq Museum has earned accreditation from the American Association of Museums. Accreditation certifies that the museum maintains the highest standards of professional practice. Reviewers who visited Kodiak on behalf…
Aug 18, 2011No CommentRead More
'Strengthening Families Alaska' To Support New Programs for Children
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s Strengthening Families Program recently received funding that will be used to support nine new early-care and learning programs and three Early Childhood Partnership communities. Strengthening Families is…
Aug 17, 2011No CommentRead More
