Alaska Native News

Anchorage Jury Finds State Corrections Not Liable for Attempted Suicide

(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, an Anchorage jury found that the…

Anchorage man guilty of August 2024 bank robbery

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal jury convicted an Anchorage man…

Chefornak woman arrested for airline interference

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Chefornak woman was arrested by the…

Trump Slammed Over Plans for National Emergency and Mass Deportations

“Mass deportations aren’t just inhumane,” one congresswoman said. “Trump has…

GOP Targets Medicaid, SNAP Benefits to ‘Pay for Tax Cuts for Their Billionaire Donors’

“The GOP wants to make food and healthcare unaffordable and…

This Day in Alaska History-November 20th, 1914

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State

Bipartisan Bill to Boost Geothermal Energy Passes House

WASHINGTON – Thursday, the House passed the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act (H.R. 7409), a bipartisan bill cosponsored by…

By Kaitlin Hooker on Nov 17, 2024Comments Off on Bipartisan Bill to Boost Geothermal Energy Passes House

Murkowski: Interior Sides with King Cove

King Cove, AK—U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, last Wednesday praised the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) for releasing a draft…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Nov 17, 2024Comments Off on Murkowski: Interior Sides with King Cove

Senator Murkowski Supports Passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today welcomed the passage of S. 2581, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act, which…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Nov 17, 2024Comments Off on Senator Murkowski Supports Passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act

Delegation Applauds $104 Million for Alaska Port and Maritime Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), announced that six…

By Alaska Congressional Delegation on Nov 14, 2024Comments Off on Delegation Applauds $104 Million for Alaska Port and Maritime Infrastructure Projects

General News

Anchorage Jury Finds State Corrections Not Liable for Attempted Suicide

(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, an Anchorage jury found that the…

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Nov 20, 2024Comments Off on Anchorage Jury Finds State Corrections Not Liable for Attempted Suicide

Anchorage man guilty of August 2024 bank robbery

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal jury convicted an Anchorage man…

By Reagan Zimmerman Public Affairs Officer Reagan.Zimmerman@usdoj.gov on Nov 20, 2024Comments Off on Anchorage man guilty of August 2024 bank robbery

Chefornak woman arrested for airline interference

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Chefornak woman was arrested by the…

By Reagan Zimmerman Public Affairs Officer Reagan.Zimmerman@usdoj.gov on Nov 20, 2024Comments Off on Chefornak woman arrested for airline interference

A rich career in a quirky place that fit

Brian Barnes did something outrageous earlier this week. The biologist…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Nov 17, 2024Comments Off on A rich career in a quirky place that fit

Former Pilot Station Mayor Pleads Guilty to Felony Election Interference

(Bethel, AK) – Thursday, 68-year-old Arthur Sammy Heckman, Sr. entered a…

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Nov 15, 2024Comments Off on Former Pilot Station Mayor Pleads Guilty to Felony Election Interference

Troopers Seek Public Assistance in locating Tanner Geiser for Multiple Warrants in the Anchor Point Area.

Tanner Allen Geiser is wanted on multiple warrants including Robbery…

By Alaska State Troopers on Nov 14, 2024Comments Off on Troopers Seek Public Assistance in locating Tanner Geiser for Multiple Warrants in the Anchor Point Area.

National/World

Trump Slammed Over Plans for National Emergency and Mass Deportations

“Mass deportations aren’t just inhumane,” one congresswoman said. “Trump has a recipe for economic disaster. Farmers, workers, and consumers… all pay the price.” Migrant rights advocates on Monday…

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Nov 20, 2024Comments Off on Trump Slammed Over Plans for National Emergency and Mass Deportations

GOP Targets Medicaid, SNAP Benefits to ‘Pay for Tax Cuts for Their Billionaire Donors’

“The GOP wants to make food and healthcare unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people in our country,” said Rep. Summer Lee. “Make no mistake on who…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Nov 20, 2024Comments Off on GOP Targets Medicaid, SNAP Benefits to ‘Pay for Tax Cuts for Their Billionaire Donors’

Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services if So-Called Department of Government Efficiency Recommendations Become Law, Union Leader Warns

Efforts to cut government waste should start with runaway contractor spending, AFGE president says WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley Wednesday issued the following…

By American Federation of Government Employees on Nov 15, 2024Comments Off on Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services if So-Called Department of Government Efficiency Recommendations Become Law, Union Leader Warns

‘Ultimate Corporate Corruption’: Trump Announces Musk-Led Department to Gut Regulations

“If anyone had any doubts whether the Trump government aims to serve regular people or the billionaires, they should now be resolved,” said one watchdog. President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Nov 15, 2024Comments Off on ‘Ultimate Corporate Corruption’: Trump Announces Musk-Led Department to Gut Regulations

New GOP Senate Leader Is a Former Lobbyist Who Has Taken Aim at Social Security

Sen. John Thune “has called for taking the debt limit hostage to force cuts to Social Security,” warned one defender of the nation’s most effective anti-poverty program. Senate…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Nov 15, 2024Comments Off on New GOP Senate Leader Is a Former Lobbyist Who Has Taken Aim at Social Security

This Day in Alaskan History
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Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News

This Day in Alaska History-November 20th, 1914

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By Alaska Native News on Nov 20, 2024

This Day in Alaska History-November 19th, 1918

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This Day in Alaska History-November 17th, 1916

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This Day in Alaska History-November 16th, 1973

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Murkowski: Interior Sides with King Cove

King Cove, AK—U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, last Wednesday…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Nov 17, 2024

Senator Murkowski Supports Passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today welcomed…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Nov 17, 2024

Shaquille Carawan Arrested for Murder of Abigail Olson and Novely Rivers in Hooper Bay

Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified that two…

By Alaska Native News on Oct 6, 2024

22-Year-Old Kivelina Man Dies in ATV Rollover Wednesday Morning

Alaska State Troopers were notified at 6:54 am on…

By Alaska Native News on Sep 27, 2024

GOP Targets Medicaid, SNAP Benefits to ‘Pay for Tax Cuts for Their Billionaire Donors’

“The GOP wants to make food and healthcare unaffordable…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Nov 20, 2024

Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath

Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what’s going on…

By ACS Newsroom | American Chemical Society on Nov 9, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration to End Online Junk Fees for Low-Income Families Paying for School Meals

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Friday announced that…

By USDA on Nov 6, 2024

‘Terrifying’ Ad Shows Deadly Impact of GOP Abortion Bans

The ad was released as Americans learn of a…

By Julia Conley | Common Dreams on Nov 4, 2024

New GOP Senate Leader Is a Former Lobbyist Who Has Taken Aim at Social Security

Sen. John Thune “has called for taking the debt…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Nov 15, 2024

Trump Picks ‘Lobbyist for War Criminals’ to Lead Pentagon

Pete Hegseth helped secure pardons for three former U.S.…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Nov 14, 2024

US House Urged to Stop Bill Enabling Trump to Attack Nonprofits

“The bill could usher in repression on a massive…

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Nov 12, 2024

Senate Continues Bipartisan Coalition and Announces Leadership Positions

Senator Gary Stevens to Serve Fourth Term as Senate…

By Noah Hanson | Senate Democratic Press Secretary on Nov 8, 2024

Aleut Town-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Aleut Town — Nasqualek Cuumi suuget Nasqualegmi etaallriit. –…

By Alutiiq Museum on Nov 17, 2024

Blanket-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Blanket — Ulik Una ulik aturnirtuq. – This blanket…

By Alutiiq Museum on Nov 11, 2024

Cook-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Cook — Kenirluni, Uuceslluku Nulima keniyaskiinga akgua’aq sitiin’kamek. –…

By Alutiiq Museum on Nov 3, 2024

Buy-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Buy — Igu’urluku KaaRamek igu’ullianga. – I bought a…

By Alutiiq Museum on Oct 20, 2024

The Arctic and Alaska Science

A rich career in a quirky place that fit

Brian Barnes did something outrageous earlier this week. The biologist drove to a movie theater. In the middle of the day. Barnes, 70, had…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Nov 17, 2024Comments Off on A rich career in a quirky place that fit

Geologic hydrogen may be an answer

The internal combustion engine is less than 100 years old. Same for the technologies we have developed to pull oil and gas from the…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Nov 11, 2024Comments Off on Geologic hydrogen may be an answer

Fossil tracks push range of large bird northward

Scientists from Fairbanks, New Mexico and Japan have discovered the first reported fossilized tracks of a large four-toed bird that inhabited central Alaska 90…

By Rod Boyce | UAF on Nov 6, 2024Comments Off on Fossil tracks push range of large bird northward

The numbers behind a weather forecast

A meteorologist from the National Weather Service’s local office recently told a newspaper reporter that heavy, wet snow would materialize in a few days.…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Nov 4, 2024Comments Off on The numbers behind a weather forecast

Science/Education