Alaska Native News

Troopers Increase Patrols for July Fourth Holiday Weekend

This High Visibility Enforcement campaign will focus on Impaired Driving…

Fireworks Use Suspended Over Much of the State

Decision based on hot, dry weather and ongoing fire response…

BLM temporarily closes Wickersham Dome area due to Minto Lakes Fire

The Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Interior Field Office has…

COVID-19 is different in 2022. Here’s how we move forward.

In early 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, we…

July 2nd, 1915

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Anchorage Suspect Jailed for Murder in Taku Lake Campbell Park Shooting

An Anchorage suspect was arrested and charged with Murder I…

State

Fireworks Use Suspended Over Much of the State

Decision based on hot, dry weather and ongoing fire response (ANCHORAGE) – The Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office, in cooperation with…

By Logan Stolpe | DPS on Jul 2, 2022Comments Off on Fireworks Use Suspended Over Much of the State

Knik Goose Bay Reconstruction Project Awarded to Granite Construction

Work will begin in August on the multiple year safety project. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Travelers living and working along the Knik Goose…

By Alaska DOT and PF on Jun 30, 2022Comments Off on Knik Goose Bay Reconstruction Project Awarded to Granite Construction

COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – June 29, 2022

Reporting data for June 22-28, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,660 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 87 hospitalizations | 29.1% of Alaskans…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Jun 29, 2022Comments Off on COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – June 29, 2022

Senator Tom Begich Comments on Governor Dunleavy’s FY 2023 Vetoes

Anchorage – Tuesday, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his Fiscal Year 2023 budget vetoes. Major accepted budget items include full funding of…

By Noah Hanson | AKLEG on Jun 29, 2022Comments Off on Senator Tom Begich Comments on Governor Dunleavy’s FY 2023 Vetoes

General News

Troopers Increase Patrols for July Fourth Holiday Weekend

This High Visibility Enforcement campaign will focus on Impaired Driving…

By Logan Stolpe | DPS on Jul 2, 2022Comments Off on Troopers Increase Patrols for July Fourth Holiday Weekend

BLM temporarily closes Wickersham Dome area due to Minto Lakes Fire

The Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Interior Field Office has…

By Alaska Fire PIOS on Jul 2, 2022Comments Off on BLM temporarily closes Wickersham Dome area due to Minto Lakes Fire

Anchorage Suspect Jailed for Murder in Taku Lake Campbell Park Shooting

An Anchorage suspect was arrested and charged with Murder I…

By Alaska Native News on Jun 30, 2022Comments Off on Anchorage Suspect Jailed for Murder in Taku Lake Campbell Park Shooting

Alaska’s Strategic Importance: US Bolsters ‘Last Frontier’ Bases on NATO’s Western Flank

Known as America’s “Last Frontier,” Alaska conjures up thoughts of…

By Carla Babb | VOA News on Jun 30, 2022Comments Off on Alaska’s Strategic Importance: US Bolsters ‘Last Frontier’ Bases on NATO’s Western Flank

Two Fairbanks Men Indicted on 31 Counts in Five Year Check Fraud Scheme

FAIRBANKS – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned a…

By Department of Justice on Jun 29, 2022Comments Off on Two Fairbanks Men Indicted on 31 Counts in Five Year Check Fraud Scheme

Juneau Jury Finds Fenton Jacobs Guilty of Murder

(Juneau, AK) – A Juneau jury found 43-year-old Fenton L. Jacobs…

By Alaska Department of Law on Jun 29, 2022Comments Off on Juneau Jury Finds Fenton Jacobs Guilty of Murder

National/World

In Blow to Voting Rights, SCOTUS Saves Louisiana’s Racially Rigged Electoral Map

“Black Louisianans deserve fair representation. The fight for racial justice and equality is far from over,” vowed one civil rights group. Civil rights advocates on Tuesday decried the U.S.…

By Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams on Jun 30, 2022Comments Off on In Blow to Voting Rights, SCOTUS Saves Louisiana’s Racially Rigged Electoral Map

‘An Act of Conquest’: Native Americans Condemn SCOTUS Tribal Sovereignty Ruling

“Every few paragraphs of the majority opinion has another line that dismissively and casually cuts apart tribal independence that Native ancestors gave their lives for,” observed one Indigenous…

By Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams on Jun 30, 2022Comments Off on ‘An Act of Conquest’: Native Americans Condemn SCOTUS Tribal Sovereignty Ruling

NATO to Boost Ranks of High-Readiness Forces by 650% to Over 300,000

Anti-war campaigners responded that “this is not the path to peace and will not make the world safer.” The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced Monday that…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Jun 28, 2022Comments Off on NATO to Boost Ranks of High-Readiness Forces by 650% to Over 300,000

Abortion Rights Could Drive Democratic Voters to Polls in November

For decades, the contentious issue of abortion rights has motivated American voters from both parties. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the 1973 decision guaranteeing…

By Katherine Gypson | VOA on Jun 28, 2022Comments Off on Abortion Rights Could Drive Democratic Voters to Polls in November

Right-Wing Justices Should Be Impeached for Lying Under Oath, Says Ocasio-Cortez

“We have a responsibility to protect our democracy,” said the New York Democrat. “That includes holding those in power who violate the law accountable.” Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of…

By Kenny Stancil | Common Dreams on Jun 27, 2022Comments Off on Right-Wing Justices Should Be Impeached for Lying Under Oath, Says Ocasio-Cortez

This Day in Alaskan History
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July 2nd, 1915

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By Alaska Native News on Jul 2, 2022

July 1st, 1935

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By Alaska Native News on Jul 1, 2022

June 30th, 1958

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By Alaska Native News on Jun 30, 2022

June 29th, 1978

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By Alaska Native News on Jun 29, 2022

AK State Office of Veterans Affairs to honor Army Guardsmen for 1955 rescue

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – On June 22, 1955,…

By Alaska MVA Public Affairs on Jun 29, 2022

Tlingit & Haida Partners with Sitka Tribe of Alaska for Broadband Project

JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit…

By Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on Jun 28, 2022

AKCES Table and Table Partners Express Concern over Rejected Ballot Rate in Rural Alaska

The Alaska Civic Engagement State Table (AKCES), a coalition…

By Leah Moss | Alaska Center on Jun 25, 2022

Alaska State Defense Force assists Red Cross, state agencies in sheltering relocated citizens from wildfires in Southwest Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — As tundra wildfires in…

By Victoria Granado | Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on Jun 25, 2022

COVID-19 is different in 2022. Here’s how we move forward.

In early 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic,…

By Dr. Anne Zink on Jul 2, 2022

COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – June 29, 2022

Reporting data for June 22-28, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,660…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Jun 29, 2022

Recover Alaska launches resource line providing recovery support for Alaskans

The free helpline provides information and support about treatment…

By Recover Alaska on Jun 23, 2022

COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – June 22, 2022

Reporting data for June 15-21, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,016…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Jun 22, 2022

Sea Turtles in Alaska? Yes, We Have Them In the Far North!

Sea turtle species you might encounter in Alaska and…

By Alaska Regional Office | NOAA Fisheries on Jun 14, 2022

Alaska Region’s Aquaculture Program Expands Diversity & Inclusion

NOAA’s aquaculture program has created a K-12 education program…

By NOAA on Jun 9, 2022

Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program Citizen Science

Community science along the shores of Cook Inlet. It…

By Alaska Regional Office | NOAA Fisheries on May 22, 2022

Share the Shore: Harbor Seal Pups

These pups—often seen alone onshore—are not abandoned. Seal Pupping…

By Alaska Regional Office | NOAA Fisheries on May 10, 2022

In Blow to Voting Rights, SCOTUS Saves Louisiana’s Racially Rigged Electoral Map

“Black Louisianans deserve fair representation. The fight for racial…

By Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams on Jun 30, 2022

‘An Act of Conquest’: Native Americans Condemn SCOTUS Tribal Sovereignty Ruling

“Every few paragraphs of the majority opinion has another…

By Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams on Jun 30, 2022

Senator Tom Begich Comments on Governor Dunleavy’s FY 2023 Vetoes

Anchorage – Tuesday, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his Fiscal…

By Noah Hanson | AKLEG on Jun 29, 2022

Dunleavy Mourns the Passing of Former Senator Dennis Egan

(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady…

By Jeff Turner | Office of the Governor on Jun 29, 2022

The Arctic and Alaska Science

Bonsai trees tell of winters long past

A GREEN PLATEAU NORTH OF LITUYA BAY — “These are museum-class bonsais,” Ben Gaglioti says as we walk through an elfin forest. Gaglioti, a…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jun 24, 2022Comments Off on Bonsai trees tell of winters long past

Utqiagvik, where there’s still snow in June

A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty, students and staff has been conducting Arctic fieldwork in Utqiagvik since mid-April to measure snowmelt, but…

By Serina Wesen | Geophysical Institute on Jun 23, 2022Comments Off on Utqiagvik, where there’s still snow in June

Rugged Science on the Southeast Coast

OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN — To the woman wearing earbuds and sitting next to me in seat 7E: I’m sorry; I did not…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jun 17, 2022Comments Off on Rugged Science on the Southeast Coast

UAF Scientists Find New Indicators of Alaska Permafrost Thawing

More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will continue to increase in extent due to climate change,…

By Rod Boyce | Geophysical Institute on Jun 10, 2022Comments Off on UAF Scientists Find New Indicators of Alaska Permafrost Thawing

Science/Education

UAS to offer free Alaska Native Language classes this fall

JUNEAU – This fall the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) will be offering free Alaska Native Language classes with no tuition or fees. Classes are offered in Tlingit,…

By Keni Campbell | UAS on Jun 28, 2022Comments Off on UAS to offer free Alaska Native Language classes this fall