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Today’s Democracy Isn’t Exactly What Wealthy US Founding Fathers Envisioned

America’s Founding Fathers were among the wealthiest people in the…

Grayling Man Burns Down Occupied Home when They Wouldn’t Let Him In

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Alaska Guardsmen Answered the Call, Heading Home after Inauguration Assistance

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen and Soldiers of the Alaska…

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021

DHSS today announced 251 new people identified with COVID-19 in…

Did English Puritans Commit Genocide in New England?

WASHINGTON – Sometime before dawn on May 27, 1637, English militia…

McConnell Delaying Democratic Takeover in Effort to Preserve Filibuster

“McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the constitution…

State

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021

DHSS today announced 251 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 241 were residents in: Anchorage (59), Bethel Census Area (58), Bethel (21), Wasilla (17),…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Jan 23, 2021Comments Off on CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021

December Jobs down 7.7 Percent from December 2019

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s December employment was down 7.7 percent from December 2019 to 290,400, a loss of 24,100 jobs, as…

By Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on December Jobs down 7.7 Percent from December 2019

Governor Dunleavy Issues Statement on Biden’s Halt of ANWR Development

January 20, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a statement on today’s decision of incoming President Joe Biden…

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on Jan 20, 2021Comments Off on Governor Dunleavy Issues Statement on Biden’s Halt of ANWR Development

General News

Grayling Man Burns Down Occupied Home when They Wouldn’t Let Him In

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 24, 2021Comments Off on Grayling Man Burns Down Occupied Home when They Wouldn’t Let Him In

Alaska Guardsmen Answered the Call, Heading Home after Inauguration Assistance

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen and Soldiers of the Alaska…

By Lt Col Candis Olmstead | MVA on Jan 24, 2021Comments Off on Alaska Guardsmen Answered the Call, Heading Home after Inauguration Assistance

Fairbanks Man Indicted on Federal Gun Charges

Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that…

By Yulonda Candelario | Department of Justice on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on Fairbanks Man Indicted on Federal Gun Charges

Pebble Appeal Highlights Need for Permanent Protections in Bristol Bay

DILLINGHAM, AK – Thursday’s news that the Pebble Limited Partnership…

By United Tribes of Bristol Bay on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on Pebble Appeal Highlights Need for Permanent Protections in Bristol Bay

Multi-Agency Drug Interdiction Team Nabs Drug Traffickers

(Anchorage, AK) – The Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team arrested two…

By Austin McDaniel | State of Aalska on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on Multi-Agency Drug Interdiction Team Nabs Drug Traffickers

National/World

McConnell Delaying Democratic Takeover in Effort to Preserve Filibuster

“McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the constitution of the new majority. Nuking the filibuster is the appropriate response.” In an early effort to keep the…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Jan 23, 2021Comments Off on McConnell Delaying Democratic Takeover in Effort to Preserve Filibuster

As Economic Suffering Grips Regular Americans, Wall Street Behemoths Ready Feast of Stock Buybacks

“We’re going to be aggressively buying back, and consistently,” said Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman. For millions of regular Americans, the end of 2020 was marked by…

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Jan 23, 2021Comments Off on As Economic Suffering Grips Regular Americans, Wall Street Behemoths Ready Feast of Stock Buybacks

Baseball Legend Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron Dies at 86

The Atlanta Braves Major League baseball team announced Friday Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86. The team says Aaron died peacefully…

By VOA on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on Baseball Legend Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron Dies at 86

Senators File Ethics Complaint Over Cruz and Hawley’s Role in Capitol Insurrection

Amid mounting calls for Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri to resign or be expelled from the chamber, a group of Democrats filed an ethics complaint on Thursday requesting…

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on Senators File Ethics Complaint Over Cruz and Hawley’s Role in Capitol Insurrection

Climate Change Returns to White House Agenda with Biden Executive Order

President Joe Biden immediately began to reverse the Trump administration’s policies on climate change with one of 17 executive orders signed Wednesday after his inauguration. That’s in addition…

By Steve Baragona | VOA on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on Climate Change Returns to White House Agenda with Biden Executive Order

New Acting USAGM Chief Begins Undoing Predecessor’s Policies

WASHINGTON – Moving swiftly on her first day as acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, journalist Kelu Chao oversaw the removal of the top executive…

By Jessica Jerreat | VOA on Jan 22, 2021Comments Off on New Acting USAGM Chief Begins Undoing Predecessor’s Policies

Under Pressure From Workers, Biden Fires ‘Extreme, Anti-Union’ Labor Board Lawyer

“Today is a good day,” declared the SEIU, which had called on the president to immediately oust NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb. Along with signing a slate of executive orders…

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Jan 21, 2021Comments Off on Under Pressure From Workers, Biden Fires ‘Extreme, Anti-Union’ Labor Board Lawyer

This Day in Alaskan History
Rural
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NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center
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January 24th, 1963

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 24, 2021

January 23rd, 1969

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 23, 2021

January 22nd, 1902

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 22, 2021

January 21st, 1905

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 21, 2021

Rudolf Waska Being Held on Expanded Charges in Emmonak Murder and Darren Hootch also in Custody on Same Charges

Alaska State Troopers released additional information today in the…

By Alaska Native News on Jan 11, 2021

Remains of One Snow Machiner Recovered from Kuskokwim River, Search Continues for Second

Searchers downstream from Tuluksak continue to search for one…

By Alaska Native News on Jan 5, 2021

Emmonak Man Held on Murder Charges after Brutal New Years Assault

Alaska State Troopers report that the Alaska Bureau of…

By Alaska Native News on Jan 5, 2021

One Succumbs to Cold, One Missing, and One Survives in Chignik Lake Capsize Saturday Afternoon

AST revealed that five Chignik Lake residents were rescued…

By Alaska Native News on Dec 28, 2020

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021

DHSS today announced 251 new people identified with COVID-19…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Jan 23, 2021

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021

DHSS today announced 290 new people identified with COVID-19…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Jan 22, 2021

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021

DHSS today announced one death of an Alaska resident…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Jan 21, 2021

Biden Team Says Trump Vaccine Distribution Plan Nonexistent

In a development that critics say provides additional evidence…

By Kenny Stancil | Common Dreams on Jan 21, 2021

Ocean-Going Robots Effective at Surveying Pollock

This may be the first time data collected using…

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Dec 29, 2020

Using eDNA to Monitor Alaskan Waters for Invasive European Green Crabs

Natural resource managers in British Columbia discovered several adult male…

By NOAA Fisheries-Alaska Regional Office on Dec 3, 2020

First Direct Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on Bowhead Whales in the U.S. Pacific Arctic Documented by Scientists

A new study provides essential information to conserve…

By Alaska Fisheries ScienceCenter on Sep 28, 2020

Rare Albino Fur Seal Pup Stands Out

NOAA Fisheries Affiliate Vladimir Burkanov discovered an albino…

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Sep 23, 2020

McConnell Delaying Democratic Takeover in Effort to Preserve Filibuster

“McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Jan 23, 2021

Senators File Ethics Complaint Over Cruz and Hawley’s Role in Capitol Insurrection

Amid mounting calls for Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and…

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Jan 22, 2021

Climate Change Returns to White House Agenda with Biden Executive Order

President Joe Biden immediately began to reverse the Trump…

By Steve Baragona | VOA on Jan 22, 2021

New Acting USAGM Chief Begins Undoing Predecessor’s Policies

WASHINGTON – Moving swiftly on her first day as…

By Jessica Jerreat | VOA on Jan 22, 2021

The Arctic and Alaska Science

Alaska’s All-Time Cold Record turns 50

Jan. 23, 2021, is the 50th anniversary of Alaska’s all-time cold temperature: minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit, recorded by a weather observer at Prospect Creek…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jan 23, 2021Comments Off on Alaska’s All-Time Cold Record turns 50

High time for lynx in Alaska’s Interior

Mike Taras has worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for many years, but this is the first time he has said…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jan 15, 2021Comments Off on High time for lynx in Alaska’s Interior

Giant Storms, Big Waves and Chilly Winds

Alaska went big on New Year’s. First, on New Year’s Eve 2020, a superstorm spun its way through the North Pacific Ocean and into…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jan 8, 2021Comments Off on Giant Storms, Big Waves and Chilly Winds

NOAA Fisheries Proposes Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in U.S. Arctic

A bearded seal rests on ice in the Bering Sea. NOAA/Cameron NOAA Fisheries is proposing to designate critical habitat in U.S. waters off the…

By NOAA-Alaska Regional Office on Jan 7, 2021Comments Off on NOAA Fisheries Proposes Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in U.S. Arctic

Ocean-Going Robots Effective at Surveying Pollock

This may be the first time data collected using uncrewed surface vehicles were used to help produce an annual estimate of abundance for a…

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Dec 29, 2020Comments Off on Ocean-Going Robots Effective at Surveying Pollock

Science/Education

Today’s Democracy Isn’t Exactly What Wealthy US Founding Fathers Envisioned

America’s Founding Fathers were among the wealthiest people in the Colonies when they drafted and signed the Constitution, and that’s pretty much who they expected to continue to guide…

By Dora Mekouar | VOA on Jan 24, 2021No Comment