JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Thirteen members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to Interior Alaska to support wildland fire suppression across the region. Eight 207th Aviation Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, Soldiers deployed to the Alaska Army National Guard Readiness Center in Fairbanks July 31 for UH-60 Black Hawk operations flying out of […]
NOAA increases award to $20,000 as endangered Steller sea lions continue to turn up dead in the Copper River Delta. Note: NOAA Fisheries has revised the original web story posted on July 26, 2023, to better reflect the original intent. At this point we don’t know who is responsible for the recent marine mammal mortalities, and […]
Recreation sites near Wickersham Dome Trailhead evacuated as the Lost Horse Creek Fire approaches FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Due to ongoing wildland fire activity associated with the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office is evacuating and closing the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area […]
FAIRBANKS, AK – Saturday, Governor Mike Dunleavy signed into law Senate Bill 119 State Identification Card for Prisoners which unanimously passed the legislature in the final days of the 2023 regular session. SB 119 provides easier access to identification cards for reentrants upon release, granting them an important tool for re-entry. SB 119 grants the […]