“We’re really crushing people who are desperately trying to pay their bills,” said a chief executive at a nonprofit hospital group. Months after congressional Republicans refused to extend enhanced subsidies for Americans who receive their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, hospitals across the US are seeing a surge in uninsured patients seeking emergency medical care. According to […]
Almost a year and a half after the purchase of Alaska from Russia, the man responsible for Alaska becoming a part of the United States, former Secretary of State William H. Seward under President Lincoln and Johnson, visited the results of what he considered his greatest achievement. Seward stepped off of the steam ship “Active” […]
(Palmer) – Due to a strong return of sockeye salmon to Fish Creek, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is opening the sport fishery early and increasing the bag and possession limits for sockeye salmon. The following regulations will be in effect between 5:00 a.m. Monday, August 3 through 10:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, […]
(Palmer) – The Fish Creek Youth-Only Fishery will open on Saturday and Sunday, August 1-2, 2026, from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day. The Youth-Only Fishery allows anglers 15 years and younger to fish for all species, except king salmon, in waters between the ADF&G markers at the mouth of Fish Creek and ADF&G markers […]