“We should be banning drilling in the Arctic Ocean, not making it easier for industry to exploit and pollute.” The Trump administration on Monday proposed weakening Obama-era safeguards for fossil fuel drilling in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, a move condemned by environmental groups as another industry handout that would make disastrous oil spills more likely. The US Interior Department characterized the proposed […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On July 22, an Anchorage jury found defendant Rhadames Marmolejos guilty of Murder in the Second Degree and Robbery in the First Degree for shooting and killing Oscar Garcia. Marmolejos was acquitted on charges of Murder in the First Degree and Kidnapping. Mr. Garcia’s body was found abandoned in the front passenger […]
On July 31, at approximately 1:33 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers received a report that 77-year-old Anchorage resident Joyce Weiss had fallen from a cliff along the Palmer Lakes Trail near Hope. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene, where Weiss was found deceased as a result of the fall. Personnel from the U.S. Forest […]
Washington, DC—Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee favorably reported S. 4399, Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) legislation to convey the Geese House site from the National Park Service to Doyon, Limited. The bill would transfer ownership to Doyon to ensure that the culturally significant site is managed by and for the Athabascan people of the region. […]
