Chalk, other illegal and mislabelled products pose serious risks to kids, elderly, pets SEATTLE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday issued a “Stop Sale” order to online marketplace Bonanza.com requiring the company to immediately halt sales of a dozen imported pesticide products not legal — or safe — for sale in the […]
JUNEAU—Alaska’s employment was up an estimated 0.3 percent in November, or 1,100 jobs, from November 2018. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent while the comparable national rate fell to 3.5 percent. Oil and gas gained the most jobs (400), followed by leisure and hospitality and health care, which were both up […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Members of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs visited Nome, Alaska, Dec. 17-18, as part of the department’s new rural operations hub concept to strengthen the department’s ties with Alaska’s rural communities, in an effort to grow upon disaster response measures and capabilities. Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, Alaska […]
Southeast Conference has contributed another $20,000 to a scholarship endowment for University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) students in the coming academic year. This brings their total contributions to nearly $300,000 since 1998. Southeast Conference was formed in 1958 to promote the regional transportation system known as the Alaska Marine Highway. Their mission has since […]