Lawsuit Targets Cursory Federal Assessment of ConocoPhillips’ Plan for Drilling in Alaska Petroleum Reserve ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Native Village of Nuiqsut tribal government and five conservation groups have challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ winter exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, America’s single largest area of public lands. […]
In the face of proposed budget cuts, Alaskans show overwhelming support for our public school system JUNEAU, Alaska — The Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB), the Alaska Council of School Administrators (ACSA), and Coalition for Education Equity of Alaska (CEE) today released the results of a new statewide survey that reveals Alaskans rank investment […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the week nears its end, the United States Coast Guard reports that the forward-deployed MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak carried out three hoists this week in the Bering Sea near Cold Bay. On Monday evening, Watchstanders in Juneau received notification from Alaska Maritime Physicians that they were relaying communications from the […]
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ine months after the death of 40-year-old Paul Winter, who was run over by driver, 19-year-old Adanna Francis, while he was roller-blading on Cordova between 9th and 10th Street, APD announced that Francis has been taken into custody on Murder II and Failure to Render Aid charges. It was on June 6th at 11:50 […]