This Day in Alaskan History-May 3rd, 1917
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Sullivan, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Keep Finfish Free Act
WASHINGTON—Thursday, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Keep Finfish Free Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit federal agencies from issuing any permit or taking any other action to authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in federal waters, known as the exclusive economic zone, from 3 to 200 nautical miles off […]
Coast Guard Cutter Liberty, final Island-Class cutter, decommissioned after over 35 years of service
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Liberty (WPB 1334) during a ceremony in Valdez, Tuesday. “This decommissioning marks the end of an era for the Coast Guard,” said Cmdr. Jordan Bogosian, a former Commanding Officer of Liberty and the ceremony’s presiding official. “I am proud of Coast Guard Cutter Liberty and her […]
Fairbanks Jury Finds Kevin Robinson Guilty of Murder
(Fairbanks, AK) – Tuesday, a Fairbanks jury returned guilty verdicts against 24-year-old Kevin Robinson of Fairbanks for Murder in the First Degree and Misconduct Involving Weapons in the Third Degree. The jury also found an aggravating factor: that the victim of the offense was a person who provided testimony or evidence related to a prior offense […]