SEATTLE — A Canadian man extradited to the U.S. to face federal charges of conspiracy to import marijuana pleaded guilty Wednesday, pre-empting a re-trial and ending a protracted legal fight to derail the prosecution.
Cold, nasty weather in Bristol Bay notwithstanding, the famed run of wild sockeye salmon has arrived and by July 9, the commercial fleet had a cumulative season harvest of more than 17 million salmon.
Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell yesterday announced recent appointments to the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board, Alaska Public Offices Commission, Alaska Retirement Management Board, Alaska Mental Health Board, Serve Alaska, and the State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned with low Chinook salmon returns on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers this fishing season, the Alaska Congressional delegation yesterday wrote to Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank in support of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) request for a disaster declaration. This letter of support comes after AFN requested federal assistance […]