On Thursday morning, Anchorage police arrested the suspect that committed a carjacking on May 30th on Hoyt Street. He was captured on San Roberto Street in South Mountain View. On May 30th, a patrol officer performed a traffic stop on a gray Buick on DeBarr Road at just after 2 am. The driver eventually pulled […]
JUNEAU, AK (June 15, 2023) – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) celebrates the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court’s ruling in Haaland v. Brackeen that upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The Brackeen case challenged the constitutionality of ICWA, arguing it violated the U.S. Constitution by discriminating on […]
Program compensates communities for supporting the nation’s public lands, waters; invests in firefighters, police, schools and road construction WASHINGTON —The Department of the Interior today announced that 30 local governments in Alaska will receive a total of $35.4 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2023. Because local governments cannot tax federal […]
USDA: Online grocery shopping, now in all 50 states, is a vital tool for nutrition security ANCHORAGE / WASHINGTON — Online purchasing using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits has arrived in Alaska, announced Alaska’s Division of Public Assistance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). This represents a major […]