The leader of the nation’s top scientific research organization will visit Utqiaġvik, Alaska, to highlight important research taking place at the northernmost city in the country, in a region of the world that is warming three to four times as fast as the global average. Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is the first Earth scientist to […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — August’s statewide job count was up by 4,800, or 1.4 percent, from August 2022. Leisure and hospitality added 2,000 jobs over the year amid a record season for cruise ship visitors. Health care added 900 jobs followed by construction (600), oil and gas (400) and professional and business services (400). Most Alaska […]
Crews expect to make stops in 10 Western Alaska communities in coming months ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Tremendous progress has been made this summer with survey crews hard at work gathering data and other on-the-ground information for the next stage of the AIRRAQ Network fiber project. The AIRRAQ Network, a joint Bethel Native Corporation-GCI project to […]
NEW YORK — Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden again denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the core tenets of the U.N. Charter – the clear prohibition against taking other nation’s territory by force. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden again […]