Click It or Ticket Campaign to run through June 4 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers across the state will be conducting additional traffic patrols through June 4th as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. Nationwide it is estimated that 2,549 lives could have been saved in 2017 if […]
The Freshmen Caucus announced the unanimous sponsorship of a bill that will establish an incentive for high school students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This bill will create a monthly drawing during the FAFSA open enrollment period of October 1 – June 30 for students who complete the FAFSA for […]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reports that F-16 and F-22 fighter jets accompanied by KC-135 stratotankers and E-3 AWACS intercepted six Russian aircraft comprised of TU-95 bombers, IL-78 tankers and SU-35 fighter jets as they entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Saturday. The aircraft never entered U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace, […]
Nest survival in Prudhoe Bay decreased significantly near high-use oil and gas infrastructure A new WCS-led study that analyzed 17 years of migratory bird-nesting data in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, revealed that nest survival decreased significantly near high-use oil and gas infrastructure and its related noise, dust, traffic, air pollution, and other disturbances. Prudhoe Bay is […]