Alaska Sea Grant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a $450,000 donation from Northwest Farm Credit Services to fund several programs that support Alaska’s commercial seafood harvesters. The donation from Northwest Farm Credit Services, a cooperative that finances farmers, ranchers, commercial fishermen and more, is directed to programs that provide business education and […]
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan late Saturday Japan time (5:23 am Saturday-Alaska Time). The quake occurred 37 miles beneath the ocean floor in the same region where the March 11th, 2011 quake and subsequent tsunami, damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japanese residents breathed a sigh of relief […]
DHSS today announced 145 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 134 were residents in: Anchorage (62), Wasilla (15), Palmer (13), Fairbanks (10), Eagle River (7), Kusilvak Census Area (7), Bethel Census Area (4), Bethel (2), Juneau (2), Ketchikan (2), and one each in Chugiak, Cordova, Haines, Homer, Hooper Bay, North Pole, Northwest Arctic Borough, Petersburg, Salcha and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Eleven new nonresident cases were identified yesterday in: Unalaska: […]
Since introducing my plan to provide Alaskans with $5,000 in economic relief during the worst economic crisis in Alaska’s history, I’ve seen no shortage of outlandish claims. Invariably, these arguments are made by folks who aren’t having any problems paying their bills in these difficult times. I’d like to set a few things straight. My […]