September 7, 2012, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has issued a disaster declaration for Kivalina, a community within Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB). The declaration makes funds available to pay for and/or reimburse expenses associated with emergency protective measures and immediate efforts to refill the community’s water holding tanks.
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Pete Petersen (D-Anchorage) invited his East Anchorage neighbors and others throughout the city who have electricity after Tuesday’s storm to donate canned food, flashlights, batteries, candles and other emergency supplies to those who still do not have power and may be running low on essentials.
WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail after accepting the Democratic Party nomination. Obama, and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, are focusing on battleground states likely to determine the outcome of the November 6 presidential election.
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Dutch Harbor personnel responded to a report of a vessel sinking in Unalaska Bay Thursday.