Coast Guard Responding To Grounded Tour Boat Near Baranof Island
KODIAK, Alaska — Two Coast Guard units are responding to a report of a 78-foot passenger vessel, Northern Song, grounding in Deep Cove on Baranof Island with 11 people aboard Friday.
Rural Alaskan Post Offices Removed From USPS Chopping Block
ANCHORAGE-Rural Alaskan villages can breathe a sigh of relief, as all rural Alaskan Post Offices listed on the United States Postal Service's chopping block have been removed from closure consideration.
President Obama Pushes Congress To Accept His Jobs Act
WASHINGTON D.C.-President Obama, last night, addressed a joint session of Congress, laying out a jobs plan that the White House is sponsoring in the hopes of putting Americans back to work and boosting the ailing economy.
Senator Murkowski's Response to President Obama’s American Jobs Act
“Alaskans, I had hoped that tonight the President would hear the majority of Americans asking for solid, comprehensive solutions that can get bipartisan support – but tonight the President offered us nothing new.