Alaska Sea Grant and Bristol Bay Regional Career and Technical Education (BBRCTE) teamed up to lead a new two-week hands-on training program for high school-aged prospective commercial fishers. The Commercial Fishing Vessel Services and Maintenance intensive training program was informed by the Food from the Sea project, a needs assessment conducted in 2021–2022, showing that for new commercial fishers, the […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Taylor Thursday announced a lawsuit against Soni Inc. and one of its corporate officers Sunita Lakhwani. Soni Inc. sells Alaska-themed jewelry in Ketchikan under the names “Soni Jewelry” and “Colors Fine Jewelry.” Through a series of undercover purchases and subsequent laboratory testing, the State of Alaska has obtained significant […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Minnesota man was sentenced Thursday to five years’ probation for assaulting a flight attendant and interfering with a flight crew’s normal duties. According to court documents, on June 24, 2023, Christian Burch, 38, went into the bathroom while he was aboard a flight from Minneapolis to Anchorage. Flight attendants heard a […]
“Every single minute matters,” said the Democratic congresswoman, “and we have to use our power when we have it.” Urging Democratic lawmakers to use the power they currently hold in the U.S. Senate, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday night called on party leaders in the upper chamber to launch immediate investigations into the insurrection-linked flags that were […]