SITKA, Alaska — Coast Guard crews partnered with several state, tribal, and local organizations to conduct exercises to improve responses to oil spills in geographically sensitive areas, April 23-25. Included in the exercises were: Coast Guard District 17 Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska Coast Guard Air Station Sitka Coast Guard Auxiliary Sitka Tribe of Alaska Alaska […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will honor the Class of 2024 during its 102nd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. The university’s first commencement took place in 1923, when the sole graduate, John Sexton Shanly, received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture. On Saturday, UAF expects to […]
Law enforcement is seeking additional information. ANCHORAGE – An Eagle River man was charged last week with being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, in October 2023, Kyle Reynolds, 27, allegedly possessed a firearm during a domestic violence assault. At the time of the alleged event, Reynolds had a prior […]
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Bristol Bay Protection Act, new legislation that would codify a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to veto the Pebble Mine – a proposed copper-gold-molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska – under Clean Water Act section 404(c) ,into federal law. “I came to […]