Spar Medevacs Commercial Fisherman to St. Paul
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Kodiak-based Coast Guard Cutter SPAR crew medevaced a crew member from the fishing vessel Maverick more than 200 miles to Saint Paul Island Wednesday.
'Strengthening Families Alaska' To Support New Programs for Children
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s Strengthening Families Program recently received funding that will be used to support nine new early-care and learning programs and three Early Childhood Partnership communities. Strengthening Families is a program facilitated by the Office of Children’s Services, Department of Health and Social Services.
New Poll: Commercial Bristol Bay Fishermen Near Unanimous In Opposition To Pebble Mine
ANCHORAGE- The first poll of commercial fisherman in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region found that an overwhelming majority – 85 percent – oppose the controversial Pebble Mine proposal.
USFWS Conservation Plan Includes Three New Wilderness Designations in ANWR
WASHINGTON, D.C. ¬ U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for considering forever locking up America’s oil resources contained beneath the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by designating the area as “wilderness.â€