After a double investigation, one of which was done by an independent investigator, KFC has concluded that the incident that was publicized recently claiming that a badly scarred girl was turned away from a Mississippi Kentucky Fried Chicken cannot be verified. The twin investigations had investigators studying the video surveillance tapes for customers entering and […]
Senator Lisa Murkowski today continued to advocate for Arctic investment with her colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. While discussing the Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security funding bill, Murkowski insisted that the committee focus more on Arctic issues like maritime commerce, natural resource development, Coast Guard search and rescue, and the critical […]
Juneau, Alaska – In an effort to relieve some of the burden on small employers, Governor Sean Parnell Monday signed House Bill 141, dealing with workers’ compensation. By defining the rates for out-of-state services, HB 141 eliminates the potential for workers’ compensation claims provided in another state to be billed at Alaska’s higher rates for […]
An earthquake measuring a magnitude 7.9 struck the western Aleutians, early Monday afternoon at 12:53 pm, triggering Tsunami warnings throughout the immediate area from Nikolski to Attu and a tsunami evaluation for all other coastal areas in the state and beyond. The earthquake was generated at a depth of 66.8 miles according to the Earthquake Hazard Program at […]