Governor Dunleavy Introduces Postpartum Medicaid Expansion, Adult Home Care Bills
(Juneau, AK) – Friday, Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced three bills that are components of Alaska’s Healthy Families Initiative. HB 59…
Halibut Cove Woman Indicted on Federal Charges of Interfering with a Seaplane
ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Homer woman with attempted interference with the…
Butterflies in the middle of winter
Rod Boyce of Two Rivers, Alaska, reports that he has noticed — at a time when the outside air’s temperature…
Alaska Department of Health Weekly COVID-19 and Influenza Update
The Alaska Department of Health Weekly COVID-19 and Influenza Update has been updated with data from the week of January…
Senator Matt Claman Introduces Legislation Strengthening Involuntary Commitment Statutes
JUNEAU – Wednesday, Senator Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) introduced legislation strengthening involuntary commitment statutes by adding a five-year option to current…
Department of Public Safety Releases Draft Body Camera Policy
Pilot Program Deployment of Body Cameras Planned for Spring 2023 [content id=”52927″] (Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Department of Public…
‘Massive Climate Disaster’: Groups Demand Biden Reverse Course on Willow Project
“Greenlighting the Willow Project would banish President Biden’s climate legacy to one of irreparable and downright shameful environmental destruction,” said…
Advocates Cheer Revival of Bill to ‘Restore Critical Protections’ to Arctic Refuge
“We need a law on the books that will affirm these lands are not for sale, preserve the wilderness…
K9 Hank Apprehends Absconder on Northern Lights Sunday Night
Reports of a vehicle in the ditch on Northern Lights near Bragaw Street prompted APD patrol officers to respond to…
Alaskan Commercial Fishermen Celebrate EPA’s Historic Decision to Protect Bristol Bay
In a landmark decision, EPA Finalizes Clean Water Act protections for the world’s greatest salmon fishery responding to decades of…