Natural Resources Committee to consider strengthening roadless area protections
Indigenous and conservation groups welcome the hearing, emphasizing the urgency to provide more durable protections for critical areas of national…
Florida Judge Strikes Down Part of ‘Unconstitutional’ Map Rigged by GOP Gov. DeSantis
“The enacted map is unconstitutional,” said a circuit judge, “because it diminishes African Americans’ ability to elect candidates of their…
CDC Report: US Gun Homicides Spiked 35% From 2019 to 2020
The U.S. firearm homicide rate spiked 35% in 2020, the first full year of the coronavirus pandemic, rising to the…
COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – May 11, 2022
Reporting data for May 4-10, 2022 OVERVIEW – 1,629 new cases | 15 deaths | 41 hospitalizations | 64.9% of Alaskans 5+…
Governor Dunleavy Highlights Pompeo, Ritter, Richmond, Edwards Among 80 Speakers at Energy Conference, May 24-26
(Anchorage, Alaska) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s upcoming Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference brings together subject matter experts and policymakers to…
Tausaga Tofaeono charged in early morning robbery
At 5:40 AM on May 10, 2022, Anchorage Police responded to Holiday at 1500 E 5th Avenue regarding a robbery. …
Alaska Department of Public Safety to Host Annual Peace Officer Memorial Day Ceremony
(Anchorage, AK) – On Friday, May 13, law enforcement officers from across Southcentral Alaska, will gather outside of the Alaska…
State Emergency Operation Center Disaster Response Update
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The State Emergency Operations Center is staffed at Preparedness Level 3-responding to multiple disaster incidents…
Finland and Sweden Aim for NATO Membership, Prompting Russia’s Fury
HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden are expected to formally apply to join NATO later this month, in response to Russia’s invasion…
Share the Shore: Harbor Seal Pups
These pups—often seen alone onshore—are not abandoned. Seal Pupping Season Begins! NOAA’s Alaska Region has already received reports that harbor…