Blockchain Gives Indigenous Americans Control Over Their Genomic Data
Scientists today can access genomic data from Indigenous Peoples without their free, prior, and informed consent, leading to potential misuse…
June Jobs up 2.5 Percent from June 2021
JUNEAU, Alaska — June job numbers were up 2.5 percent over June 2021, an increase of 7,900 jobs but still…
Spider-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 24th
Spider – MiskiiRaq Ugnerkami miskiiRat amleritaartut. – In the spring there are many spiders. There are at least 350 species…
Gwich’in Nation reaffirms resolution calling for permanent protections for sacred lands in the Arctic Refuge
Delegates resoundingly resolve to protect the Porcupine caribou Old Crow, Yukon, Canada – Delegates of the Gwich’in Nation from Alaska…
John Moses Indicted for Sexual Assault, Attempted Sexual Assault, and Burglary
(Bethel, AK) – On July 19, 2022, a Bethel Grand Jury indicted 25-year-old John Moses for sexual Assault in the first…
Public invited to open house for Moose Creek Dam’s ‘mega project’ in North Pole
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will host a public open house to…
Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Bag Limits Increased
(Soldotna) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is increasing the sport fishing bag and possession limits for salmon,…
This Day in Alaska History-July 23rd, 1907
The Chugach National Forest, second largest in Alaska, was penned into being on July 23, 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt.…
DUI Driver Arrested on Child Endangerment Charges after Eagle River Crash
On Wednesday night an impaired driver was arrested for child endangerment and leaving the scene after police caught up to…
Two Injured, Including an Officer in Centennial Campground Shootout
On Thursday, the man who exchanged gunfire with APD officers on Wednesday, 33-year-old Iese Gali JR, was charged with Attempted…