Coal Miners Union Rebukes Manchin for Effort to Kill Build Back Better
“Manchin has lost the coal miners with this latest betrayal,” said one labor reporter. The push for passage of the Build…
Omicron Now Dominant Variant in United States
A man in the southwestern U.S. state of Texas may be the first in the nation to die of the…
5.9 Magnitude Quake hits Cook Inlet at 1:42 pm Tuesday
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck 57 miles from Anchor Point at 1:42 pm on Tuesday afternoon. The quake was situated…
Governor Dunleavy Awards $2.1 Million to UAA for Recruiting and Retaining Nursing Faculty
(Anchorage) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Friday announced that $2.1 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds have been awarded…
2021 AFN Convention a Success
AFN’s virtual Annual Convention was held on Monday and Tuesday, December 13 and 14. AFN wishes to thank the dozens…
Alaska Airports to Receive $80.1 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
First of five rounds, airports to submit projects WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will…
COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – Dec. 20, 2021
OVERVIEW – 428 new cases | 0 deaths | 65 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 60.1% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated TAKE…
December 18th-50th Anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
WHEREAS, the United States of America and the State of Alaska had a duty to resolve the land claims of…
People First Initiative Launches Addressing Safety and Prevention
(Anchorage) – The Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy, last week launched the People First Initiative to address several public safety…
AGU research spotlight: UAF scientist finds Alaska’s Arctic coastal towns face extensive inundation
Coastal erosion and land subsidence driven by permafrost thawing may lead to extensive seawater inundation in several northern Alaska communities…