Washington — Acting Under Secretary for Rural Development Doug O’Brien announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for grants to assist communities with extremely high energy costs.
A 23-year-old Kalskag woman was the subject of at least three calls to the troopers on Saturday, reporting her for assault, theft and driving under the influence.
U.S. Sens. Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski on Thursday introduced the Safe Families and Villages Act of 2013 to give Alaska tribes more power to combat drug and alcohol abuse in their communities and to address the rates of domestic violence and child abuse and neglect.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After unrelenting pressure by the Alaska Congressional Delegation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday announced it would be suspending cuts to small rural Alaska telecommunication companies for nearly two years.