Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today welcomed the passage of S. 2581, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act, which the Senate agreed to by unanimous consent late yesterday evening. This legislation, which Murkowski co-sponsored, reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act through Fiscal Year 2026, allowing the U.S. Forest Service […]
Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified that two women were found dead in a residence in Hooper Bay early on Wednesday morning. “Patrol Troopers and Alaska Bureau of Investigation investigators responded to the community from Bethel by aircraft,” troopers report. The troopers have reported that the two women were identified as Novely Rivers and […]
Alaska State Troopers were notified at 6:54 am on Wednesday of a serious ATV accident in the community of Kivelina. First responders report that they discovered 22-year-old Larry Swan unresponsive and not breathing in a ditch where he was thrown after rolling his ATV. Swan was transported to the local clinic, but was declared deceased […]
WASHINGTON–Wednesday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act by unanimous consent. The bill, introduced by Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02), will establish a pilot program under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow “Good Samaritans”–such as non-profits, local governments, and state […]