According to the Alaskan Division of Forestry the Funny River fire was very active overnight (May 20) because of low humidity. Currently the fire is estimated to be near 7,000 acres and has reached Tustumena Lake. It is spreading east and west along the shore, is 10 miles long, and is about a mile wide […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young on Tuesday raised serious concerns to proposed federal rulemaking by the Department of Interior that could restrict development of oil and gas resources within Alaska. In a Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs oversight hearing, Congressman Young questioned the proposed rulemaking by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service […]
Two wildfires are raging in Cook Inlet, one on the western shores of the inlet near Tyonek and another on the Kenai Peninsula near the city of Soldotna. Reports relay that both fires have grown much larger since the fires weere first reported. Estimates made on Monday night showed the Funny River Fire near Soldotna […]
Washington, D.C. – The Alaska Congressional Delegation announced the following grants: Economic Development Administration: $1,000,000 to the City of Nome for its port construction project $697,991 to the Association of Village Council of Presidents for the Aviation Mechanics Program Training Equipment National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” Program $14,900 to KCHU in Valdez, Alaska $9,000 to the […]