A traffic accident on the Palmer-Fishhook Road sparked a fire that was fanned into a major blaze by winds clocked at 40 mph with gust to 60 mph in the Mat-Su Valley on Thursday afternoon.
President Obama yesterday ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts for the severe storm, flooding ans landslides that occurred from September 15th to September 30th of this year. The President also declared that weather incident a major disaster.
On Tuesday, in Kenai, Governor Parnell announced that the 2014 budget will contain $10 million as a first part of a five-year, $30 million Comprehensive King Salmon Research Initiative. The Research Initiative will seek an understanding of the factors that influence the the abundance of King Salmon statewide.
Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell Friday appointed Marjorie Allard to the Alaska Court of Appeals. Allard will fill the vacancy created by the forthcoming retirement of Chief Judge Robert Coats.