Governor Issues Independence Day Message
July 3, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell issued the following statement in observance of the Fourth of July national holiday:
Murkowski Unites POW’s Family With Alaskan Who Honored Him For Decades Wearing Bracelet
ANCHORAGE, AK —This Independence Day 2013, a small narrow metal band has connected the Lower 48 family of a United States Air Force Missing in Action-Prisoner of War (MIA/POW) from the Vietnam War with an Alaskan woman who – despite never having met this pilot or spoken with – started wearing his commemorative bracelet during […]
Alaska National Guardsmen Rescue Two Plane Crash Victims near Talkeetna
CAMP DENALI, Alaska—Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two people involved in a plane crash in the vicinity of Iron Creek, east of Talkeetna, Alaska, July 1.
Kodiak Borough Looking Towards Borough-Wide Smoking Ban for Businesses
Once again, Kodiak will attempt a restriction on smoking, this time the Kodiak Island Borough will attempt to ban smoking in business spaces. The measure will be considered on Tuesday night by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly.