DHSS today announced one death and 53 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 52 are residents in 11 communities: Anchorage (26), Fairbanks (10), Palmer (4), Northwest Arctic Borough (2), Soldotna (2), Wasilla (2), Yakutat/Hoonah-Angoon census areas (2), and one each in Kenai Peninsula Borough South, Sutton-Alpine, Unalaska, and Utqiaġvik. One nonresident case was […]
AST reported on Monday that a former trooper based in Anchor Point was arrested by U. S. Marshals at his residence in Coupeville, Washington on Thursday following an indictment handed down by a Kenai Grand Jury for Scheme to Defraud, Theft II, and Misapplication of Property. The indictment and arrest of former Trooper Sgt. […]
Oil, Gas Leasing Would Cause Irreparable Harm to Wildlife, Tundra, Climate ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the Trump administration’s decision to allow oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Bureau of Land Management’s plan for drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic […]
DHSS today announced one new death and 92 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 90 are residents in 18 communities: Anchorage (39), Fairbanks (11), Wasilla (10), Kenai (5), Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (4), Eagle River (3), Soldotna (3), Juneau (2), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (2), Ketchikan (2), Palmer (2) and one each in […]