Prince of Wales Sale Would Harm Habitat, Local Economy JUNEAU, Alaska— Eight conservation groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday to stop its authorization of the largest logging project in the national forest system in a generation, including thousands of acres of old-growth timber in the Tongass National Forest. Tuesday’s lawsuit says the U.S. Forest Service is […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Recognizing the importance of aviation to the great State of Alaska, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy has proclaimed May as Aviation Appreciation Month. The governor joined thousands of aviation enthusiasts at the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering in Anchorage, on Sunday, May 5, to read and sign the proclamation. Aviation was instrumental in […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Soldiers and families of 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, marked the unit’s coming deployment to Kosovo during a May 5, 2019, deployment ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. According to NATO’s website, the alliance “has been leading a peace-support operation in Kosovo since June 1999 […]
Alaska Fire Marshal Encourages Fire Safety at Construction Sites (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – This week the Division of Fire and Life Safety is calling attention to Arson Awareness Week. Today through Friday, May 11, the focal point for this awareness campaign is “Preventing Arson at Construction Sites.” “A fire at a construction site can be […]