WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate passed the omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2017, heading it to the President to be signed into law. As a member of the Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was […]
Kotzebue, AK: The Northwest Arctic Borough (NAB) and the operator of the Red Dog Mine, Teck Alaska, announced that a new 10-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Agreement has been finalized by the parties. The agreement will provide an increase in annual payments to NAB, facilitating enhanced benefits and long-term sustainability for the region […]
On Wednesday evening, for the fifth time in recent weeks, two Russian TU-95 Bear Bombers entered the Alaska Air Defense Zone, this time, escorted by two Su-35 fighter jets, U.S. officials reported. The four aircraft were intercepted by two F-22 stealth fighter jets that had been already airborne and conducting a patrol near Chariot, Alaska, […]
AST reported on Wednesday, that “adverse weather conditions” had hampered efforts to retrieve the remains of Grant Aviation pilot, Gabriele Cianetti from the steep mountainside near Perryville, but would continue working with other agencies to accomplish that as quickly as possible. The Cessna 208B Caravan’s Emergency Locator Beacon was activated at 1:05 pm on Monday […]