Troopers report that 44-year-old Steven Ridenour, of Anchorage has been charged in the death of 56-year-old Steven McCaulley of Port Williams on Shuyak Island. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Shuyak Island in November of 2015. It was on November 17th, that troopers received a request to do a welfare check on McCaulley, […]
WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued its report concluding a review of the agency’s actions and decision to conduct an assessment of Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. While the OIG found neither evidence of bias nor a pre-determined outcome on the EPA’s part, it noted […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) continued her fight against genetically engineered (GE) salmon by announcing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee that she would block confirmation proceedings of the nominee to be FDA Commissioner, Dr. Robert Califf, on the Senate floor if her concerns are not resolved. Murkowski […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) –The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) today announced the release of its summer 2016 schedule which covers May through September. The release of the schedule coincides with the implementation of the new reservations and manifest system. Reservations for the summer schedule are currently only being accepted through the Juneau Reservations Call Center by […]