JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker announced Monday he has accepted financial support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Program to address damage caused by an August storm in the North Slope Borough. The Governor’s office was notified late last week that the agency had accepted the state’s request for disaster assistance and […]
“Start haul back,” the NOAA Corps watch officer says to the fisherman operating the winch controls. The officer monitors the helm and navigation settings to maintain a smooth ride while the fisherman, a NOAA wage mariner, begins the slow process of reeling in a trawl net from the depths. They’re aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson in […]
Alaska State Troopers’ drug detection K9 Kilo is retiring on Friday after 10 years – or 66 in human years – working as a four-legged trooper. During his distinguished career, the long haired German Shepherd conducted more than 400 searches and was instrumental in the seizure of a total of approximately 122 kilos of marijuana, […]
ANCHORAGE, AK—Corporate interest groups filed appeals Monday seeking to overturn a DNR decision that reserved water for wild salmon in a stream in Upper Cook Inlet. The appeals came in response to an October 7 decision by DNR to grant a water reservation on Middle Creek – a tributary to the Chuitna River – to […]