ANCHORAGE — Cannabis officially became legal for adults in Alaska on Tuesday. Ballot Measure 2, which was approved by 53% of state voters in November, allows adults 21 years of age and older to possess up to one ounce of Cannabis, grow up to six Cannabis plants in their homes, and possess the yield of those […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Sector Juneau and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation personnel are investigating the spill of approximately of 50-100 gallons of petroleum products at the Auke Bay Harbor, Monday. Southeast Alaska Lighterage has been contracted to contain and mitigate the spill and they have deployed more than 1000-feet of boom and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Governor Bill Walker and Alaska National Guard Adjutant General Laurie Hummel met at 7:30 a.m. Monday with General Raymond T. Odierno, the 38th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, at the Pentagon, to discuss the important presence of the brigades, soldiers and their families in Alaska. “I can certainly appreciate the situation General […]
(Anchorage) — The application deadline for lottery permits to visit Alaska’s premier brown bear viewing site at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary is fast approaching. Online applications must be submitted by midnight on March 1, or mailed and received by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game by March 1. Online applications and printable application […]