Juneau – Thursday, the Alaska Legislature unanimously approved a bill to extend the board that oversees the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol in Alaska. House Bill 299 extends the sunset date for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) to June 30, 2022. “I want an alcohol industry in Alaska that is both vibrant and […]
While a victim of an avalanche was recovered after being buried on Wednesday afternoon, AST reports that the man, identified as 41-year-old Anchorage resident, Chad Christman, did not survive his accident. Search and rescue operations were initiated at 3:41 pm on Wednesday after an avalanche swept through the area nine miles southwest of Whittier west of the […]
After Hawaii’s Governor David Ige issued a mandatory evacuation order, 1700 people were evacuated late Thursday from the vicinity of the big island’s largest volcano. Within 2 hours, the US geological survey reported that this most recent eruption of the Kilauea volcano ceased activity at approximately 6:30 PM HST. But, on Friday morning reported that the eruption of lava […]
JUNEAU – House Bill 331 cleared a legislative hurdle on Thursday, passing the House of Representatives, with bipartisan support. The measure must still be approved by the Senate. The measure was introduced by Governor Bill Walker and enables issuance of bonds to pay small oil and gas exploration companies the tax credits they were promised […]