On Tuesday afternoon at 3:41 pm, Alaska State Troopers received a call reporting a drowning in progress in Cloudy Lake in Meadow Lakes. After receiving the call troopers immediately dispatched and went to the location and entered the lake. They were able to rescue the victim and bring the victim to the safety of shore. […]
Strategic improvements advance for a critical cross-border transportation link (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – New funding ensures that the Alaska Highway remains safe, reliable, and passable year-round—preserving access for travelers, freight haulers, and emergency services, sustaining Alaska’s vital overland connection to the Lower 48. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has directed $7.2 million […]
To put the largest eruption in Alaska’s written history in context, Robert Griggs pondered what might have happened if the volcano that erupted in summer of 1912 was located on Manhattan Island rather than the Alaska Peninsula. “In such a catastrophe all of Greater New York would be buried under ten to fifteen feet of […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-AK and a senior member of the Committee on Appropriations, Wednesday secured a commitment from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to convene a meeting with Alaska seafood stakeholders on trade issues with Russia and ways the administration can help bolster the industry. Speaking at hearing held by […]