Harvesters in the Copper River fishery, braving opening day rain and temperatures in the low 40s, made 481 deliveries for the season opener on May 18, including 1,879 Chinooks and 36,066 sockeye salmon. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Cordova office said average weights for the opener were 19.9 pounds for kings and 5.2 […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard, in conjunction with U.S. Pacific Command, hosted the 2017 Pacific Environmental Security Forum in Anchorage May 9-12, welcoming more than 100 civilian and military representatives from 24 nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The 4-day event provided an opportunity for participants to discuss environmental security considerations in […]
JUNEAU – Today, Senator Bill Wielechowski (D- Anchorage) unveiled a new PFD Losses Calculator that Alaskans can use to understand the adverse impact to their family’s finances under the Senate Majority’s proposed fiscal plan. “I don’t think many Alaskans realize just how much the Senate Majority’s fiscal plan takes from them,” said Sen. Wielechowski. “Their […]
Update: APD has revealed the identity of the hatchet-wielding suspect as 32-year-old Howard Wayne Watson Jr. He remains in the hospital in critical condition. Original Article: APD revealed on Nixle this morning that one of their officers was involved in an early morning “officer-involved shooting” in the Chinaberry Road area. According to the report, at 4:28 […]