Anchorage – In the wake of an historic election, a new majority caucus has formed in the Alaska House of Representatives. The new House Majority is made up of 22 Republicans, Democrats, and Independents who have pledged to put aside party labels and address Alaska’s fiscal challenges. The new House Majority will be led by […]
Biologist Susan Sharbaugh, formerly of the Alaska Bird Observatory, once spoke about the strategies birds employ to survive in our season of darkness and cold. She talked about the flighty birds that split, and the hardy few that stay. I thought I knew something about birds, but she kept delivering facts that were new to […]
Anchorage police are seeking the whereabouts of a 30-year-old man with five felony counts that walked away from the hospital on Monday. Andrew Abellanosa is wanted on three counts of Assault III, as well as Misconduct Involving Weapons and Reckless Endangerment. Police were called to the Playhouse Club in downtown Anchorage for an altercation there […]
Northern Dynasty Minerals, whose Alaska based Pebble Limited Partnership seeks to build a large scale copper mine near the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed, now wants to mediate over related issues. Northern Dynasty says that the Canadian mining firm and the US Environmental Protection Agency have filed a joint notice in federal court stating […]