(Juneau) — Waterfowl hunting season opens September 1 over much of Alaska and several regulations changes—including increases to daily bag limits for canvasbacks, snow geese, and brant—spell good news for duck and goose hunters this fall: Beginning September 1, canvasback limits statewide will increase from one to two birds per day, six in possession. The […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard will participate with Alaskan Command in a major exercise focused on multinational search and rescue readiness to respond to a mass rescue operation near and in the Arctic beginning Tuesday and ending Friday. The exercise Arctic Chinook consists of an adventure-class ship traveling through the Bering Strait with approximately […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in July, unchanged from the previous month. The comparable national rate was 4.9 percent, also unchanged. July’s unadjusted rate was 6.1 percent, down from June’s 6.7 percent. This six-tenths of a percentage point drop is typical of Alaska’s summer pattern. Kusilvak Census Area had the highest […]
Following an investigation by the Anchorage Police Department, the department has obtained warrants for Kidnapping, Assault, and Sexual Assault in an August 14th case that involves three suspects in an August 14th case. Warrants for the arrest of Jean Vagao, Serge Azede II, and William Burgess were issued on August 18th, and since that time, […]