JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska’s minimum wage will increase to $9.75 per hour on January 1, 2016, an increase of $1 per hour over the current Alaska minimum wage of $8.75. For an Alaskan who works full-time at minimum wage, the increase will result in additional earnings of approximately $2,000 per year. The Alaska Department of […]
One person died in a structure fire on Saturday on the Steese Highway the Alaska Division of Fire and Life Safety reported on Monday. Alaska State Troopers were notified of a burning building near mile 41 of the Steese Highway at 5:53 am on Saturday morning. It was reported at that time that one person, […]
The Division of Sport Fish is now accepting public comment on its statewide fish stocking plan. The Division, with assistance from private non-profit hatchery operators, plans to release approximately 6.5 million fish into the waters of Alaska every year for the next five years to benefit recreational anglers. The stocking plan outlines the location, number, […]
Late Sunday afternoon, a tip went in to the Alaska State Troopers reporting a possible intoxicated driver on Aleknagik Road in Aleknagik. When troopers responded to the scene, they found a “small white car facing into oncoming traffic,” the trooper dispatch said on Monday. The troopers described the vehicle as “engulfed in white smoke from […]