The Natural Resources Trustees for the M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill have released a draft Assessment Plan for public review. In December of 2004, the M/V Selendang Ayu shipping vessel ran aground and split in half, spilling oil and its soybean cargo on the northern shores of Unalaska Island. The draft Assessment Plan describes the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 8, 2015 – Today, Peace Corps announced that Alaska tied at No. 3 among states with the highest number of Peace Corps volunteers per capita, producing 4.5 volunteers for every 100,000 residents. There are 33 volunteers from Alaska currently serving worldwide and 992 residents have served in Peace Corps since its founding […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker Tuesday made available the signed gas availability agreement between the state and two of its gasline project partners, BP and ConocoPhillips. “I thank BP and ConocoPhillips for making public the signed agreement so Alaskans can fully appreciate the significance of this project milestone,” Governor Walker said. “This agreement ensures that there will […]
According to the trooper dispatch, after receiving a disturbance report, Alaska State troopers responded to the disturbance on West Lamont Way at 6:08 PM on Sunday. During their investigation at that location, troopers contacted 27-year-old Wasilla resident Jennifer Snellenberg. During that time, troopers would find that Snellenberg had two outstanding warrants for her arrest for Failure […]