WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today stressed the costly and potentially-harmful Alaskan impacts of the Affordable Care Act with the nominee to become the next Secretary of Health and Human Services – who would oversee the further implementation of health care reform if approved. During a hearing of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions […]
Flags will be lowered to half mast on Friday and will remain so until Sunday as ordered by Alaska’s governor, Sean Parnell, who made the announcement on Monday. The flags will be lowered to honor Sgt Patrick Johnson and Trooper Gabriel Rich, who were shot in the village of Tanana while responding to a call […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Juneau emphasizes the importance of being prepared to safely enjoy the waters of Southeast Alaska during this spring boating season to enhance boater safety and prevent boating accidents. Harbors all around Southeast are abuzz with both recreational and commercial boaters setting their boats in the water and getting them […]
As the community of Tanana continues to wrestle with the issues surrounding the deaths of two Fairbanks-based Alaska State Troopers, the tribal council in the community has voted on a lifetime ban from the village of two men who had an indirect role in the killings. The tribal council voted to ban for life the […]