[content id=”79272″] ANCHORAGE, Alaska – United States Attorney S. Lane Tucker announced today that the Justice Department will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in five Alaska jurisdictions for the Nov. 5 general election. The jurisdictions to be monitored are: Bethel Census Area Dillingham Census Area Kusilvak Census Area North Slope Borough Northwest Arctic […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The office of the Department of the Air Force Inspector General recognized an Alaska Air National Guardsman as the Lt. Gen. Howard W. Leaf Award winner in the wing-level officer category. Lt. Col Eric Manewal, 176th Wing Inspector General director of Inspections, is the first Guardsman to earn the award […]
Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate. The spunky little creature that springs through snow drifts and woodpiles all over mainland Alaska is one of the fiercest predators around. The ermine — another descriptor for the short-tailed weasel — is one […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration for the October 2024 West Coast storm, activating the state’s Public and Individual Assistance Programs. Residents within the City of Kotzebue are now eligible for State Individual Assistance. The Public Assistance program reimburses communities for emergency response costs, protective measures, and […]