Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young on Tuesday raised serious concerns to proposed federal rulemaking by the Department of Interior that could restrict development of oil and gas resources within Alaska. In a Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs oversight hearing, Congressman Young questioned the proposed rulemaking by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service […]
Senator Lisa Murkowski on Tuesday welcomed the news that the Yukon River town of Galena – ravaged by floods last year – will be receiving over $2.65 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to elevate 16-17 homes to a safer height. These funds derive from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, a […]
Alaska State Trooper dispatch reports that a 68-year-old woman reported a theft in Anton Larsen Bay on Tuesday night. According to the dispatch, the elderly woman called in the report at 9:10 pm reporting that as she waited at the dock in Anton Larsen Bay, someone had stolen her purse as well as four bags […]
On Monday, the Alaska State Troopers based in Kodiak received a report of a burglary that had taken place in the Woodland Acres Subdivision. The homeowner reported at 7:52 pm, that while he was out of town, a person or persons burglarized his home and took fifteen firearms from his residence. He stated that the […]
