[content id=”79272″] ANCHORAGE, AK – Every year, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. Nita Yuurliq Rearden Culture Bearer The Culture Bearer award goes to Nita Yuurliq Rearden. Nita brings her cultural knowledge with her in every activity she does in her everyday […]
[content id=”79272″] NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would implement federal management of commercial and recreational salmon fishing in the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone. Previously, salmon management in these federal waters was deferred to the State of Alaska and fishing occurred without respect to the EEZ boundary. This action—Amendment 16 […]
[content id=”79272″] The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section (HAVRS) and Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention (OSMAP) have released the 2022 Drug Overdose Mortality Update. This report is now available on the HAVRS Data and Statistics website. Drug overdoses are a significant contributor to mortality in Alaska and represent an ongoing public […]
[content id=”79272″] Just after midnight on Sunday morning an AST patrol vehicle in Soldotna attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for moving violations in Soldotna. The driver had different plans Instead of pulling over, the driver, now identified as Kristopher Bayes, age 32 of Soldotna, elected to speed off towards Kenai taking […]