Washington, D.C.—In a major win for Alaskans, leadership recently appointed Representative Mary Sattler Peltola to serve on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in her first full term in Congress. Membership on the Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee is highly sought-after, as this Committee has jurisdiction over major infrastructure projects nationwide. It also oversees important […]
The Alaska Department of Health Weekly COVID-19 and Influenza Update has been updated with data from the week of January 15 – January 21, 2023 and can be viewed here. Key Findings: COVID-19 transmission continued to occur in most parts of Alaska during the week of January 15 – January 21, 2023. There are some […]
ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Kodiak man with possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and numerous firearms. According to court documents, Mark Daniel Nason, 55, possessed over 400 grams of fentanyl, 500 grams of methamphetamine, heroin, five handguns, two revolvers, two rifles, one shotgun, and almost $60,000 in […]
Earthquakes in the Nenana Basin region of Interior Alaska last longer and feel much stronger than a quake of comparable magnitude would in a non-basin region, due to the behavior of the seismic waves once they reach the area. That’s because the seismic waves get amplified as they bounce back and forth off the sides […]
