“This is great news for the forest, the salmon, the wildlife, and the people who depend on intact ecosystems to support their ways of life and livelihoods,” said one advocate. Indigenous and green groups on Wednesday applauded the Biden administration for reinstating protections for millions of acres of wilderness in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest that […]
APD is seeking information in a fatal pedestrian vs vehicle collision that took place in the 400-block area of Spenard Road that occurred just after midnight early Monday morning. Police and medics from the Anchorage Fire Department responded to the location after receiving a report of the accident with injuries at 12:30 am. Upon arrival, […]
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola announced three new hires and the departure of a key staffer who played a major role during her transition into office. Anton McParland joins the office as Deputy Chief of Staff. McParland managed Representative Peltola’s successful campaigns for Congress in 2022. He and then-candidate Peltola quickly bonded over a […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II aircrew provided refueling and weather navigation to expedite the medevac of a critical patient by HH-60G Pave Hawk Jan. 21 at Anaktuvuk Pass approximately 414 miles north of Anchorage. On the morning of Jan. 21, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital sent a support request […]