JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued two lost hikers on the Resurrection Pass Trail about 30 miles south of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula. The mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. At the […]
Soldotna – Senate President Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) has announced he will not seek reelection in 2022. Senator Micciche served three terms in the Alaska State Senate as an active legislator beginning in 2013. During a 35-year private sector career, he served on the Soldotna City Council, as Soldotna’s Mayor from 2008-2013 and will have represented […]
OVERVIEW – 2,463 new cases | 0 deaths | 46 hospitalizations | 65.1% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated WEEKLY UPDATE – DHSS updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DHSS weekly update and DHSS data summaries: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/clinicalupdate.aspx Notes: Layering protective measures, including vaccination, masking, ventilation, handwashing, physical distancing, testing, and timely […]
Alaska’s burgeoning mariculture industry, which includes shellfish and seaweed farming, has substantial economic potential for coastal communities. The path to establish an aquatic farm is challenging, as prospective farmers are required to file multiple permits with four or more state and federal agencies. This confusing and time-consuming multi-agency permitting process was identified by the state’s […]