The Young Fishermen’s Development Act secures passage following an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote Washington, D.C. – Today, the Young Fishermen’s Development Act (H.R. 1240), legislation authored by Alaska Congressman Don Young, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 1240 addresses the longtime decline in younger Americans entering the commercial fishing industry. This legislation would […]
Not long ago, John Wright of Fairbanks heard a thump against a window above his deck. He pulled on his coat and walked out to investigate. He was surprised to see a lovely pine grosbeak down on the deck. Standing above it was a northern shrike — a predatory songbird with a black eye-mask that […]
DHSS today announced four new Alaska resident deaths and 577 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 573 were residents in: Anchorage (192), Fairbanks (59), Wasilla (58), Kusilvak Census Area (39), Kodiak (31), Utqiaġvik (28), Palmer (23), Eagle River (18), North Pole (17), Bethel (15), Soldotna (13), Bethel Census Area (11), Kenai (10), Homer (9), Delta Junction (6), Kenai Peninsula Borough North (6), Nikiski (4), Big Lake (3), Juneau (3), North Slope Borough (3), Chugiak […]
DHSS today announced 580 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 564 were residents in: Anchorage (209), Bethel Census Area (64), Fairbanks (54), Kodiak (28), Wasilla (28), Kusilvak Census Area (24), North Pole (21), Eagle River (19), Palmer (15), Kenai (12), Bethel (11), Utqiaġvik (10), Juneau (9), Soldotna (9), Homer (5), Delta Junction (4), Chugiak (3), Kenai […]
