“This is one of the world’s most beautiful places, with a thriving salmon run, and now we’ll get some…gold.” “Gold over life, literally.” That was the succinct and critical reaction of Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein to reporting on Friday that President Donald Trump had personally intervened—after a meeting with Alaska’s Republican Governor Mike […]
An armed Delta Junction driver with suicidal tendencies and suspected of being a drunk driver was reported to troopers at 6:11 pm on Friday evening, AST reported on Saturday. Troopers responded to the IGA store in Delta Junction in reference to the report to find that the driver, later identified as Valeriy Ovchinnikov, age […]
The First National Bank of Alaska has made a $5,000 donation to the Alutiiq Museum to support cultural programming. The gift arrived at the museum on August 8th, presented by a group of bank representatives and staff from the local branch. Alutiiq Heritage Foundation Board Chair Margaret Roberts and Executive Director April Counceller accepted […]
ANCHORAGE – Thursday, Governor Dunleavy announced his vetoes to the Capital Budget, Senate Bill 2002. Among Governor Dunleavy’s 27 line-item vetoes are addiction treatment facilities, homelessness assistance, weatherization, and the Interior gas project. Senate Bill 2002 passed the Senate unanimously on July 20, 2019, and the House on July 29, 2019, on a vote […]