JUNEAU – Public ferry workers who operate Alaska’s vital Marine Highway announced a strike Wednesday afternoon, following the failure by Governor Dunleavy’s negotiators to offer any meaningful compromise prior to a 2pm AKST deadline. The action had an immediate impact on the MV Columbia, located in Ketchikan. Workers assigned to that vessel will not […]
ANCHORAGE — The first suspect case of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in Alaska of 2019 was reported this week to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Section of Epidemiology. This is a reminder that recreational gatherers should be cautious of the dangers of PSP from shellfish harvested on beaches across Alaska, especially […]
WASHINGTON D.C.— U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, (all R-Alaska), today commended the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) approval of a Section 32 purchase of up to $41 million of surplus Alaska Pollock Products. USDA’s purchase of Alaska Pollock will be distributed to various food nutrition assistance programs, including charitable […]
Two women died as the result of a rollover crash in Nome just after midnight on Tuesday the troopers revealed on the trooper dispatch. According to the initial investigation carried out by AST, 21-year-old Christine Buffas was traveling at a high rate of speed with her passenger Tiffany Habros, age 24, southbound on Kougarok Road […]