Jason Brune Approved as Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Juneau – Legislators voted to confirm Jason Brune as Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). By voting him in, those legislators ignored the voices of thousands of Alaskans who weighed in during public testimony. By voting to confirm a former Pebble Limited Partnership […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaskans looking for summer employment have the opportunity to work in the seafood processing industry. Employers are recruiting for more than 4,000 full-time temporary seafood workers and most offer transportation, room and board benefits for those who successfully complete their contract. Alaskans seeking to work in the seafood industry can consider […]
Alaska State troopers report that three individuals from Noatak who went through the ice on Monday near that community are now listed as deceased. According to the report, Kotzebue troopers received a report at 1:08 am that two snow machines with multiple travelers had gone through the ice near Noatak. One of the travelers […]
Forecasts for the 2019 Alaska commercial salmon season released in early April project a harvest of 213.2 million fish, mostly due to increases in pink and chum salmon harvests compared to 2018. Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said that if realized the projected commercial chum salmon harvest would be the […]
