(Juneau) – Tuesday morning, the Alaska Department of Revenue closed the online application system for the 2019 Permanent Fund Dividend due to technical issues that were preventing applicants from submitting their applications. “The online security of all Alaskans continues to be our number one priority,” said Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman. “We sincerely apologize to […]
The Togiak herring fishery, which opened on April 28, closed to purse seiners on May 7, while the gillnet fishery area increased westward to the longitude of Anchor Point, according to area biologist Tim Sands with Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). Through May 6, the purse seine harvest showed 1,830 tons after subtracting […]
The Dutch Harbor Airport’s runway was closed for about four hours on Monday after an aircraft accident there on Monday afternoon. According to the report, a Grant Aviation Super King Air 8200 that was returning from Akun Island that afternoon, landed on the runway without landing gear. The Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of the crash […]
A criminal investigation into a bomb threat directed at the Nesbett Court building in Anchorage is underway after a bomb threat was called in on Thursday. The Anchorage Police Department was contacted at 1:13 pm on Thursday. The anonymous caller reported that an acquaintance may be intending to detonate a bomb at the courthouse between H […]