Anchorage, Alaska – Residents in the Copper River, Kuspuk, Lower Kuskokwim, Lower Yukon, and Yukon Flats Regional Educational Attendance Areas (REAAs) affected by the ice jam and snow melt flooding that occurred between May 12 and June 3, 2023, have one week left to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The deadline is October 23, 2023. […]
Winter Driving Conditions Warrant Extended Studded Tire Use (Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell issued an emergency order extending the statutory deadline to remove studded tires from vehicles operating on Alaska roadways. Due to extended winter weather conditions across much of the state, the order was issued to ease […]
AFN wants to ensure that every voice is heard in our election process. As such, we encourage you to check your voter registration status and update your information before the Alaska primary and special general elections on August 16. The deadline to register to vote and to update your registration is July 17. If you […]
Spring-time conditions are here on Alaska’s roads (Anchorage, AK) – The deadline to change out studded vehicle tires to drive on Alaska’s roads is approaching fast. Alaskans living below the 60 North Latitude line, including Southeast, the Alaska Peninsula, and Kodiak, must change out studded tires to drive on Alaska roadways by April 15. Alaskans […]