2021 (Juneau) – Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy extended their sympathies Friday to the family and friends of former Alaska Representative Jeanette James who passed away last week. In 1998, James was elected as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, where she served for 10 years. She authored and passed […]
“The bottom line is this: We have the scientific tools we need to turn the corner on this pandemic.” A study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that people across the U.S. who were not fully vaccinated this spring and summer were 11 times more likely to die of Covid-19—and […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a three-vehicle collision on the Parks Highway near Willow resulted in seven injuries and one fatality on Saturday evening. Troopers responded to the accident location on Ship Creek Bridge at mile 88 of the Parks Highway at 6:07 pm and opened an investigation. That investigation revealed that a red 2010 […]
Neal Brown has died. The former leader of Poker Flat Research Range and the smiling, suspender-wearing man remembered by many Alaska kids was 82 years old. Born in Idaho, Brown grew up on a farm in Pullman, Washington. He made his way to Alaska in 1963. Here, in 1971, he became the first director of […]