ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Governor Bill Walker’s Rural Affairs Coordinator Paulette Schuerch and Arctic Advisor Craig Fleener joined Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs (DMVA) Bob Doehl and Director of the DMVA’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) Mike O’Hare on a visit to Shishmaref this week. The team […]
Fire officials tracking the Sockeye fire have estimated the size of the blaze at 7,585 acres they have said on the Mat-Su Borough page on early Tuesday. They also announced that the Type I Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team will take command of the fire at 7 am this morning. Although, they say the Parks […]
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe said on Monday that the tornado that touched down ten miles to the west of Little Rock could be the strongest that the state has encountered. The death toll continues to rise as workers comb through the rubble. The number of dead stands currently at 18. Nine of those deaths occurred […]