JUNEAU — Residents within the City and Borough of Wrangell affected by the severe storm, landslides and mudslides that occurred on Nov. 20, 2023, may qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits. The application deadline for these benefits has been extended from May 9, 2024, to June 10, 2024. In response to a request for […]
Winter Driving Conditions Warrant Extended Studded Tire Use (Anchorage, AK) – On Monday the 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 for areas north of the 60° North Latitude line. Due to extended winter weather conditions […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Residents affected by the ice jam and snow melt flooding that occurred between May 12 and June 3, 2023, now have until December 22, 2023 to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance. Requested by the State of Alaska and approved by FEMA, the deadline extension applies to survivors living in the Copper River, […]
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation Monday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting an 80-day extension to the current comment deadline for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule to impose sweeping restrictions across 13.1 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) […]