(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 2025 Summer Schedule is now available for review and public comment. The Summer Schedule covers sailings from May 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. The schedule and supporting documentation can be found here: https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/doc/summer_considerations_2025.pdf The public is encouraged to provide written comments by November 12, 2024. […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting incident from July 15, 2024, involving Steven Kissack and Juneau Police Department Sgt. Christopher Gifford and Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Branden Forst in Juneau. The review determined that both Sgt. Forst and Sgt. Gifford were legally justified in their use […]
“The Corps’ covering for the pipeline company’s outrageous safety record and the reviewer’s serious conflict of interest have now resulted in a failed effort,” said Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Janet Alkire. “They need to start over with adult supervision.” Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Janet Alkire is leading a fresh demand that the U.S. […]
Activists urge lawmakers to reverse a relevant 2017 law, “cancel the leases issued by the Trump administration, and shut down this dangerous drilling program once and for all.” Indigenous and environmental groups on Tuesday welcomed the U.S. Interior Department’s decision to review the Trump administration’s controversial move opening up previously protected land in Alaska to drilling […]