This Day in Alaska History-January 28th, 1908
SEATTLE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Hecla Mining Company’s Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island near Juneau, Alaska, was fined $143,124 for violating hazardous waste management and disposal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. “EPA continues to hold mining companies accountable for hazardous waste disposal practices,” said EPA […]
At 8:02 PM on November 1, 2020, Anchorage Police responded to reports of a shooting. Initial indications are that a silver sedan was being driven in the area of the Glenn Highway and Muldoon Road when at least one occupant inside the sedan was hit by gunfire that came from another vehicle. Officers […]
KENAI, AK— The Kenai Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center and the City of Kenai are hosting the Fourth Annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby, a fun and family-friendly fishing tournament. The derby will run from September 15-20. Named “The World’s Most Responsible Fishing Tournament”, the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby is a new kind of […]