ANCHORAGE —Governor Bill Walker today joined a bipartisan group of U.S. Governors calling for immediate steps to be taken to make healthcare coverage more stable and affordable. The letter to Congressional leadership was signed by eight governors from both sides of the aisle. “Alaskans face the highest health care costs in the country. Thanks to my […]
What: Community forum with Rep. Louise Stutes, Alaska legislators and Walker administration representatives, hosted by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce When: Thursday, Aug. 24, 6 – 8 p.m. Where: Kodiak Island Convention Center, 211 Rezanof Dr. W., and streamed via Facebook Live Who: The community forum will be led by House Fisheries Committee Chair Rep. […]
Across Alaska, berry harvests have begun in earnest — and, this year, so has a project in which Alaskans will help track their berry patches scientifically. The new National Science Foundation project, dubbed “Winterberry,” aims not only to engage Alaskans in research on berry resources but also to find ways to make the findings more […]
The Alaska State Troopers along with the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Alaska State Park Rangers, Soldotna Police Department and Central Emergency Services responded to the Kenai River near Centennial on Friday night after AST received news of an incident there, the trooper dispatch reported on Sunday. According to the report, troopers learned that four boaters had […]