This Day in Alaska History-November 3rd, 1913
On July 21st, 1917, a salmon tender pulled into Seward with news of deaths in the major storms that had encompassed Cook Inlet. The crew on the tender reported that five fishermen were lost and two Kenai fish traps had been washed away as the storms lashed the coastline there. Fish traps dotted the seascape […]
Funding will provide stabilizing aid for food, water, other immediate needs WASHINGTON — In response to the damaging coastal storms that hit Alaska’s western shores this week, the Department of the Interior Friday announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is distributing $2.6 million to support the needs of 45 Alaska Native villages. These funds […]
(JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration for the 2022 September storm currently impacting the west coast of Alaska. The disaster declaration activates the State Emergency Operations Plan, bringing together a statewide coordinated response to communities impacted by this record storm. Extreme winds and coastal sea surge have impacted […]