A significant ruling came down recently in a lawsuit regarding the use of oil spill chemical dispersants that has an Alaska connection. In addition to its relevance to the oil industry in Alaska, several plaintiffs in the case are based in Alaska: Alaska’s Cook Inletkeeper, which has spent the past 25 years holding the oil and […]
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Business is booming for alcohol in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic as Americans on lockdown battle boredom and anxieties at home. “People who would usually buy one bottle of wine are going out the door with several bottles, or even a case,” said Davis Wills, a manager at […]
DENALI PARK, Alaska – Due to longer days and warming temperatures, Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali that are north of the Alaska Range. Snow cover in the area is irregular and shallow, and there […]
The Fairbanks Police Department has opened an investigation and have filed charges of fraudulent use of an access device, scheme to defraud, theft II and ID/access device fraud against a former Costco employee in that northern city. The investigation was opened when the victim, a Costco customer, reported to police that he had accrued charges […]