Alaska

Alerts from DOT

Alerts from DOT

  Advertisement STATEWIDE ALERT: The 511 road weather cameras are no longer updating due to power outages and poor cell coverage after the Anchorage earthquake. Valid from 10:13AM, Nov 30 2018 until further notice.Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities STATEWIDE ALERT: Due to the overwhelming number of calls we […]

Quake News from the Associated Press

Quake News from the Associated Press

link to AP slideshow ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 rocked buildings and shattered roads Friday morning in Anchorage, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground for fear of a tsunami. The warning […]

What’s in the Future for Lt. Governor Valerie Davidson

What’s in the Future for Lt. Governor Valerie Davidson

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson said she hasn’t ruled anything out about continuing her political career when the new administration enters office next month. While on a trip to Bethel last week, Davidson told KYUK-AM that becoming governor was a high school ambition, noting that she […]

800 State Employees Got Resignation Requests

800 State Employees Got Resignation Requests

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A tally released by the state of Alaska shows about 800 employees received notifications asking them to submit their resignations and indicate if they wish to work in the upcoming Dunleavy administration. The broad range of positions affected include commissioners, medical officers within the Department of […]

AP  Housing Woes in Larsen Bay

AP Housing Woes in Larsen Bay

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A shortage of family housing in a village on Kodiak Island is having a snowball effect on the community, according to residents. People in Larsen Bay say the lack of available homes in the village of 85 people makes it difficult to attract more families. A […]

Nominations Open for Alaska Writer Laureate

Nominations Open for Alaska Writer Laureate

The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum (AKHF) seek nominations for the 2019-2020 Alaska State Writer Laureate Nominations are now open for the 2019-2020 Alaska State Writer Laureate. Eligibility is open to Alaskan writers from all genres who, throughout their careers, have […]