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Friday, November 22, 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A German couple were among three people found dead this week in the icy waters of a glacier-fed lake in Alaska. A 62-year-old recreational guide and the couple had been canoeing before their bodies were discovered Tuesday near the toe of Valdez Glacier, officials in the […]
By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press 1 of 2FILE – In this June 28, 2019 file photo Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters about his budget vetoes at the state Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. A group that includes a coal company chairman and a framer of Alaska’s constitution is launching […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska community has criticized the process used to select the terminus of the proposed $43 billion Alaska LNG Project, a report said. An environmental review by federal regulators indicates Nikiski is the preferred location, but the city of Valdez has protested, The Alaska Journal of […]
1 of 3State Sen. John. Coghill, a Fairbanks Republican, speaks during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers are meeting for a second day to consider overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes, but still don’t have the needed 45 votes as about […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has slashed the budget for the University of Alaska system, vetoing more than $130 million in funding. Dunleavy also has cut state support for public broadcasting and reduced spending for Medicaid. The Republican governor also eliminated the Senior Benefits Program in vetoes announced […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has amended a state disaster declaration so a small fishing town can get assistance for the damage caused by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake last year. The Republican governor amended the declaration last week to add an area that includes the town of […]
Associated Press, August 29th, 2018 KODIAK, Alaska — The U.S. military has scheduled its exercises in the Gulf of Alaska for the spring, despite calls to move the maneuvers to the fall. The U.S. Pacific Command’s 2019 Northern Edge exercises, which involve participation from all military services and other agency […]
Military officials are scheduled to present plans for the upcoming Northern Edge 2019 training at this week’s Alaska Forum on the Environment. The controversial exercise will bring 6000 service members to the state for a war simulation. The two-week training is slated to take place in mid-May. But opponents to […]
On Saturday Valdez citizens participated in the third annual Women’s March. KCHU’s Gabriella Palko interviewed some of the participants Click on her picture to hear the story. Advertisement
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A preliminary assessment of the impact of last month’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake in south central Alaska shows an early damage estimate of $76 million. The Anchorage Daily News reports the state plans to use the data to submit a request for a major disaster declaration from […]
