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Prominent GOP Leaders Lag in Primary-AP

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s Republican Senate president lost her primary and other Republican lawmakers, some leaders in the bipartisan House majority, trailed in races too close to call with absentee ballots yet to be counted from Tuesday’s election. Some political observers see the early results in Republican primaries as […]

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor Vetoes Equal Rights Resolution-AP

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor Vetoes Equal Rights Resolution-AP

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska mayor has vetoed a resolution asking the state Legislature to expand sexual and gender identity protection, claiming the action could result in discrimination against Christians. KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska mayor has vetoed a resolution asking the state Legislature to expand sexual and […]

Copper River Watershed Project Vehicle Cleanup

Copper River Watershed Project Vehicle Cleanup

Kotsina River Cleanup for Abandoned Vehicles Advertisement If you’ve ever crossed the Copper River bridge near Chitina, chances are you’ve noticed several half-buried vehicles, motorhomes, and other junk upstream from the bridge, where the Kotsina River joins the Copper River. And chances are if you’ve noticed, you’ve wondered why “someone” […]

LeConte Crew Member Positive

LeConte Crew Member Positive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 10, 2020CONTACT: Sam Dapcevich, sam.dapcevich@alaska.gov, (907) 465-4503 AMHS M/V LeConte Crew Member Tests Positive for COVID-19No close contacts identified aboard ship or in Juneau (JUNEAU, Alaska) – An Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) crew member who recently returned home after working a two-week rotation on the […]

Public Review Ferry Plan

Public Review Ferry Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 10, 2020CONTACT: Sam Dapcevich, sam.dapcevich@alaska.gov, (907) 465-4503 DOT&PF Seeks Public Review of 2020 Winter Ferry Operating PlanComments may be submitted through August 14, 2020 (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) proposed Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) operating plan for October […]