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Yearly Archives: 2022

Fourth of July patrols increased, and fireworks banned

The Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office, in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources / Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, is implementing...

Boom: Supreme Court curtails EPA on carbon emissions from fossil fuels

In a major ruling on its last day of session, the U.S. Supreme Court said today the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the...

Rick Whitbeck: Celebrating the 4th is going to cost us a lot more, because elections do have consequences

By RICK WHITBECK | POWER THE FUTURE As we approach our nation’s 246th birthday, we should have a lot to celebrate. Let’s start with the end of...

Sullivan Arena is emptied of homeless, as an urban campground absorbs them and others squatting in fire-prone woods throughout Anchorage

The homeless living in the woods and others who have parked themselves on cots at the Sullivan Arena for over two years have been...

Juneau School Board says it’s still investigating the serving of toxic floor sealant to children as milk

The Juneau School Board is continuing the investigation of floor sealant served to children in a summer daycare program instead of milk. The incident...

Tribal sovereignty only goes so far, Supreme Court says

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the State of Oklahoma can prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians on tribally owned land. "We conclude that...

Get ’em while they’re hot: Trump tickets for Anchorage

Donald Trump will hold a Save America rally in Anchorage on Saturday, July 9, 2022, starting at 4 pm. He will be in Alaska...

Art Chance: Uncle Clarence

By ART CHANCEUnited States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas and I were born about a year and 100 miles apart in a rural...

Department of Health and Human Services splits into two departments on Friday; Kim Kovol named commissioner

At the beginning of the new fiscal year on Friday, the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services will become two departments -- one...

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