No one will move from Palmer when new Agriculture Department created, state says
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has issued his Executive Order creating a new Department of Agriculture, but there are no plans to move people or facilities from the present Division of Agriculture location in Palmer, a spokesperson for the state Department of Natural Resources said. That...
Alaska Farm and Garden Show this weekend at the Menard Center
The first ever Alaska Farm and Garden Show, hosted by Mat-Su Events, will be held Feb. 1-2 at the Menard Center. Roughly 100 vendors and businesses with a focus on farming, homesteading, and self-sustainability from across Alaska will be in attendance. Visitors will have a...
Governor Dunleavy Introduces Two Key Bills to Strengthen Alaska’s Infrastructure and Public Safety
(Juneau, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced two critical pieces of legislation designed to bolster Alaska’s economic development and enhance public safety services. These bills aim to address essential infrastructure needs and improve the efficiency of state services while...
Alaska’s Juneau Icefield Is Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ 50,000 Gallons per Second, Researchers...
The Juneau Icefield, which extends for some 1,500 square miles from northwest British Columbia, Canada, into southeast Alaska, is composed of more than 1,000 glaciers, and it has been for millennia. But now, perhaps more than ever, the landscape's longevity is in question. A...
The science behind why Florida has seen more snow than Alaska this winter
Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Storm Center | By Leslie Hudson. Right on cue, when there’s talk about snow in Florida, social media is abuzz. And probably with good reason. But not even the most seasoned Floridians anticipated the magnitude of the epic snowstorm...
Alaska health care industry needs more than 9,400 new workers each year, report says
Facing steep growth in demand, constant turnover and employee retirements, Alaska’s health care industry has a staggering need for new workers, a new report says. “To meet those variables, we have to find over 9,400 new health care workers every single year,” Jared Kosin,...
Scientists sound the alarm after finding thousands of seabirds dead on beaches: ‘The message...
Scientists have discovered that marine heat waves are having a devastating impact on populations of seabirds in Alaska after examining population numbers. In 2014, scientists at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge knew something was wrong when they started noticing...
AROUND ALASKA: School Consolidation, Trooper Training, and Denali Sunset!
An elementary school in Kodiak is soon expected to close. North Star Elementary will not re-open next fall. According to a letter from the Kodiak Island Borough School District superintendent, the Board of Education has voted to consolidate North Star into Main Elementary and...
‘World’s largest undeveloped gold mine’ faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations
A major Canadian mining prospect upstream from Southeast Alaska is drawing legal challenges from both sides of the border, as tribal groups fear the project could pollute their ancestral waterways. At the river’s mouth. The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission,...
Hello snow! Now comes COLDER temperatures!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Snow was finally falling in parts of southcentral and interior portions of Alaska. Snow reports of 24 inches in Stevens Village and Fox also reporting a 24 inch accumulation and it goes up to 36 inches in the Cantwell area, with nearby Petersville...
