From April 2020 to July 2021, Alaska’s population increased by 932 people.
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Operation Santa heads to Chevak and Buckland in Western Alaska
Operation Santa recipient communities are identified by the state as communities that have experienced particular hardship that year.
Sullivan still seeking a ‘bridge’ ship to fill the icebreaker gap
The Coast Guard’s first heavy icebreaker in nearly 50 years is due in 2025. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the country can’t wait that long.
Chair of Nuclear Regulatory Commission touts safety of small reactors like the one planned for Eielson
The Air Force announced in October that it has chosen Eielson for a first-of-its-kind mini reactor.
Cleanup of contaminated WWII military sites on Unalaska could start next year
Formerly Used Defense Sites — properties the military used for things like defense or weapons testing — are all over the island.
Nearly 80 years after his death, Unangax̂ soldier will finally receive burial ceremony
It took a lot of work to confirm that Private George Fox was buried in Unalaska. That was just the start of the battle in getting him a proper gravestone.
New program funds veterans-choice caretakers in Alaska ‘they can hire and fire and train whoever they’d like’
There are about 77,000 veterans in Alaska, but according to AARP, only about 29 percent of them access Veterans Affairs benefits.
7 hunters rescued after being stranded at a fish camp near Emmonak for a week
The group was rescued Thursday night by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Pilot Station Search and Rescue.
Eielson Air Force Base may have a small nuclear power plant by 2027
The reactor would be contained in a structure that’s about the size of a conex shipping container
Alaska Air National Guard reports first incursion of Russian military planes since January
The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing identified the Russian aircraft on Oct. 21 when they entered international airspace off Alaska.