Alaska’s governor has asked U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to reconsider a plan to let states seek major changes in how they meet federal welfare-to-work requirements.
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Teenagers sentenced to prison for murder of Kevin Thornton
Two Hot Spring County, Arkansas, teenagers charged with the death of Kevin Thornton of Juneau were sentenced to prison Wednesday after entering negotiated guilty pleas to charges of second degree murder.
Stranded beluga whales spotted in Turnagain Arm
NOAA officials say 10 beluga whales became stranded in Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage.
New England fisheries battle deadly fishing conditions
The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks commercial fishing as the deadliest job in the United States. And despite the popular notion from reality TV’s Deadliest Catch, which features Alaskan crab fishermen, the most dangerous American fishery is in the Northeast.
Alaska sues federal government over Voting Rights Act
Yesterday, state attorneys filed a challenge to the federal Voting Rights Act in district court in Washington, DC.
Juneau Mayor requests long-term plan for Tulsequah Chief Mine water treatment
Botelho has joined the growing sentiment on the Alaska side of the salmon-rich river that mine owner Chieftain Metals will not be able to remedy the 60-year-old problem of Acid Rock Drainage.
Parnell reiterates pitch for lower oil taxes
Gov. Sean Parnell took to social media Tuesday to reiterate his call for lower oil production taxes.
Congress may lift so-called “earmark ban” next year
Earmarks are the local pet projects of lawmakers that the federal government pays for. There’s political chatter in Washington, D.C. that Congress may alter its self-imposed ban on them come January, but it’s unlikely to revert back to rampant times of the earlier part of this century.
81-year-old woman medevac’d from Diamond Princess
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka medevac’d a cruise ship passenger from the Diamond Princess early this morning (Tuesday).
Kodiak man sentenced to 30 days in jail for forklift theft
A 19-year-old Ouzinkie man who used a city-owned forklift to pull another vehicle out of a ditch has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.