The U.S. House on Thursday passed a tax cut package. Like all but 13 Republicans, Alaska Rep. Don Young voted for the bill.
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Police hope to launch drones over Anchorage — with limits
Anchorage police Capt. Kevin Vandergriff presented draft policies Wednesday on how police would like to use drones at a meeting of the Assembly’s public safety committee.
Keystone Pipeline oil spill reported in South Dakota
The oil leak occurs just a few days before Nebraska state regulators will decide on the fate of TransCanada’s controversial sister project, the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Democrats fail to stop refuge drilling plan
Legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Democrats tried repeatedly kill or weaken the measure, but they failed to stop the advance of the drilling measure.
East Anchorage officer-involved shooting leaves one dead
Anchorage police officers killed a man late Wednesday night after he pointed a handgun at them. The shooting happened after 11 p.m. in the parking lot of a Fred Meyer grocery store in the east Anchorage Muldoon area.
Alaska game board to decide legality of hedgehog-like pet
Along with setting Alaska’s hunting regulations, the state Board of Game also makes decisions about what animals Alaskans are allowed to keep as pets or livestock. Ferrets, alpacas and one-humped camels are all OK and on what’s called the “clean” list. http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20171113-10.mp3 At this year’s meeting, currently underway in Anchorage, the game board is considering…
Northwest U.S. has new regional HUD boss
Jeffrey McMorris of Issaquah, Wash., began his new job as the new Northwest regional director for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, this week.
First lady stops by military family celebration at JBER
First Lady Melania Trump spent some time in Alaska this morning. On her way back from the president’s visit to Asia, the first lady landed to refuel at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.
Arctic drilling foes find public passion has cooled
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., on Thursday lamented that the refuge drilling proposal isn’t drawing public outrage like it did more than a decade ago.
Reaching out to youth where they are
Alaska Youth Advocates have been connecting with youth on the streets of Anchorage and helping them find resources for 25 years.