The Marines announced a new reserve detachment at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and a rotating force to support Marines who arrive for joint military exercises. No troop numbers were announced.
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Lawmakers take aim at Alaska’s chronic problems with abandoned and loose dogs
More access to veterinarian care, which is scarce in rural communities, would boost both human health and safety as well as animal welfare, bill supporters say.
Now Juneau’s flood wall is being rebuilt to withstand a glacial outburst flood 30% larger than last year, instead of twice the size
After the project cost skyrocketed, the Assembly voted to scale back the protection plan for this year’s flood. The Army Corps is weighing some medium-term solution ideas and estimates the annual flood will last another 25 years.
Alaskans rocked by Halong plead with feds for help relocating: ‘Our land is no longer safe’
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski held a roundtable in Anchorage with Interior Department officials Tuesday to hear from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok leaders about challenges the communities still face and ideas for how to move forward.
Murkowski asserts Congress’s role in war, diverging from her Alaska colleague
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s legislation might come as soon as next week and could be the most concrete step yet by a Republican senator to place limits on the Trump administration’s war with Iran.
Hikers still can’t walk the full Chilkoot Trail as US and Canada keep remote border closed
The U.S. and Canada have decided hikers will not be able to complete the full trail because its international boundary – which sits atop a rugged mountain pass – is not an official port of entry.