For 32 communities inside the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, enforcement is being carried out not by the state, but by the federal officers.
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U.S. Senators work to allow foreign students back in fish plants
In Congress yesterday, a bill that would allow foreign students to work in Alaska fish processing plants cleared a major committee.
Remains of 17 servicemen identified from 1952 crash on Colony Glacier
The remains of 17 service members who died in a 1952 plane crash near Mount Gannett have been identified by the Department of Defense.
Juneau airport gets second scanner for checked baggage
TSA and Juneau airport officials hope the recently expanded baggage screening system will reduce airline departure delays
Anxiety and threats on the Kuskokwim as first salmon gillnet openings near
Four weeks into salmon fishing restrictions, the atmosphere along the Kuskokwim River is tense.
Obama administration shines spotlight on oceans
President Obama announced he intends to vastly expand the Pacific Remote Islands marine sanctuary, putting a swath of the south-central Pacific off-limits to fishing and energy development.
Alaska to get more payment in lieu of taxes this year
Federal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes to Alaska will total $28.5 million in FY 2014
One year after Galena flood, rebuilding effort underway
The 470-person village of Galena is still recovering from a catastrophic flood last year, when the break-up of an ice jam caused the Yukon River to overflow.
Begich painted as soft on VA scandal
Alleging a senator is indifferent to vets is serious anywhere. Even more so in Alaska, which has the highest number of vets per capita.
Health care broker Enroll Alaska scales back
Enroll Alaska launched last year with plans to help tens of thousands Alaskans sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.