The move comes after President Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border in February, saying his executive powers allowed him to shift the funds.
Military
Pentagon scraps Fort Greely missile defense plan
The Pentagon is canceling a project to improve its ground-based missile interceptors, most of which are housed at Fort Greely in the Interior of Alaska.
Coast Guard gives school district until Aug. 30 to remove fuel from tanks threatened by Kuskokwim River erosion
The Lower Kuskokwim School District’s tanks hold about 36,000 gallons of fuel and are sitting less than 100 feet from the eroding Kuskokwim River bank.
Army and contractor begin planning to dismantle deactivated Fort Greely nuclear power plant
The Army Corps of Engineers is moving ahead on a project to decommission the mothballed nuclear-power plant at Fort Greely.
Recent missile launch alerts direct Fort Greely residents, workers to take shelter
Fort Greely’s missile defense complex has declared five “shelter in place” alerts over the past two weeks. The alerts coincided with recent North Korean missile tests.
Alaska Army soldier dies from gunshot in Fairbanks
It is the eighth death of an Army soldier in Alaska this year, with the majority of incidents happening around Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks.