Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation he says will provide more timber for Alaska’s mills. But it probably won’t be that much of an increase.
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Alaska’s first Zika case is in Sitka
The state department of Health and Social Services announced the first known case of the Zika virus in the state July 22, belonging to a patient treated at SEARHC’s Mt. Edgcumbe Hospital in Sitka.
The year Bristol Bay landed its 2 billionth salmon
Bristol Bay is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. The 2 billionth salmon was landed sometime, by someone, on July 6, 2016.
Supreme Court overturns abortion parental-notification law
The Alaska Supreme Court overturned the state’s parental notification law for minors who are seeking abortions.
Rep. Don Young’s visits sparks protests in Sitka
Rep. Don Young, Alaska’s longest-serving lawmaker, visited Sitka on the last day of the Republican National Convention. He was scheduled to speak to the Chamber of Commerce. But he first had to pass through a group of pretty disgruntled constituents. Seven Sitkans clustered at the back entrance of the Westmark Hotel, awaiting Congressman Young and…
Metlakatla resident to represent Alaska at DNC
A Metlakatla resident is heading to the City of Brotherly Love next week as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention.