Barr said he’ll return to Washington with “a sense of urgency” to address public safety issues in rural Alaska.
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As sea ice melts, fish are showing up farther north off Alaska. A federal fishing trip will investigate if they’re sticking around.
A 2017 NOAA survey saw huge amounts of pollock and cod in the northern Bering Sea. Was it an isolated event, or the start of a long-term trend?
Akiak loses a mile-long stretch of riverbank to erosion
The city’s administrator says that Akiak has seen erosion problems before, but nothing like this.
Alaska-based fighters intercept 6 Russian aircraft flying near Alaska
According to NORAD, there were two separate incidents in the international airspace near Alaska, neither of which violated U.S. air sovereignty.
Two of Alaska’s biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute
The timber and seafood industries are trying to figure out how to do business, as the pressure mounts due to increased tariffs.
Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police
At least 1 in 3 Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget.