Eight decades after the fact, the federal government plans to spend $2.2 million to clean up a contaminated former army site on Kruzof Island near Sitka.
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Alaska gains residents for the 1st time in 4 years
From April 2020 to July 2021, Alaska’s population increased by 932 people.
Operation Santa heads to Chevak and Buckland in Western Alaska
Operation Santa recipient communities are identified by the state as communities that have experienced particular hardship that year.
Sullivan still seeking a ‘bridge’ ship to fill the icebreaker gap
The Coast Guard’s first heavy icebreaker in nearly 50 years is due in 2025. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the country can’t wait that long.
Chair of Nuclear Regulatory Commission touts safety of small reactors like the one planned for Eielson
The Air Force announced in October that it has chosen Eielson for a first-of-its-kind mini reactor.
Cleanup of contaminated WWII military sites on Unalaska could start next year
Formerly Used Defense Sites — properties the military used for things like defense or weapons testing — are all over the island.