WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In keeping with the Department of the Interior's goal to promote public land stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will release for a 30-day public comment period a preliminary environmental assessment (EA) for resource management plan amendments and E-bike use on the Campbell Tract (CT), a 730-acre Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) in A  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach, JBER Public Affairs U.S. President Joe Biden observed the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks with a remembrance ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2023. More than 1,100 service members gathered in a hangar to engage with the president as he highlighted the continued commitment to defense of the nation and support to allies as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023, on the death of Eugene Peltola Jr., husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola: * * * Jill and I send our love and prayers to Congresswoman Mary Sattler Peltola on the sudden death of her husband, Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola, Jr., earlier today in a plane accident in Alaska. Back in May, Mary and Buzzy hosted Jill during a visit to a rural high school in their hometown of Bethel, Alaska. On Monday, Mary and their da  more

COPPER CENTER, Alaska, Sept. 15 -- The National Park Service Wrangell-St. Elias National Park issued the following news release: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) invites comments on the Kennecott Operations and Management Plan (KOMP) through November 10, 2023. The 2013 Kennecott Operations Plan (KOP) provided guidance for the National Park Service (NPS) to manage NPS-owned portions of the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark (KNHL). The review of the 2013 KOP began i  more