Alaska’s wildland fire season officially started April 1st and Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) burn permits are now required on all State, municipal and private lands that do not have a local burn permit program in effect.

The federally required Medicaid annual renewal process — which was paused during the pandemic — is restarting April 1.

Pacific Dataport is preparing for the launch of their first purpose-built satellite named the “Aurora 4A” (aka Arcturus).

The Alaska Department of Transportation has issued weight restrictions from Homer on the Sterling Highway and Seward on the Seward Highway to Mile 118 on the Glenn Highway and Mile 163 on the Parks Highway, effective Monday, April 3, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

The Alaska Energy Authority is pursuing a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license amendment associated with the existing 120-megawatt Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project.

An Eagle River man was sentenced to a high-end guideline sentence of 78 months imprisonment followed by lifetime supervised release by Judge Timothy M. Burgess on Tuesday, March 28.

Residents need to register to sign up for the 2023 Permanent Fund Dividend as today, March 31st, is the deadline.

Superior Court Judge Eric B. Smith found David Simmons guilty of five counts of violating an order to submit to DNA testing after hearing evidence at a court trial conducted on March 22, 2023.

Finalizing BOF Proposals for Cook Inlet Meeting Cycle will be the main items of discussion at the 2023 Homer Fish and Game Advisory Committee public meeting scheduled for April, 4th at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve.