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Juneau Running Out Of Room To Dump Record Snow As It Races To Dig Out Before Rain Arrives
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Juneau, Alaska, is racing to remove mountains of snow from across the city before rain turns a snow emergency into disastrous flooding. Flood watches are now in effect across the Alaska Panhandle for Friday into Saturday night.
As of Thursday morning, at least 34 inches of snow remained on the ground at Juneau International Airport after back-to-back storms. Teams of workers and volunteers are shoveling rooftops, digging out vehicles and sunken boats and hauling out truckloads of snow.
But the city is running out of places to pile up all that precipitation.
(READ MORE - weather.com)
Federal government shutdown postpones Alaska’s annual population estimate
image from: alaskabeacon.com
Alaska’s annual population estimate will be delayed almost a month due to last year’s federal government shutdown.
State demographer David Howell said on Wednesday that the state estimate isn’t expected until at least Jan. 28 due to the lack of required data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The estimate is typically published in the first full week of January by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development and reflects information as of July the previous year.
(READ MORE - alaskabeacon.com)
MacKenzie Scott bestows $18M on APU
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s foundation has donated $18 million to Alaska Pacific University.
APU President Janelle Vanasse said it’s a transformational contribution to the university.
“APU is heading in a really exciting direction, and to have somebody like MacKenzie Scott and her team recognize that — we're just so grateful for that, and just think it's really validating and we're excited about what's next for us," she said.
(READ MORE - alaskapublic.org)
NANA Acquires Drake Construction, Expanding Infrastructure Capabilities
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NANA Regional Corporation completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Drake Construction, a Kotzebue-based general contractor. Drake Construction brings deep expertise in general contracting, civil infrastructure, utility systems, aggregate production, and marine logistics. These capabilities directly complement NANA’s existing construction, engineering, and facilities operations.
(READ MORE - akbizmag.com)
AFN alarmed by proposed review of Alaska’s system of subsistence hunting and fishing
The U.S. Department of the Interior is considering whether to change Alaska’s unique system of hunting and fishing, which gives rural residents priority on federal land in Alaska.
According to a notice published Dec. 15 in the Federal Register, the Interior Department is conducting “a targeted review” of the program mandated by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
While no specific changes were identified in the notice, it prompted the Alaska Federation of Natives to react with concern.
In a message to members, it called the new proposal “a serious threat and a major step backward” in fish and game management within Alaska, according to a report Tuesday by the Anchorage Daily News.
(READ MORE - alaskabeacon.com)
Alaskan skier makes history ahead of Winter Olympics with best American man finish in Tour de Ski
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Gus Schumacher is hitting his stride at the right time as the Anchorage skier strung together a historic set of six races in eight days in Italy.
Schumacher placed seventh overall in the multi-day Tour de Ski, the best finish ever by an American male, which was previously set at 13th place.
(READ MORE - ktuu.com)
9 rescued from crab boat that ran aground on Bering Sea island
Nine fishermen were rescued Monday from a crab boat that ran aground on St. George Island and began taking on water in rough weather.
The Arctic Sea, a 134-foot crab boat with a few thousand pounds of catch aboard, ran aground on the north side of the Bering Sea island after losing power, according to Eric Deakin, CEO of Coastal Villages Region Fund, owner-operator of the vessel.
(READ MORE - adn.com)
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