While two Alaska Wildlife troopers were at the Swentna River Iditarod checkpoint on Tuesday they saw a young child fall through the ice and with assistance from an Iditarod volunteer the child was saved from certain death in the icy waters of the river. Trooper Knier and Trooper Gunderson observed the eight-year-old child fall into […]
“This relief bill is the difference between dignity and despair for millions of America’s working families,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. With the backing of three-quarters of the U.S. public but not a single Republican member of Congress, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that would send direct payments to around […]
Wednesday brought the passage of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, a key policy initiative of U.S. President Joe Biden at the halfway point of his first 100 days in office. Biden is set to hold his first prime-time address as president Thursday, using the speech to both discuss the aid package and its effects on American […]
At 9:20 am on Tuesday, troopers based in St Marys were notified of an active shooter in the community of Kotlik and initiated a response to the community. The troopers were told that the shooter, identified as 21-year-old Fred Prince, had been drinking at a friend’s house before being kicked out of the party. Prince […]