JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate today voted to repeal and replace Senate Bill 91, strengthen the state’s sex crime laws, and provide police and prosecutors with new tools to fight crime. “Public safety is government’s foundational responsibility and has been this Senate’s top priority since day one,” said Senate President Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage. “The […]
HB126 honors Alaska Native cultures, languages, and traditions JUNEAU – A proposal to permanently establish November as Alaska Native Heritage Month cleared its final legislative hurdle on Monday when it unanimously passed the Senate. House Bill 126 is sponsored by the Legislature’s first-ever House Tribal Affairs Committee and is the first piece of committee […]
After receiving a report of a body in Fairbanks on Monday morning at 12:44 am, troopers responded to the address to open an investigation. As the investigation progressed, troopers would determine that the woman’s death was “suspicious in nature.” The investigation into the death of the victim, identified as 69-year-old Trisha Pearson, of Fairbanks, […]
“If you are worried about a new war in the Middle East, you are in good company. In fact, you are probably not worried enough.” Observers warned the United States is hurtling down the same path that led to the disastrous invasion of Iraq 16 years ago following a report late Monday that President Donald Trump […]