Alaska State Troopers announced the capture of escaped convict Brian Church on Monday He was taken into custody at a cabin on east Butterfly Lake on Monday afternoon. A tip was called into AST reporting that someone was staying in a cabin that was supposed to be unoccupied at 3:30 pm on Monday. Because […]
Wild Alaska Pollock fillets are proving popular in the US Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program and other federal food and nutrition assistance programs. In its latest solicitation for bids issued on April 29, the USDA is asking for a total of 2,095,600 pounds of Alaska Pollock fish sticks for federal food programs […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that three Anchorage residents have been sentenced for their roles in an Anchorage mail theft scheme, which involved obtaining checks from the mail, and then negotiating the stolen checks at different banks using stolen identities and bank accounts. The last of three defendants in this […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature Monday approved a measure that improves statewide access to vaccines and reduces healthcare costs for providers and insurance payers. Senate Bill 37, sponsored by Senate President Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, renews the Alaska immunization program in the Department of Health and Social Services, which is scheduled for expiration on January […]