Snow falling silently on Alaska’s mountains will in a few months transform into a medium for migrating salmon, and so much more. “That snowflake that falls on the mountain now is water that flows in streams and rivers late in summer,” said Gabe Wolken, a glaciologist who works both for the state and the University […]
Last Friday, the Anchorage Police Department’s Investigative Support Unit (ISU) partnered with Fred Meyer on Abbott Asset Protection to target theft related crimes. ISU charged six individuals with theft, who in total attempted to steal over $1,100 worth of merchandise. One individual, Patricia Abell, pushed a cart containing $551.85 worth of goods out of the […]
ANCHORAGE – As a part of their continuing work to address the opioid crisis and build a Safer Alaska, Governor Bill Walker and Lt. Governor Byron Mallott will each donate $3,500 for a new drug detection K9 that will serve Yakutat and Cordova, and help reduce the flow of illegal drugs into rural Alaska. “In […]
ANCHORAGE – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Berta Gardner (D-Anchorage) released the following statement regarding actions taken by House leadership in response to multiple allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior against Representative Dean Westlake (D-Kiana). “We commend the actions of House leadership today in taking decisive action to hold their members accountable, and stand in […]