WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is facing Democratic opposition as he makes a new push for construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border to thwart illegal immigration, and says he believes estimates of the cost are vastly overblown. Funding for the controversial barrier is at the forefront of White House discussions with lawmakers to avert […]
Anchorage police are investigating an early Saturday morning incident at the Carrs Aurora Village on West Northern Lights where shots were fired, APD reported. APD responded to the disturbance at 6:48 am on Saturday and conducted an investigation of the incident as one Carrs Safeway employee, suffering from noon-life-threatening injuries, was transported to the hospital. […]
A Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately (REDDI) report on Saturday morning resulted in a drug/weapons bust on a Kodiak driver, troopers in that town reported. Wildlife Troopers responded to the area of Spruce Cape Road after troopers received a REDDI report at 11:40 am on Saturday and conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle. […]
Alaska State troopers released a press release on Sunday reporting that a 35-year-old male in Ketchikan, at 7:18 pm on Friday, stated that he was “suicidal and was neck deep in the water and was going to drown himself.” Following that message, the caller disconnected from the troopers, but the call was found to becoming […]