Anchorage police have arrested three suspects on burglary and criminal mischief charges after a two day investigation into a breaking and entry incident was reported by neighbors on the 9600 block of Grover Drive in Anchorage, APD reported on Thursday. According to the report, on Tuesday, residents in the area reported that people were inside […]
Juneau – As his first legislative action since assuming office, Representative Dean Westlake (D-Kotzebue) Wednesday introduced House Joint Resolution 5 urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development. HJR 5 further urges the United States Department of the Interior […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker delivered his third State of the State address Wednesday evening, urging members of the 30th Alaska State Legislature to pass a plan this session to fix Alaska’s fiscal crisis. “State revenues are down more than 80 percent from four years ago. While we have cut the budget 44 percent, we still […]
In 2003, Alaska’s Rasmuson Foundation launched its Art Acquisition Fund, providing grants to museums to collect the current works of Alaskan artists. In its first decade, the fund distributed nearly $2 million and helped 33 museums purchase more than 1,000 works by 436 artists. A new exhibit, “Living Alaska: A Decade of Collecting Contemporary Art […]