JUNEAU – Wednesday, Senator Cathy Giessel (R-Anchorage) introduced Senate Bill 88 to establish a new retirement system for public employees and teachers. Upon introduction, the bill received 9 co-sponsors. The legislation would create a new defined benefit system for public employees and teachers and provide an option for current Tier IV employees to convert their […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they took 26-year-old Rick Peterson, an absconder attempting to escape from the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital where he was admitted on February 22nd after troopers shot him. Peterson was shot by troopers Brian LeMay and Cody Royer after he pulled a firearm from his waistband while trying to escape troopers after […]
Alaska State troopers on Tuesday reported that they responded to a Sunday, February 26 called reporting two injured at the scene of a single snowmachine accident at Port Alsworth on Lake Clark. Troopers say that community members and the community health aide responded to the location and found one victim in critical condition while the […]
Juneau, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) arrived in Juneau, Alaska, for a scheduled port visit Monday. This port visit marks Munro’s final stop before returning to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., after 11,500 miles and 105 days away from homeport. During the patrol, Munro served as the primary search and rescue (SAR) […]