JUNEAU, Alaska – Following a five-day trial, a federal jury convicted a Washington man Wednesday of distributing fentanyl pills that resulted in the overdose death of two men in Skagway. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between Jan. 1 to 13, 2023, Jacob Cotton, 34, of Spokane, Washington, agreed to sell […]
It was on this day in 1958 that White Alice, the United States Airforce telecommunications network came online in the Alaska territory. The network, with 31 original radio stations was switched on on March 26th, 1958, and the large parabolic, tropospheric scatter antennas and smaller microwave dishes began transmitting to and from remote sites […]
Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) today to crack down on fraudulent credit repair organizations that exploit consumers with high fees, false promises, and deceptive practices. Credit repair organizations (CROs) often claim they can improve a consumer’s credit score by disputing negative […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily relieved the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman, homeported in Ketchikan, Monday. Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander, Coast Guard Arctic District, temporarily relieved Lt. Edwin Kuster following an investigation leading to a loss of confidence. This temporary relief is not due to misconduct. […]