October Jobs up 0.4% from Last Year; Unemployment Rate at 6.2%
JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s employment was up an estimated 0.4 percent in October, or 1,400 jobs, from October 2018. The seasonally adjusted…
The Flu Prevention Resource Sheet for Healthcare Workers, Teachers and Concerned Parents
The U.S. flu season is just beginning, and can last until May (with peak infections hitting between December and February).…
OUI/Hit and Run Driver Apprehended Using Location Information from Victim and Witnesses
Anchorage police stated in a Nixle report on Wednesday that the victim in a hit-and-run incident, as well as two…
Anchorage Man Convicted of Strangling Four-Year-Old Foster Child
(Anchorage, AK) – On November 13, 2019, a trial jury convicted Jason Madison of Assault in the First, Second, Third, and…
Caller Holding Suspects has Firearm Taken from Him and Held at Gunpoint, Suspects Escape
Alaska State Troopers are seeking two suspects in the Chickaloon area on charges of Burglary, Assault, Robbery, and Theft charges…
Dunleavy Names Sheffield Alaska Railroad Corporation Board of Directors Chairman Emeritus, Announces Two Appointees
“Governor Sheffield advocated for the purchase of the railroad, and, as governor, signed the legislation to approve the purchase in…
Murkowski and Colleagues Address Youth Vaping Epidemic
Hearing Also Takes Closer Look at Recent Illnesses Related to E-Cigarette Products Washington D.C.— U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined…
Congressman Don Young Receives the ‘Hunger Action Hero’ Award from the Food Bank of Alaska
Washington, D.C. – During the November state work period,Alaska Congressman Don Young was awarded with the ‘Hunger Action Hero’ award from the Food…
Total Wages up 4.0% in the First Half of 2019 from Prior Year
JUNEAU, Alaska—Newly released data for the first half of 2019 show total wages up $355 million from the first half…
Two Anchorage Men Face Murder and Kidnapping Charges in Connection with November 3rd Merrill Drive Homicide
Anchorage police investigators revealed that they have developed two suspects in the November 3rd homicide case where they found a…