Governor Walker Signs Legislation Protecting Permanent Fund, Approving Yearly Budgets
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed the Permanent Fund Protection Act and this year’s budget bills into law Wednesday, surrounded…
CDVSA Awards $18 Million to Support Victims of Domestic, Sexual Violence
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA) awarded a total of $18.2 million in…
One Pilot Perishes in Cook Inlet Mid-Air Collision, One Pilot Survives after Landing Damaged Cessna
The NTSB has been notified and is conducting an investigation into the fatal mid-air collision above Cook Inlet just after…
BLM Conducts Final Public Scoping Meeting for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program
ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting the final public meeting at the National Housing Center in…
Trio Arrested on Weapons, Theft and other Charges after Pretrial Officers Respond for VCOR Arrest
According to APD, Alaska Pretrial Officers made contact with a 29-year-old Shane Muse at a home on the 5400-block of…
Seven Arrested in Operation Broken Heart; 39 Investigations Launched
The Alaska Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force participated in the Department of Justice’s Operation Broken Heart. A federal…
Researchers Investigate the Correlation between Wind and Wave Height in the Arctic Ocean
An international research team led by Takuji Waseda, a professor of the University of Tokyo, Japan, has found an increase…
Coast Guard Conducts Dockside Fishing Vessel Exams in Bristol Bay
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard will offer courtesy dockside examinations of commercial fishing vessels in Bristol Bay in anticipation…
US Opens New De-Facto Embassy in Taiwan, Angering China
The United States has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Taiwan that serves as Washington’s de facto embassy in the…
Three Snatched from Lake Creek, Two from Eska Creek in Double Helo-3 Mission
AST’s Helo-3 diverted while on the return leg of a rescue mission that grabbed three from Lake Creek and plucked…