14 arrested in Fred Meyer Retail Detail operation
On 6/22/18, officers with the Patrol Division, Community Action Policing (CAP) and the Investigative Support Unit (ISU) partnered with Fred…
Whale Strikes Tustumena En Route to Kodiak from Homer
Authorities believe that a whale that inadvertently breached into the Tustumena as it was en route to Kodiak from Homer may have died…
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to Eight Years for Possession of Child Pornography
(Palmer, AK) – Stewart Blakeslee of Kasilof, 35, a former corrections officer at Spring Creek Correctional Center, was sentenced yesterday…
Sealaska Celebrates Financial Success, Announces Board Election Results at Annual Meeting in Wrangell
Wrangell, Alaska – Sealaska had good news to report to shareholders at its annual meeting Saturday, June 23 in Wrangell,…
‘We Don’t Know… How Bad It Is’: 31-Car Oil Train Derails Into Iowa Floodwaters
Adding to the mountain of evidence that “oil trains are a disaster for our health, our safety, and our climate”—an argument environmentalists…
Too Early to Tell on Impact of Tariffs
While the US and China are in a war of words involving tariffs on billions of dollars in imports to…
Alaskans Provide Testimony During Senate Subsistence Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs this week held an oversight hearing to focus on promoting traditional…
APD Conducts Operation Midnight Sun with Federal, State and Local Partners
O n June 18th, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) kicked off Operation Midnight Sun with its federal, state and local…
Coast Guard Detains Fishing Vessel Run Da, Seizes 80 Tons of Salmon
JUNEAU, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley detained the fishing vessel Run Da suspected of…
Warming in the North Continues as Predicted
Just outside my window here at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, workers are drilling into the asphalt of a parking…