Governor Walker Announces Department of Public Safety Commissioner
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker Thursday named Walt Monegan the new Commissioner for the Department of Public Safety. Mr. Monegan…
Governor Delivers 2016 State of the Budget Address Thursday
On Thursday, Alaska’s governor, Bill Walker released his 201 State of the Budget Address to the people of Alaska at…
Heroin Smugglers Apprehended at Anchorage Airport
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – In February 2016, investigators with the Alaska State Troopers Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit in the Mat-Su (SDEU-MatSu)…
Utah Man Successfully Retrieved from Haines Avalanche
At 10 am on Thursday, Alaska State Troopers in Haines were notified of an avalanche incident. According to the caller,…
Warm Days, Stirring Bruins Remind Alaskans to be Bear Aware
Statewide) — From Alaska’s southern reaches north to Fairbanks and points beyond, word has it that bears are waking and…
Were Neanderthals Infected with Disease Carried from Africa?
Review of latest genetic evidence suggests infectious diseases are tens of thousands of years older than previously thought, and that…
ADF&G Releases Bristol Bay Update
A new forecast for the 2016 sockeye salmon fishing season in Bristol Bay says the fishery, which opens by regulation…
The Taylor Highway is Open to Eagle
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) –The Taylor Highway is now open from the Alaska Highway to the city of Eagle. Alaska Department of Transportation…
Air National Guard Awaiting Weather in Bear Glacier Hiker Rescue
The Air National Guard reports that they have a helicopter with the 210th Rescue Squadron poised at the base of…
Search Suspended for Sitka Man Reported Missing Thursday
After locating a kayak belonging to missing Sitka man, 40-year-old Jesse Mills, but no other sign of him, the U.S.…