Foster Youth, Jail, Homeless, Education Numbers: A Call for Attention
Anchorage – Wednesday, two former foster youth, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) and foster care advocate Amanda Metivier, released sobering numbers…
Alaska Air Guardsmen Rescue Two Near Chatanika River
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two people…
Murkowski Brings Results for Alaska Tribal Health, Lands and Parks
WASHINGTON, DC — As the top Republican on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Lisa Murkowski today shared the results…
CIA ‘Misled’ on ‘Brutal’ Torture Techniques
The long-awaited and controversial report pertaining to the CIA’s Interrogation techniques following the September 2001 attack on the U.S. was…
Senate Passes VAWA Amendment Repeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today responded to the United States Senate unanimously passing the repeal of Section 910…
Governor Walker Travels to the White House
Governor Bill Walker informed President Barack Obama and his administration of Alaska’s energy-rich potential in a series of briefings at…
Black Ice/High Speed Factors in Chena Hot Springs Fatality
Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Chena Hot Springs Road and Nichols Lane…
Noble Pleads Guilty to Multiple Felony Violations During Shell’s 2012 Drill Season
The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed today that they had reached a plea agreement with Noble Drilling LLC for environmental…
AEA Underestimates Cost, Overestimates Need for Susitna Dam
ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) drastically underestimated the cost of the Susitna Dam, while competing with the proposed…
Emmonak Man in Jail after Yukon River Accident
An Alakanuk man is in jail with his bail set at $10,000 after a Saturday evening collision with a pedestrian…