Funny River Fire Continues to Grow, Evacuations Start
The Funny River Fire on the Kenai Peninsula continued to grow on Sunday, now covering over 240 square miles on the Kenai…
Shell May Resume Offshore Development as Early as Next Summer
U.S. Senator Mark Begich welcomed an effort today by the federal Department of Interior to put Shell’s oil and gas…
Begich Introduces Bill to Safeguard Voter Rights
Alarmed by persistent barriers to voting in Alaska and across the nation, U.S. Senator Mark Begich this week introduced strong…
Parnell Orders DPS to Pay Health Insurance Premiums for Families of Fallen Officers
In a memorandum to Gary Folger, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, dated May 22, 2014, Alaska’s Governor…
Woods of Alaska Stir after Long Slumber
It’s late May, 118 miles from the Arctic Circle. Time for a walk to work. The season has changed since…
Petersburg Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Game/Illegal Use of Game for Traps
Petersburg man, 22-year-old Dustin Haviland appeared in Superior Court in Petersburg on Wednesday before Judge Carey for jury trial in…
Troopers Locate North Pole REDDI Driver Already in the Ditch
Early Thursday morning at 3:50 AM Alaska State Troopers received a “Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately(REDDI)” report from an off-duty…
State of Tennessee Brings Back the Electric Chair
As the drugs used for lethal injection becomes scarcer and scarcer with the advent of European-led boycotts of drug sales…
Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell Announces Funding for Summer Youth Projects
The Obama administration announced today that as a part of the Department of Interior’s ambitious youth initiative, $6.7 million was…
California Man Held on Kidnapping and Rape Charges after Wife Comes Forward Reporting Abduction
California man, 41-year-old Isidro Garcia, has been charged with one felony count of forcible rape, three felony counts of lewd…