US Preparing for Taliban Attacks as Afghanistan Drawdown Gets Under Way
PENTAGON – The United States is positioning more firepower in the Middle East and South Asia to provide cover for…
Special April 20 Traffic Enforcement Complete
(Anchorage, AK) – On the April 20th special traffic enforcement effort, Alaska State Troopers and Wildlife Troopers issued 56 citations…
Study Reveals Rapid Melting of Glaciers Has Shifted Earth’s Axis
“Faster ice melting under global warming was the most likely cause of the directional change of the polar drift in…
Leonard Pletnikoff indicted on sexual assault charges
(Anchorage, AK) – On April 15, 2021, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 53-year-old Leonard Charles Pletnikoff on one count of sexual assault…
Two-time Felon Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
JUNEAU – Jeremy Beebe, 47, of Sitka, Alaska, was sentenced Thursday to 78 months in prison followed by three years…
Washington Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Heroin Distribution in Ketchikan
Spencer Hill possessed enough drugs to dose entire population of the Southeast Alaska Borough JUNEAU – Spencer Hill, 24, of…
On Earth Day, Climate Justice Alliance Calls on US to Embrace ‘Real Solutions’ to Planetary Emergency
The environmental justice collective says the focus on “promoting market-based approaches and unproven techno-fixes” will only cause more harm. As…
Business leaders emphasize importance of vaccines for Alaska’s economic recovery
‘I don’t think this is a political issue. I see vaccinations as a pro-business policy.’ JUNEAU – The House Labor…
Phone Scam Warning – The Municipal Clerk’s Office is not making phone calls regarding fraud investigations.
The Anchorage Municipal Clerk’s Office has received multiple calls regarding a phone scam wherein the caller is claiming they work…
NASA’s Mars Rover Makes Its Own Oxygen
The U.S space agency NASA says its Perseverance rover has converted carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Martian atmosphere to oxygen,…