ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Chinese national illegally residing in the U.S. was charged by criminal complaint yesterday with participating in an international drug trafficking conspiracy that used a virtual mailbox service (VMS), including one in Wasilla, Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, specifically New […]
On Saturday evening at approximately 7:45 pm, it was reported to Alaska State Troopers were notified that Kodiak man, 30-year-old Andrew James Pillans was reported as missing after having left his group at a campsite on Long Island. That night, The United States Coast Guard launched aircraft and drones in an effort to locate Pillans […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Kenai residents will have a safer highway with a recently-awarded Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) construction contract for Phase II of the Kenai Spur Highway Rehabilitation Project. Work is scheduled to begin in spring 2026 on the segment between Sports Lake Road and Swires Road, with substantial completion expected […]
Comments accepted on preliminary environmental analysis through September 25 GLENNALLEN, Alaska – This week the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released for public comment a preliminary environmental assessment on guided helicopter skiing on BLM-managed lands in Thompson Pass and Valdez. Four heli-ski tour operators’ Special Recreation Permits (SRPs) were active from 2005 until May 2025. This preliminary environmental […]