SEWARD, Alaska—AVTEC, the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, recently ranked in the top 10 percent of 4,500 colleges nationwide for student return on investment 10 years after enrollment. Lead author Anthony Carnevale addressed the question “Is college worth it?” in a new report called “A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges,” from the Georgetown […]
On Saturday, December 28th, after receiving a request for a welfare check on 47-year-old John Kellogg of Wasilla, Alaska State Troopers went to his residence near Greenstreet Circle to find that he was deceased. An investigation into Kellogg’s death was opened and his remains were turned over to the State Medical Examiner’s office for […]
Alaska State Troopers K9 team responded to mile 91 of the Sterling Highway at 10:03 pm on New Years night after a report of a vehicle off the roadway, AST reported. When they arrived at the scene, the driver, later identified as John A.H. Mccord, afe 22, was spinning his tires actively trying to […]
On December 31st, Troopers responded to a Healy address along the Parks Highway after receiving a call from a person at that location reporting a deceased individual. The caller, a neighbor, reported that they had found 45-year-old Jason Edwards shot to death in the victim’s yard. When troopers arrived and initiated an investigation, it […]