JUNEAU, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has declared a state disaster for the 2011 Central Kenai Peninsula windstorms. The declaration authorizes the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) to activate the state’s disaster recovery Public Assistance programs and to request a Federal Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance. The Public Assistance program is designed […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Acting United States Attorney Kevin R. Feldis announced that an Anchorage man and woman were sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for their convictions of drug-trafficking crimes.
December 13, 2011, Anchorage, Alaska – Reaffirming his commitment to keep Alaskan families safe, Governor Sean Parnell today announced his budget proposal will include funding for 15 new Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO), a new State Trooper, and funding to stop the epidemic of domestic violence and sexual assault (DVSA) in Alaska. In 2009, Governor […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Heavy winter weather descended on south-central and the Kenai Peninsula yesterday, causing power outages and hazardous driving conditions. High winds and blowing snow created white-out conditions all along the Seward and Sterling highways south of the city and on the Glenn Highway to the east.