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.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska-In an effort to highlight the need to stay safe on the roads this holiday season, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich and National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator (NHTSA) David Strickland will join journalism students from Palmer’s Colony High School Saturday in a campaign to combat drunk and distracted driving.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today announced the “#MyAKTree†holiday campaign, inviting Alaskans to share pictures of their household Christmas trees on her Facebook page and via her Twitter account.
Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has directed the Department of Law to join litigation recently filed by Alaska resident John Sturgeon. The suit seeks to limit federal regulations over state-owned navigable waters that run through national parks and preserves within Alaska.