A Chickaloon man was arrested on Assault III&IV and Reckless Endangerment charges after a confrontation with rafters rafting down the Chickaloon River on Monday afternoon. According to the trooper report, a four-raft group with Nova River Rafters was rafting the river on Monday, when one of the rafts hit an underwater object and dumped the […]
All lanes on the Seward Highway are currently open following snarls that closed down northbound traffic and slowed southbound traffic to a crawl as motorists were subject to pilot cars that lead them through the McHugh Creek fire area on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the fire that raged just south of Anchorage, expanded quickly in size […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker announced Tuesday the appointment of Department of Administration Commissioner Sheldon Fisher to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees today. The six-member board sets policy for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, and manages the assets of the Permanent Fund and other funds designated by law, including the Alaska Mental […]
KLAWOCK—Governor Bill Walker signed into law Tuesday a bill designed to meet the growing demand for timber in southeast Alaska—after the lack of federal timber threatened the industry’s survival in the state. Senate Bill 32, which also expands the Department of Natural Resources’ authority to respond to communities hardest hit by fuel prices, passed the […]