Three people were injured and one perished in a fire at the Spirit of Alaska Lodge at the old “Parks Cannery,” on the west side of Kodiak Island on Thursday. A MayDay was broadcast on VHF channel 16 from the old cannery in Uyak Bay at approximately 4 am Thursday morning reporting the fire, and the Mayor of […]
“I always kept in mind and heart that I was there in the legislature to stand up and represent people in my district who cannot afford to hire a lobbyist.” – Senator Johnny Ellis Today, Senator Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage) announced that he will not seek reelection to the Alaska state legislature. Senator Ellis’ long and […]
June 2, 2016 JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all state flags be lowered tomorrow, Friday, June 3 in honor of Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day. Recognized each year on the anniversary of the 1942 Japanese attack on Alaska, Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day honors military personnel who served and died defending our country, and the […]
Following the death of the Fairbanks teen who was shot during a large party on Drake Street in Fairbanks, the juvenile who was previously remanded to the McLaughlin Youth Center has been waved out of the juvenile justice system and is now being prosecuted as an adult, the Alaska State Troopers revealed on Wednesday. Troopers […]