The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers transiting through Canada to and from Alaska to declare any firearms in their possession to a CBSA officer when entering Canada. Failure to declare firearms may result in criminal prosecution in a court of law. Last year, CBSA officers in Western Canada seized 297 undeclared firearms, and […]
Alaska State Troopers have released the name of the victim in the murder case in Excursion Inlet in southeast Alaska. Indicted by a Grand Jury on charges of Murder I, two counts of Murder II, Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide, 53-year-old Mark De Simone is accused of shooting 34-year-old Dulio “Anthony” Rosales to death in a […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed four bills into law Tuesday to boost streamlining and budget efficiency efforts across multiple state agencies. The bills address a number of regulatory and eligibility measures within state government, saving departments money and allowing for greater flexibility in the private sector. “These bills help to maximize state dollars,” said […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Governor Bill Walker’s Rural Affairs Coordinator Paulette Schuerch and Arctic Advisor Craig Fleener joined Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs (DMVA) Bob Doehl and Director of the DMVA’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) Mike O’Hare on a visit to Shishmaref this week. The team […]