JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker Thursday named Walt Monegan the new Commissioner for the Department of Public Safety. Mr. Monegan will replace current DPS Commissioner Gary Folger, who will retire at the end of May to focus on his health. Commissioner Folger served the state for more than 30 years. “I want to thank Commissioner […]
On Thursday, Alaska’s governor, Bill Walker released his 201 State of the Budget Address to the people of Alaska at the end of session. Walker made known his proposal to balance the state budget with a combination of new taxes as well as oil tax reforms. The governor said that his administration considered both a […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – In February 2016, investigators with the Alaska State Troopers Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit in the Mat-Su (SDEU-MatSu) began an investigation into the importation and sale of heroin into Alaska from Portland Oregon. SDEU was able to identify the suspect as Rodney J. Anderson, 53 of Portland, Oregon. On April 14, 2016, just after […]
Statewide) — From Alaska’s southern reaches north to Fairbanks and points beyond, word has it that bears are waking and starting to move. And that can mean only one thing: It’s time for Alaskans to assume their best “bear aware” behavior. “We had a report the other day of a grizzly out around Nordale Road,” […]