The trooper dispatch revealed on Monday that an Anchorage grand jury indicted two south-central men on Felony Importation charges following an incident early last month. It was on November 3rd that the Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team (WAANT) “contacted two individuals flying on local air carrier from Anchorage to Pilot Station after having received […]
WASHINGTON DC – Governor Bill walker testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday on the implementation of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980. During his testimony, Governor Walker provided the committee with the state’s perspective on the Act’s impacts, and talked about Alaska’s need to be self-sufficient […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate begins to take a series of votes to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke on the Senate floor to lay out how the ACA is drastically harming the people of Alaska. Senator Murkowski referred to specific examples from Alaskans, including families, […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR returned to homeport in Kodiak on Sunday after nearly four months away. The SPAR crew’s patrol included stops in: Juneau, for the Coast Guard 17th District Buoy Tender Roundup; Seattle, for emergency dry dock repair to the hull; and Los Angeles for a scheduled […]