ANCHORAGE, AK—Corporate interest groups filed appeals Monday seeking to overturn a DNR decision that reserved water for wild salmon in a stream in Upper Cook Inlet. The appeals came in response to an October 7 decision by DNR to grant a water reservation on Middle Creek – a tributary to the Chuitna River – to […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs renewed a transportation grant in the amount of $250,000 to the State of Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation options to veterans residing in five rural areas who need to travel to health care services. “Last fiscal year, this grant reached out to more […]
The Anchorage drug dealer, and leader of a mail theft ring, was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison, U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler announced today. Jonathan Ortiz Escalante, also known as “Superman,” was sentenced on 16 counts of Fraud, Drug Distribution, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, by Chief United States […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker joined Alaskans in mourning the recent loss of Alaska First Lady Michael Margaret Stewart, the former wife of Alaska Governor Steve Cowper. “Donna and I send our most heartfelt condolences to the Stewart and Cowper families for the loss of someone who has touched so many lives. Donna and I […]