FAIRBANKS – Governor Bill Walker signed HB 105 into law Tuesday, which will allow the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to pursue options other than trucking liquefied natural gas from the North Slope to provide low-cost energy to Interior residents. Governor Walker signed the bill during a luncheon hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of […]
The Alutiiq Museum has been officially recognized by the State of Alaska as a Natural and Cultural History Repository. The designation certifies that the museum maintains the highest standard of professional practice and is an appropriate place for the long-term care of Alaska’s patrimony. The Alutiiq Museum is the first repository in Alaska to achieve […]
An Alaska State Trooper Special Crimes Investigation Unit investigation into sex trafficking has concluded with the arrest of 31-year-old Mark Daniel Alexander in Nevada, the trooper dispatch reports. Investigators with the Special Crimes Unit initiated their investigation in January when an observant trooper on a “traffic contact” saw “suspicious activity” which led investigators to research […]
After five years, the last of three men convicted of killing 23-year-old Harvey Albright in August of 2010 has been sentenced for Murder II in Superior Court on Monday. Carl Leedom was sentenced to 55 years in prison in Anchorage court after pleading guilty to Murder II in a February plea deal that vacated six other […]