Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks Police continue to seek 31-year-old Michael Lorenz, and 35-year-old Cody Ladig, two escapees from the North Star Center, a halfway house in the Fairbanks Correctional system. 35-year-old Ladig walked away from the minimum security facility on Thursday of last week. Lorenz left the facility on Saturday night. Ladig was to […]
The stay requested by the State of Alaska in the case of the same-sex marriage ban in the state, filed Thursday, was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. The announcement by the Supreme Court cam just a minute after the temporary stay requested by the state and granted by the 9th Court of […]
U.S. Senator Mark Begich issued a statement Tuesday following a briefing by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control (CDC) on the response to the Ebola outbreak and Alaska’s ability to respond to and prevent the spread of the disease. “Though an outbreak in Alaska is highly unlikely, I know that Alaskans are concerned about Ebola—especially […]
Anchorage, Alaska – In August, Governor Sean Parnell called for an expanded investigation into allegations of fraud in the Alaska National Guard. Wednesday, the governor announced that a team of three auditors from the National Guard Bureau has arrived in Alaska to determine the adequacy and management of federal resources handled by the Alaska National […]