Alaska State Troopers are once again searching for 38-year-old Fairbanks resident Michael Bracht who fled his Court Approved Third Party Custodian just hours before he was to remand himself to serve his jail term. Bracht had initially escaped from the North Star Center on August 19th of last year. After his escape, Bracht took Fairbanks […]
Governor Bill Walker Tuesday announced the appointment of three new members to his Cabinet. Those include Chris Hladick as Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Commissioner; Ronald Taylor as Department of Corrections Commissioner; and Sam Cotten as Department of Fish and Game Commissioner. Chris Hladick, who will lead the Department of Commerce, Community and […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Tuesday that two inmates at the Anchorage Correctional Complex assaulted a guard in an attempt to escape the jail on Sunday night. According to the trooper dispatch, two inmates lured a correction officer to their cell under the pretext of needing toilet paper late Sunday night. After receiving their toilet […]
Senator Lisa Murkowski has been named chairman of both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee. Murkowski, who served for six years as the senior Republican member on both panels, was unanimously selected by her Republican Senate colleagues to be chairman. “I am deeply honored to be entrusted […]