(Anchorage) — Short winter days and a widespread lack of snow for contrast are making moose especially difficult to spot along Alaska roadways, increasing the danger of moose-vehicle collisions. “Without snow on the ground, moose are harder to see and people generally drive faster,” says Palmer Area Wildlife Biologist Todd Rinaldi. Snowy conditions that accompany […]
Almost 400 Talkeetna homes were without power for a time on Thanksgiving day after a vehicle crashed into a power pole at the railroad crossing in Talkeetna early Thursday morning. Linemen with the Matanuska Electric Association did the repairs on the powerlines. Power to additional homes had to be cut to insure the safety of […]
The trial of 47-year-old Teddy K. Smith of Kiana came to a conclusion on Tuesday with the jury finding Smith “guilty” of two counts of Attempted Murder, two counts of Robbery I, two counts of of Theft II and two counts of Assault I after fours of deliberation. The trail that led to the courtroom […]
U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler released the federal sentencing results for 47-year-old Palmer man, Robert Cunningham, who was convicted on six counts of child sexual exploitation crimes on Tuesday. Cunningham received the maximum sentence of 50 years on two counts as well as another 30 years on an additional four counts. His sentences are to run concurrently. […]