The search for missing Juneau hiker 48-year-old Sharon Buis, who was reported missing late Saturday night at the trailhead of the Mount Roberts trail continues into its third day today, still with no clue as to her whereabouts. Buis was reported missing at 10:14 PM on Saturday after she failed to meet a companion that […]
The Funny River Fire on the Kenai Peninsula continued to grow on Sunday, now covering over 240 square miles on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. In response to the fire’s rapid growth near populated areas, the order went out during the late afternoon to begin evacuating areas threatened by the massive blaze. The campground at Lower Skilak […]
In a memorandum to Gary Folger, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, dated May 22, 2014, Alaska’s Governor Sean Parnell directed to Department of Public Safety to pay the health insurance premiums for the survivors of DPS employees killed in the line of duty. The health insurance premiums will be paid for the […]
Alaska will join 26 other states and move to the central issuance format for IDs, drivers licenses, and permits beginning in June of this year, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Beginning next month, all new issues, and renewals will be issued a temporary card that is good for a period of 60 days […]