Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said Thursday a U.N. report on poverty within the country was “ridiculous.” “In our country, the president, members of Congress, governors, mayors, and city council members actively engage on poverty issues every day,” Haley wrote, in a letter to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent […]
An Anchorage man who threatened to shoot his girlfriend and fled police with his girlfriend’s friend in the back of his vehicle was found guilty on multiple charges that included Assault IV, Failure to Stop at the Direction of a Peace Officer, Reckless Driving, Assault III, Unlawful Contact, and Misconduct Involving Weapons III. According to evidence […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, a Sitka Fire Rescue crew, and four good Samaritan crews rescued three adults and three children after their 27-foot cabin cruiser began taking on water near Long Island in Sitka Sound, Tuesday evening. The Jayhawk crew lowered two dewatering pumps to the crews of […]
After reading the article “Canada Criticized by Washington State After Cleanup Exercise,” (June 10, 2018 Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail) I am compelled to write to the “Editor.” The exercise by Canadian response ended with concern by Washington state that Canada is not prepared for an oil spill in a maritime environment. Wow America, that […]