On 09/04/2026 at approximately 1855 hours, Alaska State Troopers (AST) received a report from a juvenile who stated that her grandmother, Sheryl M. Howe, 52, of Anchor Point, had left her home alone. The juvenile reported seeing drugs and a firearm on Howe’s bed. AST responded to the residence and served a search warrant. During […]
“Without congressional action to reverse the SNAP cuts, children will lose critical food benefits that help families keep hunger at bay.” Millions of children across the United States are at risk of losing access to free school meals due to the unprecedented federal nutrition aid cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law last summer. The 2025 Republican budget law enacted the largest […]
On September 7, 1952, the Canadian Pacific coastal liner SS Princess Kathleen met disaster at Point Lena, near Juneau, Alaska. The 369-foot passenger vessel ran aground during severe weather and ultimately slipped from the rocks and sank in the waters of Lynn Canal. Remarkably, more than 400 passengers and crew escaped without loss of life. […]
On Thursday, just before 3 pm, Alaska Wildlife Troopers (AWT) observed a white pickup truck in the ditch near the intersection of Swanson River Road and Jacobson Avenue. Troopers contacted the driver, identified as 50-year-old Jason Daniels, and observed signs consistent with alcohol impairment. Daniels was asked to perform standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs), which […]