(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) last Wednesday announced the release of its 2017 summer schedule. Reservations are now available for booking at FerryAlaska.com, by calling 1-800-642-0066, or visiting ferry terminal staff throughout the system. The AMHS summer schedule covers ferry travel from May through September. In conjunction with the summer schedule, […]
Anchorage — Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) will host a “Restorative Justice Summit” in Anchorage on December 2nd and 3rd. The goal of the summit is to outline new techniques that educators can use to mitigate the number of students disciplined for misbehavior in Alaska’s public schools. The restorative justice blueprint is based on promoting academic […]
Anchorage – This past Saturday was National Adoption Day, held annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Currently, Alaska has the second highest number of youth per capita in the nation waiting for an adoptive home. There are over 700 youth in Alaska’s foster care system that are ready and waiting for adoptive parents. “Foster care […]
Alaska State Troopers reported a crash fatality that occurred near Lucille and Schrock in Wasilla that took place at just after 10 am on Sundaqy. According to the trooper dispatch, 28-year-old Cory J. Johnson was northbound on Lucille Street in a Chevy Trailblazer when he left the roadway and rolled his vehicle into the trees. […]