DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau assisted in the rescue and safe transit of a 400-foot cargo vessel with 12 people aboard during a multiple day operation in the Gulf of Alaska. The Resolve Pioneer, a sea going tug boat based in Dutch Harbor, arrived on scene Saturday and set […]
Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan opened an investigation at 3:30 am Monday morning on the North Tongass Highway after it was reported by the North Tongass Fire Department that an un-occupied, overturned, vehicle was discovered in the ditch at mile 12.6 of the highway. At 10:04 am, troopers contacted the 16-year-old driver of the 2007 Chevy […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker received notification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tuesday that Alaska has been granted an extension to compliance with the REAL ID Act until June 6, 2017. Governor Walker requested the extension and informed DHS of his intention to introduce legislation that removes barriers to the REAL ID Act […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a death at the Caswell Lakes subdivision in Willow at 7:20 am on Sunday and found 41-year-old Elizabeth Foster deceased at the residence, the trooper dispatch reported on Monday. Troopers say that they are treating the incident as a homicide and have taken a 14-year-old into custody. […]