The trooper dispatch revealed the identities of the officers involved in the shooting incident that took place early Sunday morning. In that incident, suspect, Almando Abarca, was wounded in the shoulder after a car chase and exchange of gunfire. The officers were identified as Trooper Christopher Havens and Palmer Police Department officer Antonio Aldesperger. On Sunday morning, […]
RCC was contacted and a chopper was launched after paramedics with the Butte Fire Department found they could not reach the scene of a climbing accident on Pioneer Peak on Tuesday night, the trooper dispatch revealed on Wednesday. Palmer-based troopers were notified that climber, 23-year-old Shawnee Whitehorse of Palmer had fallen and “had an ice […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – U.S. Army Alaska Thursday issued a commanding general policy letter prohibiting Alaska-based soldier attendance at marijuana, cannabis or hemp fairs, festivals, conventions and similar events. These types of events typically involve, but are not limited to, promoting the use of marijuana and disseminating information on the […]
JUNEAU, Alaska— The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Alaska a $500,000 grant to expand employment services offered to incarcerated individuals. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development will operate Job Centers within Hiland Mountain Correctional Center and Goose Creek Correctional Center. Hundreds of inmates will have access to career services inside to prepare […]