Troopers are asking for assistance from the public in locating a Kobuk man who is charged with multiple Sexual Assault charges. A warrant was issued for the man’s arrest on June 1st. Authorities have been seeking to arrest 53-year-old Clifton R. Sun since charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor I, Sexual Assault I, Sexual […]
JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker Monday signed into law Senate Bill 91, an historic reform of the state’s criminal justice system. The law advances data-driven, research-based policies to reduce recidivism, enhance public safety and curb corrections spending. It is projected to reduce the state’s prison population by 13 percent by 2024, saving the state $380 million. Governor […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) is launching a pilot program to improve passing lanes through the use of “differential” speed limits on the Seward Highway Mile 60-65 (Hope Junction to the top of Turnagain Pass). Differential speed limits maintain the normal speed limit in the left (fast) lane, […]
A report of an injured hiker prompted Girdwood-based Highway patrol troopers to respond to the Portage Valley RV Campground on Saturday evening. At 4:17 pm, patrol troopers responded to the campground and initiated an investigation into the injured hiker and found that 21-year-old Jacob Colby James of Anchorage had hiked upstream to a hollowed out […]