(Ketchikan) — The Ketchikan District Attorney’s Office recently secured convictions in three separate sexual abuse cases. On Feb. 10, Ketchikan Superior Court Judge Katherine Lybrand sentenced 29-year-old Ricky Calvillo for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, and two counts of Indecent Viewing or Production of a Picture. Pursuant […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Thursday introduced legislation that would officially designate North America’s highest mountain as Denali, the name bestowed by Alaska’s Koyukon Athabascans. The bill would require that any reference in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, or other records refer to the mountain as Denali. “In Alaska, it’s Denali,” Senator Murkowski said. “Once you see […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy is pleased to announce bestselling author Alex Epstein as a keynote speaker at the 2025 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that “human flourishing” should be the guiding principle of energy and environmental progress. He is the author of the new […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued eight individuals during four rescue missions in Alaska and Yukon Territory between Jan. 26 and Jan. 31. A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk and a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II, both with 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen (PJs) onboard, responded Jan. […]