January 5, 2016 ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker today ordered restrictions on executive branch travel and hiring as part of the administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce state spending. This action formalizes what many state departments and agencies have already informally begun to do. Travel and hiring considered essential to protect the life, health and safety of Alaskans […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Residents in and around JBER and Eagle River may hear loud noises created by live-firing of mortars up to 120 millimeters as the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducts a mortar range Jan. 7-14. Residents should expect to hear noises intermittently throughout […]
Alaska State Troopers are asking the public for information on a Palmer man who fled the scene of a traffic accident on Monday evening. Although troopers identified the man as 29-year-old Phillip Duke, they did not provide a description or image of the suspect they are seeking. Troopers responded to the scene of a two-vehicle […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the remains of a woman retrieved from the river off of Rappalla Road in Houston were confirmed to be those of 56-year-old Diana Pittser, who disappeared and was last seen on December 29th. The remains were discovered and recovered on Sunday morning, but, troopers declined to identify those remains as […]