ANCHORAGE – The PFD Voter Registration ballot initiative group reported that their initiative is more than halfway to its goal after only ten weeks of signature gathering. Last week the group took inventory of signatures gathered, and confirmed that over 16,000 Alaskans have signed on to the PFD Voter Registration initiative. In order for PFD […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker announced new leadership for the Department of Corrections Monday. Walter Monegan III was named Interim Commissioner of the state agency, which oversees the confinement of inmates living in correctional facilities, halfway houses, and community jails across Alaska. This announcement comes in conjunction with the release of Governor Walker’s administrative review […]
Troopers report that they have opened an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old female in the southwest Alaska community of Marshall that occurred on Sunday. Troopers were notified of the death of Marshall resident Crystal Hunter at 2:01 pm on Sunday. St. Marys-based troopers traveled to the community and initated a preliminary investigation into […]
Following an anonymous tip received at 7:31 pm on Sunday, troopers responded to a Sutton residence and contacted two men there. As a result of the tip, the two men were arrested on warrants, troopers report. Troopers contact 53-year-old Doward Cribb and Reececharles R. Freeman, both of Sutton, at an address on Kings River Drive. A […]