JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard conducted a rescue of two hunters 15 miles north of Chakachamna Lake near Merrill Pass, August 16, 2023, after receiving the mission request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The first call for assistance came to the AKRCC from a good Samaritan aviator who spotted […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska)—The AMHS 2023/2024 Winter Schedule is now available for reservations. “Thanks to everyone that engaged, gave us feedback and shared important dates with us. We’ve incorporated a great deal of the community feedback we received,” said DOT&PF Commissioner Ryan Anderson. “With this active dialog, we have allocated our resources where they can be most […]
Anchorage, AK— Tuesday, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) in Anchorage. The meeting was productive and focused on ways to improve transportation and infrastructure in rural Alaska. During the meeting, AFN President Julie Kitka emphasized the importance of reliable, affordable, and safe transportation infrastructure for accessing medical care, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Two Arizona men were arrested over the last three weeks on warrants from a federal indictment charging them with trafficking fentanyl to Alaska. According to court proceedings, a federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 18 charging Odarious Shaw, 24, and Corrion James, 25, with allegedly distributing large amounts of fentanyl […]