(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) released its 2019-20 winter schedule today. Reservations are now available for booking at FerryAlaska.com, by calling the AMHS Reservations Center at 1-800-642-0066, or by visiting ferry terminals throughout the ferry system. The AMHS winter schedule covers ferry travel from Oct. 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020. When compiling the […]
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign ended on Labor Day with 1,186 citations issued (ANCHORAGE) – This year’s annual anti-DUI campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, a national high-visibility enforcement effort, ended earlier this week with 62 DUI arrests made and 1,186 citations issued. This year’s campaign ran from Aug. 14 through Sept. […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard member assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur was found deceased inside his home in Valdez on Saturday. Deceased is Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Frankie Lopez, a 23-year-old male from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lopez was discovered by Valdez police officers late Saturday evening, who pronounced the individual […]
AMHS is unable to meet requirements for U.S. Customs in Prince Rupert. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is ending service to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, effective Oct. 1, 2019. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is requiring AMHS to secure a Canadian law enforcement presence to protect CBP’s personnel in Prince […]
