(PALMER, Alaska) – Various search and rescue volunteer organizations in Alaska are participating in a large scale training event May 29-31, 2015. Approximately 150 SAR volunteers will gather at the Palmer Fairgrounds to practice their interoperability and hone their skills. The three-day Alaska Wilderness Interagency Search Exercise is sanctioned by the Department of Public Safety. […]
Announcing on its radio station on Tuesday, the Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the Sunday attack at the Draw Muhammad art event at the Curtis Culwell Center, saying that “Two of the soldiers of the caliphate executed an attack on an art exhibit in Garland, Texas, and this exhibit was portraying negative pictures […]
Police are searching the Phoenix apartment of a man they say was involved in the shooting attack on Sunday at the American Freedom Defense Initiative event that took place at the Curtis Culwell Center, wounding one officer, Bruce Joiner, in the ankle. Both gunmen, outfitted in body armor, were shot and killed by a Garland […]
More than 500 student athletes will gather April 16–18 at the Alaska Airlines Center for the 45th Annual NYO Games Alaska. Athletes and teams in grades 7-12 from schools throughout the state will demonstrate their strength, agility and skill in traditional Alaska Native contests, including the One-Foot High Kick, Wrist Carry and Seal Hop, among […]