Anchorage doctor, 67-year-old Clifford Merchant remains in jail on Monday after his arraignment on Sunday. His bail is set at $500,000. Merchant was arrested at the International airport on Saturday, he had reservations to leave the state. Merchant, the majority owner of First Care Medical Centers LLC and a contract doctor in the Providence Alaska […]
Alaska State Troopers in Palmer reported on Thursday that sometime between last week and Wednesday, thieves stole braided aluminum wire from behind the Mat-Su Regional Hospital near the Matanuska Electric Association construction site. The trooper investigation revealed that braided aluminum steel-core wire had “literally been cut from hanging wires off power poles.” Taken were […]
Though Iran has been broadcasting pictures and videos of top state officials and noted foreign dignitaries visiting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the hospital, the health of the man who has held the most powerful post in the Islamic Republic remains unclear. The unusual public relations management of what has been described as a […]
Maude Road in Palmer was the scene of a hi-speed chase yesterday afternoon at 12:13 pm when an Alaska Wildlife Trooper attempted to pull over a white 2009 Dodge pickup that was observed speeding at 73 mph in a 35 mph zone. With siren and lights going, the trooper attempted to stop the speeding vehicle […]