U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) Friday welcomed a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. The court’s decision both dismissed and rejected claims from Lower 48 environmental groups while reaffirming FERC’s […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to an address in Nikiski just after midnight on Friday after receiving report of a previous domestic violence assault and opened an investigation. The investigation at the scene found that 24-year-old Joshua C. Crouse had assaulted a family member and additionally damaged property. An armed Crouse fled the scene into the […]
Alaska State Troopers received a call requesting a welfare check on Jeryl Bates in Nikiski on Tuesday night and responded to the residence at 9:02 pm. When they arrived, they would find Bates deceased inside the home. A preliminary investigation would uncover evidence that the death was suspicious in nature and the Alaska Bureau of […]
State and Wildlife troopers on the Kenai Peninsula responded to the Nikiski North Star Elementary School at 9:38 am on Thursday to establish and maintain security after the school staff there reported receiving a threatening phone call. Immediately after the report, the school was put into “Stay Put” status and a preliminary investigation into the […]