Kodiak, AK – Koniag is excited to welcome Great Northern Engineering (GNE) to its Energy and Water business sector. Based in Palmer, GNE is a well-established engineering firm whose clients and projects range from the North Slope to Anchorage. Koniag Chairman & CEO Ron Unger said, “Great Northern Engineering has an established track record of excellence […]
On Wednesday night at 8:15 pm, troopers with the Criminal Suppression Unit in Wasilla pulled over a vehicle on Old Matanuska Road in a traffic stop that resulted in a passenger being arrested on warrants. Troopers made contact with a front seat passenger, who feigned autism in an effort to avoid arrest. But, unfortunately for […]
It was early this month that the Trooper’s Palmer Criminal Suppression Unit began a full-time investigation into the rash of thefts from vehicles at trailheads in the Mat-Su Valley. Then, on January 29th, troopers on patrol observed a woman near the Crevasse Moraine parking lot looking into vehicles. AST made contact with the female, who […]
Alaska State Troopers, on Monday released the names of the trooper and Wasilla Police Department officer involved in the Christmas Day officer-involved shooting that injured a Palmer suspect who opened fire on them during a response to a shots-fired call at just after midnight. The identities of the two enforcement personnel were revealed as Trooper […]
A Palmer woman claiming the need for medical attention caused a disturbance twice on Saturday night was arrested to await arraignment after police were called on two occasions, once at Mat-Su Regional, then by EMS after a second call, troopers report. Troopers were called to the hospital by staff for a disturbance at just before […]
A tsunami warning was issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer following a heavy earthquake with a preliminary magnitude assessment of 7.5 that occurred 55 miles southeast of Sandpoint at 12:55 pm on Monday afternoon. The depth of the quake was at 25 miles along the Aleutian megathrust and occurred on the […]
Anchorage police say they have arrested three teens in the ongoing robbery investigations of the Carrs in Eagle River and Country Valley Store in Palmer and expect further arrests and charges in additional armed robberies in the Anchorage and Mat-Su areas. At 11:38 pm on August 24th, Anchorage police responded to the Carrs in […]
AST revealed on Tuesday that late money night the Valley Country Store became the target of armed robbers who held up the store at just before 11 pm. Palmer police and Alaska State Troopers responded to the establishment at 4715 North Truhk Road at 10:46 pm and interviewed the victims who stated that two […]
At just prior to 7 pm on Sunday evening, Alaska State Troopers began receiving 911 calls reporting an erratic driver traveling northbound on the Glenn Highway near the Knik bridge. The numerous callers stated that a silver vehicle was traveling at high speeds and continuously leaving the roadway. AST initiated a response to the […]