Rep. Fields: ‘This outcome saves money and will help make Alaska safe’ JUNEAU – Thursday, Department of Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom informed the House State Affairs Committee that the state is canceling a plan to spend millions of dollars to send nearly 500 prisoners to Outside, private facilities. The department also announced a plan […]
Alaska State Troopers are asking the public for any information in locating 42-year-old Audrey Swartzentruber, last seen walking toward Anchorage from Palmer on December 16th.. Anyone with information is asked to contact Alaska State Troopers in Palmer at (907) 352-5401.
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Wednesday that the unborn child of one of three victims shot in a violent incident on December 5th in the Hollywood/Sylvan neighborhood has died. That resulted in a Palmer grand jury indicting six suspects on the further charge of Murder of an Unborn Child. Prior charges included Attempted Murder […]
Palmer facility could open soon, employing Alaskans, if DOC followed Legislature’s order ANCHORAGE – A House State Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday revealed for the first time that the Department of Corrections could have opened an existing facility in Palmer for less money than the Legislature appropriated but instead decided to move forward with a […]