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 […]
Legislation would make Alaska safe and invest resources locally ANCHORAGE – State lawmakers are pushing back against the Dunleavy Administration’s effort to send Alaska inmates to private prisons in the Lower 48. New legislation sponsored by Rep. Zack Fields (D-Anchorage) would remove the ability of the Department of Corrections commissioner to incarcerate prisoners in out-of-state […]
On Tuesday, US Marshals with the Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, Alaska State Troopers and Palmer Police took Alexie Michael, age 65, into custody on a five-count warrant issued for Sexual Assault-Penetrate Without Consent. Troopers began looking for Michael on November 6th, when a $50,000 warrant was issued for his arrest. He had fled […]
A driver traveling near the Palmer High School reported to troopers that he and his son had been shot at while driving in their vehicle late Sunday afternoon. Other witnesses verified the incident and provided vehicle and suspect descriptions. Palmer police, along with state and wildlife troopers responded to the scene to attempt to locate […]