[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nchorage – Former state legislator Bettye Davis passed away earlier this week at the age of 80. Davis was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska State Senate, the first African American woman to represent Alaskans in each body. She was also a member of the Anchorage School Board and […]
A former Ohio judge was jailed after the body of his estranged wife was discovered in the driveway dead from stab wounds. Lance Mason was taken to a hospital before being jailed after he crashed his vehicle into a patrol car as he was fleeing the scene. It was reported that the stabbing in the driveway of […]
Anchorage – Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) will be honored Tuesday in Washington D.C. by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a legislative career working on behalf of Alaska’s foster youth. Rep. Gara was nominated for a 2018 Adoption Excellence Award by long-time Alaska foster youth advocate Amanda Metivier, who founded the foster […]
WASHINGTON D.C.— The Alaska Delegation recently joined together to urge the Secretary of State to discuss the risks posed by transboundary mining activity during upcoming bilateral meetings between the United States and Canada. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, Congressman Don Young, Governor Bill Walker, and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott sent a letter to Secretary of […]