In a press conference today, Alaska’s Governor Dunleavy announced that the first confirmed case of Novel Coronavirus has been reported in the state. According to Dunleavy the patient is a foreign traveler who self-monitored and called ahead to doctors and was immediately assessed. The patient was transiting through Alaska on an unnamed cargo flight. […]
JUNEAU – A large bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would maintain apprenticeship standards and override potential regulations from the administration. The introduction of House Bill 301 follows the news that the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is continuing to consider regulations undermining apprenticeship. HB 301 would ensure that apprenticeship […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Approximately 900 Air and Army National Guardsmen from 15 states are set to participate in Exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 across the state of Alaska, from Feb. 20 to March. 7. Arctic Eagle 2020 is a statewide exercise involving national, state and local agencies designed to provide opportunities for participants […]
Alaska State Troopers located a lost 60-year-old motorist by her cellphone then arrested her on DUI charges afterward, AST reported. On Wednesday night at approximately 9:20 pm, 911 operators received a cellphone call from Debra Krause who told dispatchers that she was lost and stuck in a ditch. She told AST that she believed […]