Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday to suspend an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium, citing Washington’s “unfriendly actions”. It also claimed the United States was unable “to ensure the implementation of its obligations to utilize surplus weapons-grade plutonium”. The deal, initially signed in 2000 and renewed in 2010, […]
Alaska State Troopers are asking the public for information on the whereabouts of a Palmer man who escaped hospital staff after being arrested following a lengthy traffic stop on several moving violations on Thursday morning, the trooper dispatch divulged. Troopers attempted to pull over a black Oldsmobile near the Vienna Woods access road on the […]
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers transiting through Canada to and from Alaska to declare any firearms in their possession to a CBSA officer when entering Canada. Failure to declare firearms may result in criminal prosecution in a court of law. Last year, CBSA officers in Western Canada seized 297 undeclared firearms, and […]
Alaska State Troopers reported Thursday that search warrants, issued after the May 1 contact with a Kenai driver and his passenger, resulted in further drug and weapons charges. On May 1, 25-year-old Justin Vinzant of Kenai, and his passenger, 34-year-old Dalton Cullen of Soldotna were pulled over in a traffic stop by troopers near Alex Drive […]