Holiday enforcement will focus on safe seatbelt usage, impaired driving, and other safety hazards. November 26, 2019 (ANCHORAGE) – The Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers will conduct focused traffic enforcement efforts on roads and highways around the state to ensure safety this Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers will be enforcing safe seatbelt usage and watching […]
Imagery: Satellite imagery of Hurricane Dorian. Image-NOAA Hurricane Dorian is expected to strengthen into “a major hurricane later today,” the National Hurricane Center said Friday. “Dorian is likely to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane while it moves near the northwestern Bahamas and approaches the Florida peninsula through the weekend,” the center said. Florida Governor Ron […]
July 20, 2018 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska State Troopers want to remind motorists to be especially mindful of safe driving practices and highway laws over this weekend. AST is expecting traffic to be heavy on the Kenai Peninsula due to multiple events drawing people south and increasing traffic. This weekend is the second weekend […]
ANCHORAGE– As part of the Walker-Mallott administration’s efforts to build a Safer Alaska, Governor Bill Walker today directed state troopers to increase enforcement along safety corridors, like Seward Highway and Knik Goose Bay Road, starting this weekend. Additional radar speed signs will also be posted to remind Alaskans to drive and bike safely. “This beefed-up […]