‘Heroic’ Alaska Troopers honored for lifesaving bravery in frigid waters
Alaska State Troopers Garrett Stephens and Nathan Hollenbeck were honored by Gov. Mike Dunleavy for bravely risking their own lives to save two Alaskans from drowning in frigid
Alaska launches statewide ad campaign to boost drug trafficking reports
According to a Dec. 1 announcement about the campaign, Alaska law enforcement seized tens of millions of potentially fatal doses of fentanyl across Alaska last year and made hundreds of
OPINION: Why does Mat-Su have the lowest law enforcement coverage in Alaska?
They rely 100% on the Alaska State Troopers for police protection, and they get the worst coverage in the state by a
Alaska Troopers seeking info on attempted highway murder
The Alaska State Troopers sent out an alert on Nov. 21, seeking information about an attempted murder along the Richardson
Alaska doctor and husband admit to $12.5M fraud scheme
An Anchorage doctor and her husband pled guilty on Nov. 18 to executing a decades-long $12.5 million health care fraud scheme and evading over $4 million in taxes on the
Task force draft proposes Black Lives Matter-type control over Anchorage police
The final draft reflects many of the priorities laid out by radical leftwing groups such as Black Live Matter, which favor "community-controlled policing" in which certain select community members have extensive authority and influence over local police
Kenai man indicted for sex crimes during time as church leader
On Oct. 30, a Kenai grand jury indicted 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt on multiple counts, charging him with sexually abusing four girls between the ages of 5 and 14 who were congregants of Kenai’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Judge blocks investigation of ‘QueerDoc’ group that targets gender-confused Alaska youth
A federal judge has squashed a Dept. of Justice’s attempt to investigate a doctor who claims to have facilitated more transgender services on Alaska youth than any other
Alaska joins national trend in appointing state’s first Solicitor General
Attorney General Stephen J. Cox has appointed Jenna Lorence as Alaska’s first State Solicitor General, a new centralized leadership position created to strengthen the state’s appellate advocacy and ensure consistent, high-quality representation in courts
Palmer postpones ordinance to curtail illegal camping on public property
The hard-left ACLU of Alaska has been drumming up opposition to the ordinance, and celebrated the council members’ decision to put off a final vote until the Oct. 28 city council
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