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Lt. Governor’s office explains why he waited to tell Alaska of voter registration hack

CrimeDecember 5, 2020

Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer waited five weeks before alerting Alaskans that the state’s voter registration system had been hacked back in October, exposing sensitive information of 113,000 Alaskans. One day after releasing this information, his office answered

Retired Lieutenant General to Alaska: Biden is coming for our guns

CrimeNovember 30, 2020

With every passing day it appears more likely Joe Biden will become our next president. From the illegal vote counting, vote harvesting, forged ballots and political court rulings against President Trump, it seems democracy has been hijacked by the Left. This

Are Alaska’s Elections Clean?

CrimeNovember 21, 2020

In the wake of this critical moment in history, a stolen presidential election, a nakedly exposed, billionaire-funded socialist revolution, with paid thugs waiting to riot if they do not get their way, and the complicit mainstream media’s role in

Public safety officers: Justice Carney is ‘tone deaf’ to Alaska’s domestic violence crisis

CrimeOctober 28, 2020

Editor’s note: The following op-ed was written by two long-time Alaska State Troopers, a former U.S. marshal and head of the State Troopers, and 25-year veteran of the Alaska Department of Corrections. Their names appear at the end of this article. Susan

Sen. Sullivan addresses abortion, BLM protests, American pride and more

AbortionSeptember 6, 2020

Sen. Dan Sullivan addressed a host of hot-button social issues during a recent campaign stop on Sept. 6. Speaking before about 40 guests during a Sunday breakfast in a Wasilla area home, Sullivan fielded questions from the audience. In addition to addressing

Anchorage set to honor police, before considering restrictions on them

CrimeAugust 24, 2020

In the wake of national and local protests which have included calls to defund and disband police departments, the Anchorage Assembly is set to establish Aug. 15 as the annual ‘Back the Blue Day.’ A resolution to this effect is being sponsored by every

Anchorage must figure out details before buying homeless properties

CrimeAugust 11, 2020

The increase in homelessness in Anchorage and the corona virus pandemic have sparked two crises that, paradoxically, have also produced unprecedented offers of government and private funds to address the homeless problem. That’s the good news. The bad news

Anchorage rally aims to mobilize fight against sex trafficking, child slavery

CrimeJuly 28, 2020

Human sex trafficking, including abuse perpetrated on minors has become an international scourge that has left its mark on Alaska. July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and a group called Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) is sponsoring

Mayor’s latest emergency order again treats Anchorage churches as non-essential

CrimeJuly 22, 2020

Update from editor: While the actual text of Mayor Berkowitz’s latest emergency order makes no mention of churches or religious exemptions, his legal department clarified on July 23 that churches will be allowed to operate under a previous order which

4th day of public testimony set for Anchorage mayor’s hotly contested homeless project

CrimeJuly 17, 2020

Enormous public outcry over Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s plan to set up government-run homeless shelters in several Anchorage neighborhoods has spanned three days and will continue on Tuesday, July 21. Assembly members have already listened to scores of upset

Crime