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One Succumbs to Cold, One Missing, and One Survives in Chignik Lake Capsize Saturday Afternoon Location of Chignik Lake on Alaska Peninsula. Image-Google Maps AST revealed that five Chignik Lake residents were rescued while one body was recovered and one remains missing after a tragic Saturday afternoon incident there. At 3:16 pm on Saturday afternoon, Fairbanks troopers were alerted that a skiff with three aboard had capsized while transporting a snow machine on its bow after encountering a wave as it transited to the north side of the lake. The small watercraft floated for approximately a ...

Warrant Issued for Wasilla Suspect Who Bludgeoned Girlfriend and Stabbed... Warrant Issued for Wasilla Suspect Who Bludgeoned Girlfriend and Stabbed Mother in the Throat Sunday Night Troopers report that a warrant has been issued and they are actively searching for a Wasilla suspect that escaped arrest after a violent incident that took place on Sunday night on Phenix Avenue in Wasilla. The stabbing incident was called in to troopers at 8:31 pm on December 27th from the Phenix address and troopers responded to the scene to open an investigation into the incident. According to the investigati...

Palmer Suspect Ambushes Troopers, Police during Christmas Domestic Disturbance Call Alaska State Troopers, on Monday released the names of the trooper and Wasilla Police Department officer involved in the Christmas Day officer-involved shooting that injured a Palmer suspect who opened fire on them during a response to a shots-fired call at just after midnight. The identities of the two enforcement personnel were revealed as Trooper Caleb Lloyd and WPD officer Nate Lecours. Both are three-year veterans in their respective agencies. MATCOM received a call from a female caller at 12:23 am on Dec...

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Governor Dunleavy to reorganize the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy has directed the Alaska Department of Law to draft an executive order reorganizing the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services into two distinct executive branch departments: the Alaska Department of Health and the Alaska Department of Family and Community Services. This reorganization will streamline and improve the delivery of critical programs and services while creating more flexibility and responsiveness in both departments resulting in improved outcome...