Fort-Richardson News

Incoming U.S. Army Alaska commander Maj. Gen. Michael Garrett, right, takes the U.S. Army Alaska flag from Lt.

Three-time felon Murville Lampkin, 39, spent nearly half his adult life in prison.

Republicansfrom the late-Rep. Carl Gatto's district in Palmer have sent the governor the names of three potential candidates to serve out the remainder of his term.A A A A A A A A A A A Hughes had earlier filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, signaling her intention to run for Gatto's seat and was a busy stay-at-home mom and later became ... (more)

Chugiak's Rod Perry poses aboard one of his old sleds. Perry, who competed in the first Iditarod in 1973, recently wrote a book about the challenges faced by early mushers and founders of "The Last Great Race." Perry, who ran the original race in 1973, recently published his first-hand account of the trials and tribulations faced by the race's ... (more)

A 1977 East High graduate, Agron retired Feb. 10 as U.S. Army Alaska chief of staff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. As a boy, Agron's father, Alfredo, brought him to watch mock battles at Fort Richardson.