Girl Finds Video Recorder in Glennallen High Locker Room
A boy attending Glennallen High School has been disciplined by school officials for placing a video recorder in the girl's locker room. Alaska State Troopers say the boy's iPod was discovered before...
View ArticleWasilla Man Owes $58,000 After Social Security Fraud Conviction
A Wasilla man has been sentenced to five years probation and ordered to repay nearly $58,000 after frequently collecting his father’s social security payments. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ralph...
View ArticleAccuser Takes Stand in O'Connor Rape Trial
Reporter Mallory Peebles/Photographer Rick Schleyer
View ArticleFund The Future Winner: Karina Catalone
All her life, Karina Catalone has been singing sweet tunes. Even though she's only 17 years old, the soft spoken young woman is on a path to do great things A honor student at Mt. Edgecumbe in...
View ArticleBP Lauds Oil Tax Reform As August Referendum Looms
British oil giant BP says oil tax reform in Alaska has made a difference in the scale and pace of the company's activities on the North Slope. The announcement comes just six months before voters...
View ArticleHouse Lawmakers Grill State's 10-Year Budget Plan
Members of the House Finance Committee grilled state budget officials Monday on how realistic their 10-year budget plan is. Gov. Sean Parnell's budget office drafted a 10-year plan as a planning...
View ArticleMatsu Silver Salmon Decision at Board of Fisheries
Reporter Rebecca Palsha, Photojournalist Eric Sowl The commercial fishing footage used was of the Cook Inlet Set Net Fishery which is also impacted by the Boards decision.
View ArticleSochi 2014: Accommodations Won't Medal, But They'll Do
For those that love excess, glamor and first-class accommodations, Sochi might now be the place for you. In a games where some are reporting no electricity, no plumbing, and even no door handles,...
View ArticleFootball Field Feud: Neighbors, District Battle Over South High Stadium
A battle over a state-funded construction project has again pitting the Anchorage School District against a school’s surrounding neighbors. At Monday night's meeting the Planning and Zoning...
View ArticleStudents Lobby Lawmakers to End High School Exit Exam
In his “State of the State” address last month, Governor Sean Parnell asked lawmakers to consider replacing the state’s High School Graduation Qualifying Examination with the SAT, ACT or the...
View ArticleAlleged Rape Victims Describes Attack by Former City Safety Volunteer
It's been nearly three years since Dwight O'Connor picked up a hitchhiking woman who is now accusing him of rape in court. On Monday, the victim was cross examined by the defense, who put into...
View ArticleAlakanuk Teen?s Leg Shooting Self-Inflicted, Troopers Say
Alaska State Troopers say an Alakanuk teenager accidentally shot himself in his leg while walking along the Yukon River Thursday night, receiving minor injuries. While a Saturday dispatch had reported...
View ArticleSpoiler Alert: Kikkan Randall Competes in Sochi Cross-Country Sprints
Anchorage Olympian Kikkan Randall missed a medal opportunity at the Sochi Winter Olympics Tuesday, knocked out of the cross-country sprint quarterfinals by an agonizing five-hundredths of a second....
View ArticleProposal Could Segregate Some Teen Offenders in Adult Prisons
Lawmakers in Juneau are considering a proposal that could give a break to juveniles convicted as adults of crimes. Currently, offenders who are 16 or 17 and convicted as adults serve in the prison's...
View ArticleGrayling Man?s Death Under Investigation by Troopers
The death of a Grayling man whose body was discovered in a local home is under investigation by Alaska State Troopers. According to a Monday AST dispatch, troopers were informed at about 12:20 p.m....
View ArticleSochi Olympics Schedule Busy as Visitors Learn Venues
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games are officially in full swing. As of Monday night a total of 14 gold medals have been awarded, with two of those going to Americans -- and more in store. With two days...
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