Alaska Man in Custody after Police Say He Cut Off Ankle Monitor, Flew to Hawaii
Anchorage police have arrested a man who they say cut off his ankle monitor before fleeing to Hawaii. According to a department release, police learned around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday that 32-year-old...
View ArticleInjured Portage Trail Hiker Medevaced After Overnight Search
Alaska Air National Guardsmen medevaced a Texas man off a mountain near Whittier early Monday after he got lost on the Portage Trail Sunday, prompting an overnight search-and-rescue effort. According...
View ArticleJuneau Man Arrested in Sister?s Stabbing
A Juneau man is being held on multiple assault charges after Juneau police say he stabbed his sister more than a dozen times Friday afternoon. Court records show the suspect -- 33-year-old Wayne...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Rejects Hearing to Overturn Katie John Case
The State of Alaska's legal fight to end federal management of state waters is over. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the Parnell Administration’s appeal of what is known as the Katie John...
View ArticleJury Selected in Kodiak Coast Guard Murders Trial
A jury was chosen Monday in the murder trial of James Wells, set to begin Tuesday in federal court. Wells faces six charges related to the April 2012 death of two co-workers.
View ArticleA Push for Gender-Neutral City Titles
Proposition 8 would change words like "assemblyman" to "assembly member" and shorten titles like "chairman" to simply "chair."
View ArticleJury Selected in Kodiak Coast Guard Murders Trial
A jury was chosen Monday in the murder trial of James Wells, set to begin Tuesday in federal court. Wells faces six charges related to the April 2012 death of two co-workers. The FBI says James Wells...
View ArticleSenate Finance Committee Proposes Education Funding Increase
The Senate Finance Committee has included an additional $75 million for school district funding for next year in its version of the state operating budget.
View ArticleSenate Finance Committee Proposes Education Funding Increase
The Senate Finance Committee has included an additional $75 million for school district funding for next year in its version of the state operating budget. That’s on top of the $25 million in...
View ArticleEducators Support Bill To Get Rid of High School Exit Exam
Alaska educators are welcoming a push by state lawmakers to get rid of the high-school graduation qualifying exam. With students statewide preparing to take the test in the next three days, educators...
View ArticleEducators Support Bill To Get Rid of High School Exit Exam
Alaska educators are welcoming a push by state lawmakers to get rid of the high-school graduation qualifying exam. With students statewide preparing to take the test in the next three days, educators...
View ArticleAttempt To Overturn Katie John Case In Supreme Court Fails
Reporter Dan Carpenter, Photojournalist Eric Sowl
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Rejects Hearing to Overturn Katie John Case
The State of Alaska's legal fight to end federal management of state waters is over. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the Parnell Administration’s appeal of what is known as the Katie John...
View ArticleAlaskans Rush to Sign Up for Health Care as Deadline Looms
Alaskans who want to sign up for health care under the Affordable Care Act have run out of time -- unless they've started the process. The deadline was midnight Eastern Standard Time, which meant in...
View ArticleFederal Deadline Passes for Alaskans to Sign Up for Health Care
Alaskans who want to sign up for health care under the Affordable Care Act have run out of time -- unless they've started the process.
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