Four sought in border agent's shooting
Federal officials in Arizona announced that they were seeking four more defendants in the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and that the FBI was offering a $1-million reward to...
View ArticleFairbanks Police Arrest Man in Woman's Beating Death
Fairbanks police have arrested a 57-year-old man on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a woman from injuries sustained in a June 27 beating.According to a Fairbanks Police...
View ArticleSen. Mark Begich Calls for State Disaster Declaration over failed Western...
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, is calling on Gov. Sean Parnell, R-Alaska, to declare a fisheries disaster in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, where king salmon runs are some of the weakest on record. In a...
View ArticleAlaska Senators Plan to Examine Energy Costs
A group of state senators plans to meet Wednesday in Anchorage to discuss ways to reduce gas and heating fuel prices in Alaska. The group, which includes Sens. Bill Wielechowski, Joe Thomas and...
View ArticleNavy Searching Records for WWII Bombs off Kodiak
The U.S. Navy wants to know what lies beneath the waters near Kodiak Island.The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports the search will be for any World War II-era unexploded ammunition that was dumped or dropped...
View ArticleKentucky Man Charged with Sexual Assault in Fox, Alaska
A 23-year-old Kentucky man is accused of sexually assaulting an acquaintance while the two were house-sitting at a home in Fox north of Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...
View ArticleChevrolet steps up promotions to boost sagging market share
Chevrolet will allow buyers to return their cars for a full refund as long as they have less than 4,000 miles driven and no damage.The offer is part of a new marketing program that includes no-haggle...
View ArticleIn Libya, diverse coalition has edge over Islamists in elections
TRIPOLI, Libya — The main street in Misurata remains shot to pieces. In Tripoli's Janzour suburb, displacement camps dot the landscape. Yet Libya, site of the Arab world's most violent revolution last...
View ArticleFirefighter Crew Headquarters Target of Burglary
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a burglary that took place over the weekend at the Palmer headquarters of two state wildfire suppression crews. State Division of Forestry officials say...
View ArticleSouth Korea broadcasters keep up strike for media independence
SEOUL- More than five months into a bitter strike, hundreds of employees at leading South Korean broadcasters are still off the job, not because of bread-and-butter issues such as pay or job security,...
View ArticleCongressmen want answers from Air Force on ongoing F-22 incidents
Recent incidents with the Air Force's fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter jets have prompted fresh questions by two members of Congress looking for answers on the oxygen problems that have plagued the...
View ArticleArctic drilling: Groups challenge Shell oil spill response plans
SEATTLE -- In an effort to hold oil companies to a higher standard in the Arctic Ocean, a coalition of conservation groups announced Monday that they are suing to challenge the federal government's...
View Article2 Alaska Airmen Receive Bronze Star Medal at JBER
On Monday, two Alaska-based airmen received the prestigious Bronze Star Meal at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Colonel Brian Duffy, JBER's 673d Air Base Wing Commander, presented the medals, which...
View ArticleWasilla Man Severely Injured in Parks Highway Rollover
A Wasilla man was severely injured in a single-vehicle rollover on the Parks Highway early Tuesday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers.Troopers from the Bureau of Highway Patrol responded at...
View ArticleAnchorage Assembly Considers Expanding No-Smoking Zones
The Anchorage Assembly plans to introduce an ordinance at its July 10 meeting that would expand the area around city buildings where you can't smoke.Currently, smoking is not allowed near 20 feet of...
View ArticleHuman Remains Found in Burned Cabin in Hope
Human remains were found in a burned cabin in Hope, according to Alaska State Troopers.Troopers say the remains have been sent to the state medical examiner's office for positive identification and an...
View ArticleMoravian Children's Home Structures Deteriorate, But Memories Remain
The Moravian Children's Home, near the village of Kwethluk, has a long history in Western Alaska.Moravian missionaries established the home in 1926, and it soon reached capacity with nearly 50...
View ArticleMissing Delta Junction Man's Car Found Near Tanana River
A missing Delta Junction man's car was found Monday night on a bluff overlooking the Tanana River, according to Alaska State Troopers.AST spokesperson Beth Ipsen said in a Tuesday statement that...
View ArticleMt. Marathon Searchers Navigating Treacherous Terrain
It's been roughly a week since the annual Mt. Marathon race in Seward and searchers say there are still no sign of 66 year old Michael LeMaitre.Another man is still in the hospital in critical...
View ArticleAssembly Approves West Anchorage District Plan
In a 10-1 vote, the Anchorage Assembly approved the West Anchorage District Plan on Tuesday night. The plan has stirred up a lot of controversy in the community since it includes a potential land swap...
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