2Your Health: Providence Alaska joins national veterans care program
It's a mission to help those who have served in the military receive care as they near the end of their lives. Providence Health & Services in Alaska recently partnered with the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleHeavy rain, flooding lead to partial road closure in Kodiak
Police in Kodiak are advising motorists against unnecessary travel as weather conditions deteriorate Tuesday night. Traveling on the roads has become hazardous due to heavy rain, road flooding, and a...
View ArticlePhone fraudsters target Alaska USA Federal Credit Union card holders, police...
Fraudsters have added Alaska USA Federal Credit Union cardholders to the list of Anchorage residents targeted by fake automated messages, Anchorage Police said Tuesday. Police say they have received...
View ArticleUPDATE: Kowalke sworn in as new Mat-Su Borough Assembly member
UPDATE: Randall Kowalke was sworn in as a Mat-Su Borough Assembly Member Tuesday evening after officials decided to deny the election contest filed by defeated incumbent Doyle Holmes. "The Assembly...
View ArticleAnchorage Assembly approves changes to city tax cap
Anchorage Assemblymembers have approved a change to the way the citys tax cap is calculated. An ordinance introduced by Assembly Member Elvi Gray-Jackson will use total taxes collected in 2015 as the...
View ArticleJourney begins for Capitol Christmas Tree cut down today in Alaska
For the past year, thousands of people have driven by milepost 15 on the Seward Highway without knowing that a very special spruce stood just a few feet away. On Tuesday, it was the center of...
View ArticlePolice: Van was traveling through green light when it struck, killed woman
NOON UPDATE: Anchorage police say a van was traveling through a green light at the intersection of West 5th Avenue and A Street when it struck and killed a pedestrian at about 9:45 a.m. today. The...
View ArticleTrooper involved in Saturday death of Sterling man identified
UPDATE Oct. 28: Alaska State Troopers identified Trooper John King, stationed at the Soldotna trooper post as the officer who shot 49-year-old Jon Ployhar Saturday. King has been employed with the...
View ArticleState lawmaker considers plan to raise minimum student requirement for schools
A state lawmaker is proposing an increase to the minimum number of students required to make all schools eligible for state funding. Currently, schools in Alaska must have at least 10 students...
View ArticleIt's going to be a spine-chilling Halloween, folks!
While it has been a pleasant autumn for the most part, there is going to be a chill in the air just in time for Halloween so trick-or-treaters should wear some warmer clothing. While temperatures have...
View ArticlePolice seek help locating teen last seen leaving Eagle River on foot
Anchorage police are asking for public help in finding a teenage boy who has been missing for a week, officials wrote in a press release Wednesday. Cole Britton, 16, was last seen leaving Eagle River...
View ArticlePOLICE: Man, 35, wanted on child sex abuse charges; is avoiding arrest
Anchorage police are asking for public help to locate an Anchorage man who is wanted on charges related to sexual abuse of a minor and is actively avoiding arrest, police wrote in a press release...
View ArticleWalker unveils proposal that would overhaul state spending, Permanent Fund
JUNEAU Gov. Bill Walker's administration is looking at leveraging the Alaska Permanent Fund to help spin-off funds that could be put toward the state budget. Details haven't been finalized. But a...
View ArticlePreteens questioned as suspects in Sitka cemetery vandalism
Authorities in a southeast Alaska town say preteen boys and girls have been questioned as suspects in a vandalism spree targeting a 200-year-old Russian Orthodox a's and Alaska Native cemetery....
View ArticleLeader of mail theft ring, nicknamed 'Superman,' sentenced to 14 years
An Anchorage man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for 16 counts of fraud, drug distribution, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorneys Office said Wednesday. According...
View ArticleRenewed grant to help rural Alaska veterans travel for free for health care
A renewed travel grant by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs will allow thousands of veterans living in rural Alaska to avail of free travel for health care services, federal officials said...
View ArticleTROOPERS: Togiak man dies underneath fallen truck
A man in Togiak died Tuesday afternoon after his truck fell while he was working underneath it, Alaska State Troopers said. The deceased has been identified as 53-year-old Joshua Andrews of Togiak....
View ArticleTwo vehicle crash closes Fireweed Lane at A Street; injuries only
Anchorage Police have closed Fireweed Lane at A street following a two vehicle crash Wednesday night. Lanes on A Street have also been reduced, police say. Police received reports of the crash at...
View ArticleDefense Secretary Ash Carter to visit Fairbanks, address troops
One of the nation's top leaders is planning a visit to Alaska on his way to Asia. On Friday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter will spend part of the day at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. While the...
View ArticleREPORT: Alaska rated best tax haven for retirees in America
Taxes can be particularly burdensome for retired Americans, but a new report says older Alaskans arent feeling the heat from government like the rest of the country. Coming in at number one, the...
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