Public Safety
Kodiak teen indicted on felony charges related to White Sands explosion
Kavik Skonberg, a high school junior, is being charged as an adult for multiple counts of first- and third-degree assault.
Air Force OKs 4 more refueling tankers for Eielson Air Guard unit
The Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will be getting four more air refueling tankers in the near future.
Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment?
The public outrage unleashed by the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO echoes the anti-banking fury after the financial crisis.
Biden says Native boarding school monument ensures history will not be erased
President Joe Biden says the monument, to be created at a former boarding school in Pennsylvania, builds on his apology to tribes.
Biden commutes the sentences for 1,500 people, the largest act of clemency in a day
The 1,500 people had been serving long prison sentences that would have been shorter under today's laws and practices.
FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden administration
Christopher Wray told employees at an FBI town hall that he will resign to "avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray."
State monitoring Matanuska River overflow along Old Glenn Highway
The water was still sitting over the bike path next to the highway Tuesday.
2 bodies believed to be Wind Walker crew located near Hoonah
The bodies were found Monday among debris from the 52-foot seiner, which capsized early Dec. 1 with five crew aboard.
Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase.
Mountain Village city building burns to ground in second blaze
The building's total loss comes a little more than a month after a fatal fire destroyed the jail attached to it.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Hawaii gun licensing rules — for now
At issue was a Hawaii Supreme Court decision that allowed the state to prosecute a man carrying a loaded pistol without a license.
Kodiak-area communities’ workshop troubleshoots coastal erosion
A recent workshop in Kodiak connected some rural communities to resources that could help them adapt to erosion and other issues.
Alaska Native Heritage Center opens new boarding school exhibit
The Anchorage-based center's new exhibit, "Education in Alaska: Disruption of Our Traditional Teachings," is the first in a series.
Rebels seize control of Syria’s capital as Assad flees to Russia
The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, as deposed President Bashar al-Assad was granted asylum by Russia.
Federal jury convicts ‘free citizen’ who nearly caused Palmer midair collision
William Marsan, 57, was found guilty Wednesday of operating an aircraft without a license and operating an unregistered aircraft.
Court upholds a U.S. ban on TikTok
An appeals court agreed that the viral video app must be sold off by its China-based parent company.
Incoming Alaska Supreme Court chief justice applauds first female majority
Susan Carney has served on the Alaska Supreme Court since 2016 and will be joined by Aimee Anderson Oravec in a majority of woman justices.
Wasilla brothers’ argument ends with a pet crocodile and alligator thrown into the snow, troopers say
Troopers rescued the alligator but could not find the crocodile.
Freezing rain closes schools in Anchorage and Mat-Su on Thursday
Troopers call the rain, which may refreeze as temperatures fall overnight, "a major factor" in a fatal Knik-Goose Bay Road crash.
Anchorage police not moving forward with using AI to write reports, for now
“We were hoping that it would be providing significant time savings for our officers, but we did not find that to be the case,” said APD Deputy Chief of Administration Gina Burington.
Kiana in Northwest Alaska has been without running water for days
With temperatures falling into the minus-30s, local crews are scrambling to thaw the city’s water system.
Trump transition team signs an agreement for security clearances
The new agreement will help Trump officials access classified information needed to prepare to take over on Jan. 20.
3-vehicle crash near Fairbanks leaves 2 dead, 7 injured
Troopers say Fairbanks man Daniel Dowhitt, 30, and Atlanta, Ga. resident Aditi Subramanian, 27, died at the scene Sunday.
Landslides to late freezes: New report makes sense of changes to Alaska’s environment
Staff were doubled for this year's revision of the original 2019 report, which documents climate change effects statewide.
Anchorage police say suspicious contractors are actually legitimate
Police made contact with the workers, subcontractors for a larger company, in the Independence Park area Tuesday.
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