The Coast Guard reports that they hoisted a fisherman in distress from his vessel on Tuesday 14 miles north of Port Moller. According to the report, the 43-foot gillnetter, Transit, ran into problems and began foundering in the surf 14 miles to the north of the small community and fishing port of Port Moller. The […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed early Friday to enact a partial repeal of the 7-year-old Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Three Republican lawmakers — John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — voted with Democrats in the 49-51 defeat of the Republican-led repeal effort. President Donald […]
Anchorage police report that they have searched an upstairs apartment on the 700-block of North Pine Street in Mountainview after a woman was wounded by a bullet that came through her ceiling early Thursday morning. APD responded to the scene at 2:45 am this morning to investigate the incident., but were informed that all the […]
CAPITOL HILL — The White House Thursday broached the possibility that President Donald Trump could veto new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, prompting sharp criticism from U.S. lawmakers of both political parties. “He may sign the sanctions exactly the way they are, or he may veto the sanctions and negotiate an even tougher deal […]