WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service this week announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2025 with a warning for taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals to watch out for common schemes that threaten their tax and financial information. Ranging from email schemes to misleading tax credits, many of the Dirty Dozen items peak […]
Lewis Jordan, Jr. died of bacterial meningitis after symptoms and pleas for help were deliberately ignored by DOC staff in 2023 ANCHORAGE – Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alaska, with Highlands Law Firm, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) for its role in the death […]
Wildlife T^roopers were notified at 5:10 pm on Tuesday that an avalanche had occurred near the West Fork of 20 Mile River near Girdwood. They were also informed that the avalanche had buried three heliskiers. The investigation found that the avalanche happened at around 3:30 pm. Guides from the heliskiing operation, Chugach Powder Guides, immediately […]
A new icing tower at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will help aerospace engineers figure out how to enable drones to fly safely in icy weather. That’s important as Alaska accelerates an effort to use drones for deliveries to remote communities and for emergency response in harsh weather conditions. The Alaska Center for […]