WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski questioned the United States Postal Service’s decision-making process behind the proposed closure of the Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright and Elmendorf Air Force Base post offices. In a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, she pointed out that not only is the USPS using 17-year old population data […]
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA-A council member from the Ketchikan City Council has been arrested on child pornography charges. According to reports, 80-year-old John W. "Jack" Shay had child pornography material on his laptop computer.
NEW YORK-The humanitarian emergency caused by last month's devastating floods in Central America is only just beginning, a top United Nations relief official said this weekend, warning that the situation could get worse for the estimated 1.2 million people affected without urgent international support.
Since July, over 100 sick or dead seals have been reported in Alaska. Signs of illness include hair loss, sores on the body, face or flippers. In some cases seals have been weak enough to approach. An international team of scientists from more than a dozen agencies and organizations are working to find out what […]