A giant active region on the sun erupted on Oct. 26, 2014, with its sixth substantial flare since Oct. 19. This flare was classified as an X2-class flare and it peaked at 6:56 a.m. EDT. This is the third X-class flare in 48 hours, erupting from the largest active region seen on the sun in 24 […]
ANCHORAGE — Passage of Ballot Measure 2 could generate more than $72.5 million in tax revenue in the first five years of legal marijuana sales, according to a new report from an independent research organization. It could bring in more than $8.5 million in the first year and nearly $24 million per year by 2020. […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – The date and location have been set for the court-martial of a Fort Wainwright soldier who was charged with the April 3 death of his 3-year-old son in the family’s on-post residence here. Sgt. Nathaniel E. Ulroan, 24, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, will […]
A huge fire broke out in Bethel on Monday night, engulfing the yet to be completed Alcohol Treatment Center behind the Bethel Post Office there. When firefighters arrived at the scene after it was reported just after 8 pm last night, the 12.65 million structure was already fully engulfed in flames. The 16-bed facility was […]
Anchorage doctor, 67-year-old Clifford Merchant remains in jail on Monday after his arraignment on Sunday. His bail is set at $500,000. Merchant was arrested at the International airport on Saturday, he had reservations to leave the state. Merchant, the majority owner of First Care Medical Centers LLC and a contract doctor in the Providence Alaska […]
15-year-old Jaylen Fryberg, the student identified by Snohomish officials as the shooter at the marysville High School , died by his own hand via a gunshot wound to the head, it was reported on Monday. It is unknown at this time if the shot that killed him was intentional or if the weapon discharged as […]
Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan reported via a trooper dispatch on Saturday that an inmate with the Ketchikan Correctional Center attempted to escape from custody at the Ketchikan Courthouse on Friday. Troopers reported that 26-year-old Tiffany Martinez, who has open cases for indecent exposure and vehicle theft, attempted to escape after her hearing. It was reported […]
WASHINGTON – Defense Department officials Saturday strongly condemned terrorist actions in the Sinai Oct. 24 which resulted in the death or injury of dozens of Egyptian soldiers. In a written statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby expressed condolences to the families of the victims. The full statement follows. The Defense Department strongly […]
A 29-year-old Newhalen man was arrested and charged with two counts of Robbery II, two counts of Asssault III and two counts of Theft III after a report was made by a Newhalen juvenile on Thursday. It was reported that on Wednesday of last week, Peter Rychnovsky went to a residence in Newhalen and confronted […]