World’s Top Diplomats Pledge Iraq Support
About 30 countries have pledged to support Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants by “all means necessary” including…
UN Condemns Beheading of British Aid Worker by Islamic State
The U.N. Security Council has condemned the beheading of British aid worker David Haines by Islamic State militants, calling it…
Alaska Air National Guard rescues three from downed plane
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska—The Alaska Air National Guard rescued three people from a downed aircraft Sept. 13 west of Beluga…
Maverick Red Aspens in a World of Gold
Will Lentz, a reader from Fairbanks, asks a question that flares every fall: why do some aspens turn red? A…
US Tech Giant Fined $58 Million for Bribery
A subsidiary of U.S. technology giant Hewlett-Packard was hit with a multi-million-dollar fine Thursday for bribing Russian government officials. The…
Officials: US ‘at War’ With Islamic State Militants
ANKARA—United States officials declared on Friday that the country “is at war with ISIL, in the same way that we…
Escaped Ohio Teen Murderer Back in Custody after Escape
The nineteen-year-old teen, TJ Lane, who was convicted of the deadly February 2012 school shooting that took the lives of…
Nesbett Courthouse Evacuated after Bomb Report
A criminal investigation into a bomb threat directed at the Nesbett Court building in Anchorage is underway after a bomb…
Missing Kasilof Man’s Kayak Found Capsized in Cook Inlet
A capsized kayak, fitting the description of the kayak used by a Kasilof man, who was the subject of an…
Former Anchorage Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of Girlfriend
Former Alaskan Steven Michael Wilson was sentenced in the 5th Circuit Court in Kauai on Thursday for the April 2013…