Suit Seeks to Block Obama Order on Background Checks for Gun Buyers
A conservative advocacy group in the U.S. became the first group Tuesday to sue to block President Barack Obama’s executive…
US Marshals and Troopers Apprehend Kodiak Man Wanted for Kidnapping and Multiple Assaults
Alaska State Troopers in Kodiak report that US Marshals with the US Marshals Alaska Fugitive Task Force assisted troopers in…
Supreme Court to Review Obama Immigration Plan
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear a case challenging President Barack Obama’s plan to protect more…
Study: Global Fish Catch Drastically Underreported
BANGKOK, THAILAND—The number of fish caught globally is drastically underreported by about 30 percent – an error that has significant…
Anchorage Snowboarder Dies in Summit Lake Avalanche
A Saturday avalanche east of the Summit Lake area of Hatcher Pass Road took the life of a 25-year-old Anchorage…
Palmer 18-Year-Old Held on Attempted Murder Charges
An 18-year-old Palmer man was charged with Attempted Murder I, Assault I and III, and Tampering with Physical Evidence after…
Worries About China, Oil Prices Trigger Global Stock Plunge
Worries about China’s slowing growth and further drops in oil prices sparked a global stock selloff on Friday. The cost…
Anchorage Man Claims ‘Self-Defense’ in Port Williams Shooting
According to an affidavit filed in a Kodiak courtroom, the man, Steven Ridenour, charged with the murder of fellow lodge…
New Geological Evidence Aids Tsunami Hazard Assessments from Alaska to Hawaii
New evidence for frequent large tsunamis at a remote island near Dutch Harbor, Alaska provides geological data to aid tsunami…
Former Board of Fish Nominee Charged in Juneau District Court
72-year-old Roland Maw, who was at one time Governor Bill Walker’s nominee to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, was reported…