It was on October 18th, 1867, that the Russian Double Eagle was lowered for the last time in Sitka, then the capital of Russian America, formalizing the transfer of the territory of Alaska to the United States. Every year, the state celebrates the occasion on October 18th.
A Cessna 172 crashed as it attempted to take off from Fairbanks International Airport on Thursday afternoon, killing one and injuring two others.
The illegal alien that made headlines in late 2011 for the shooting of his supervisor at the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage was sentenced to federal prison according to the Department of Justice today.
For the third time this month, Alaska's Governor Parnell has written to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell urging her to open up the Federal Refuges in Alaska to guides and support businesses during the federal shutdown.