Anchorage – This year many voters were surprised to see a political attack ad in their official election pamphlet. “The voter guide was never intended to be partisan or a vehicle for negative attack ads,” said District 20 State Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage). The State of Alaska’s official election pamphlet has always provided candidate and […]
While on a deer hunting trip on Sally Island in Uganik Bay on Kodiak Island on Tuesday, deer hunter, 68-year-old Sitka resident Michael Snowden was attacked by a brown bear. Snowden’s leg was severely injured in the attack. Snowden’s hunting partner, 38-year-old Jeff Ostrin of Camas, Washington, shot the bear as it was attacking Snowden. […]
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 […]
One day after the signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement on Tuesday, fresh violence broke out in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday. On Wednesday suicide bombers took the lives of at least seven and wounded almost 20 when they set off first one bomb, attacking a bus, and then another bomb a short time […]