Voters in three U.S. states cast ballots Tuesday in primary elections to finalize the candidates who will compete in some of the closely watched races as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the Senate in the November national election. In a Republican runoff election in Alabama, voters are deciding between former U.S. Attorney General […]
On Tuesday the Anchorage Police Department reported that they had opened an investigation of an Anchorage woman on Saturday night that resulted in charges that include robbery after a fraudulent transaction at a Walmart store. According to the APD report, police responded to the Walmart on the old Seward Highway at 9:23 PM in reference […]
Alaska State Troopers and the Wasilla Police Department took a Palmer man into custody after a high-speed car chase and a protracted search through the Fairview Loop/Edlund Road area on Tuesday night, AST reported on the trooper dispatch. It was at 8:51 pm Tuesday night that troopers encountered 39-year-old Billy Joe Jones “slumped over the wheel […]
U.S. stock prices fell sharply Friday amid signs of weak price growth and disappointing earnings from some major American department stores. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 150 points at the opening bell after luxury retail giant Nordstrom reported earnings that fell below forecasts. Nordstrom stocks fell more than 15 percent to $53.50 after the […]