Begich introduces bill to shore up Social Security
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has introduced legislation that he says would strengthen Social Security.
Jim Crockett remembered for helping the poor
Family and friends of the late Jim Crockett gathered at an Anchorage City Church to remember the man who led Bean’s Cafe soup kitchen and advocated for the city’s poor and homeless.
Alaska earthquake produces aftershock
Alaska’s largest city experienced another earthquake on Tuesday
Cold temperatures take toll on ice carving
Frigid temperatures in Interior Alaska are taking their toll on North Pole’s Christmas in Ice event.
Cruise ships plan stops at private Sitka dock
A privately owned deep-water dock in Sitka expects to see at least 12,500 passengers disembark from cruise ships next year.
Trials reset for Native fishermen in salmon cases
A Bethel court magistrate has rescheduled the trials of 22 Alaska Natives who are charged with illegal fishing during a weak king salmon run.
State postpones wolf control near 2 villages
The state has postponed an aerial wolf control program planned for two villages about 200 miles northwest of Fairbanks.
Suspect in Samantha Koenig’s murder found dead in jail cell
Israel Keyes was found dead yesterday in his Anchorage jail cell where he was awaiting a March trial.
Senate passes amendment to delay F-16s transfer
The U.S. Senate approved an amendment to the military budget that would delay an Air Force cost-cutting plan that includes a proposed transfer of F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base to Anchorage.
