Jenny Strickler was sworn into office Monday night as the first Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines to Alaska.
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Active indicted for murder of Anchorage couple
The man who had just been released from prison before allegedly murdering an Anchorage couple and sexually abusing their granddaughter has been indicted. The Alaska Attorney General’s office says 24-year-old Jerry Andrew Active has been indicted on ten felony counts for murder, multiple sexual assaults, sexual abuse of a minor as well as the May…
Renovations underway at Alaska’s State Capitol
Long overdue renovations to Alaska’s State Capitol are well under way. Juneau-based Alaska Commercial Contractors started major work on the building’s crawl space and portico at the end of April, a few days after the legislative session ended. Bright red construction tape blocks the front of the building, stairs are missing, and large signs direct…
David J. Paul acquitted by judge of one murder charge
Neuropathologist testifies that Rian Orr’s injuries likely occurred weeks before she was hospitalized
Shakeup: Susan Rice To Be Obama’s National Security Adviser
United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, a lightning rod for Republican critics of the Obama administration’s handling of the September 2012 attack on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, is moving into the post of national security adviser at the White House.
Reports: 20 Major League Baseball Players May Be Suspended
“Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players connected to the Miami-area clinic at the heart of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, possibly within the next few weeks,” ESPN’s Outside the Lines reports.
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Apologizes To Protesters
What started as a small, peaceful protest against the proposed redevelopment of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul, has turned into widespread and violent anti-government protests.
Friday’s El Reno Tornado Called Widest In U.S. History
The tornado that struck El Reno, Okla., Friday “is officially the widest known tornado in the U.S.,” says the National Weather Service office in Norman, Okla., announcing today that at its widest, the storm stretched across 2.6 miles.
Democratic legislators want intervention in redistricting process
Last week, a superior court judge scolded the redistricting board, saying that it was unnecessarily holding up the redrawing of the state’s political boundaries. Now, Democratic lawmakers are calling for non-partisan “masters” to step in and guide the redistricting process.
Pavlof eruption picks up again
After a week-long respite, Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula has sent up another ash plume.