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The entertainer’s wife had been largely absent during his sexual assault trial. She’s now released a three-page blistering defense.

Vince Bengston didn’t realize someone had used his revolver until he discovered the cylinder had moved and two rounds had been fired.

An anonymous donor has gifted $110,000 to the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District for elementary music programs.

Under this compromise bill, the Legislature would have to set PFD amounts each year, or it would have to set a formula through a different bill.

China’s restrictions on importing mixed paper and some plastics is affecting recycling worldwide. But in Southeast Alaska, most communities continue to accept those materials.

The $8 million could go towards investments in electric vehicle infrastructure or upgrades to diesel-powered transportation.

The first people who came to Alaska likely trekked on foot across a land bridge during the last ice age. It’s always been a bit of a mystery how they survived the long, dark winters we still see today.

Seth Loggins is accused of sexually abusing at least eight Mat-Su children between the ages of 4 and 14. Authorities who already describe his case as one of the worst they’ve seen say there could be still more victims.

The Calista Regional Native Corporation is trying to get rid of its former chairman, and it’s not entirely clear why. Calista’s board of directors accused Wayne Don of interfering with an internal investigation, improperly issuing orders to Calista employees, and threatening Calista CEO Andrew Guy.

A Metlakatla-based nonprofit organization worked with the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center to develop a series of instructional videos that teach the community’s unique form of basket weaving. It comes with an accompanying bilingual guide in English and the Tsimshian language.

The organization will still be Boy Scouts of America, but beginning in 2019, the program for older youth will change its name. Girls have already been allowed to sign up as Cub Scouts.

First Quantum Minerals and Northern Dynasty on Tuesday announced another delay in finalizing their option agreement. The companies extended the deadline last month to finalize the agreement to April 30. They’ve extended it a second time:  the new deadline is May 31.

The state Department of Health and Social Services said the state would need to hire workers to ensure the state meets federal requirements.

Some of the investigator’s testimony was focused how the revolver that killed Tony Rosales is fired, including what physically has to happen to fire the single-action revolver twice.

“You get kind of a sinking feeling, that something like this could be going on,” said Maj. Andrew Greenstreet, deputy director of the troopers. “These types of cases where we investigate one of our own come up from time to time, and we act on them very swiftly and deliberately.”

A 9-year-old riding her scooter in the Flats broke her foot when she ran into a car coming out of a neighborhood alley. The city’s planning to put up some new stop signs to make it safer.

The new owners of Icy Strait Brewing are busy remodeling a new location for the Hoonah microbrewery. They hope to open in time for the first cruise ship scheduled to dock on May 12.

“I was impressed with the range of comments that we got,” La Marr said. “Comments from the mining industry, comments from environmental groups, a lot of comments from the tribes… comments from people throughout Alaska and people in the lower 48 as well.”

The infusion of money for the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program comes after ProPublica reported on shortcomings in the use of a database meant to assist in capturing serial killers and rapists.

The Alaska Senate passed a bill that adds “hunting preserve” to the names of eight state wildlife refuges. The original version of the bill passed by the House last year, clears up boundary discrepancies for numerous state refuges and critical habitat areas.