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ANCHORAGE – A painting hanging in an art gallery at the University of Alaska Anchorage has “sparked spirited discussions” about whether or not it’s appropriate to hang at the public university, according to UAA chancellor Tom Case. The painting, “Everything,” by Thomas Chung, makes political and religious statements. It depicts a naked man — actor Chris Evans, who recently appeared as Captain… → Read More
Maggie had a rough life in a small concrete enclosure at the Alaska Zoo. But ever since she was brought to a Northern California wildlife sanctuary in 2007, she's been loving life -- and learning how to be an elephant again. → Read More
Two men were indicted Thursday for pointing a sawed-off shotgun at a U.S. Marshal and then leading police on a chase, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. → Read More
In a new report, the Department of Corrections says its needs more than 100 additional employees to function properly, but it doesn't have the personnel budget to back it. → Read More
Greg Salard, a 54-year-old former Wrangell doctor, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison, plus a $25,000 fine, for receiving and distributing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. → Read More
The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Alaska State Troopers said. → Read More
The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Alaska State Troopers said. → Read More
A man was found dead after his Eagle River house went up in flames Friday night. The Anchorage Police Department identified the victim as 57-year-old Anthony Fuentes Saturday night. → Read More
House Bill 55 is sponsored by state Rep. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, who said the bill was inspired by the Fairbanks Four case, although because they were technically not exonerated, they would not reap the benefits of the bill. → Read More
A 39-year-old North Pole man was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin. → Read More
The youngest of the three charged in the man's killing told investigators they hid evidence of their crimes in the sea ice of Kotzebue Sound. → Read More
The person found critically injured at Point Woronzof after the discovery of a body there Thursday morning has died, police say. → Read More
No students were injured in a crash involving a school bus Wednesday afternoon, apparently caused when the driver had "some type of medical emergency," according to police. → Read More
More than 1,000 Chugach Electric customers serviced by the Boniface substation in East Anchorage lost power Wednesday night around 7:15 p.m., company spokesperson Phil Steyer said. Steyer had little information on what caused the outage, but said a crew was en route to find the cause. Steyer did not immediately know when power would be fully restored. According to the Chugach Electric outage… → Read More
More than 1,000 Chugach Electric customers serviced by the Boniface substation in East Anchorage lost power Wednesday night around 7:15 p.m., company spokesperson Phil Steyer said. Steyer had little information on what caused the outage, but said a crew was en route to find the cause. Steyer did not immediately know when power would be fully restored. According to the Chugach Electric outage… → Read More
Sarah Palin’s son, Track Palin, is facing criminal charges after getting into a drunken altercation with a woman outside the former Alaska governor’s home in Wasilla, according to an affidavit filed in the case. → Read More
A 28-year-old Fort Wainwright soldier has been sentenced to six years in prison for child pornography crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. → Read More
According to police, the vice team discovered the explosive while executing a search warrant in an apartment on East Fourth Avenue in Muldoon, where officers were conducting a drug investigation. → Read More
Steven Ridenour left Shuyak Island on a mail plane headed for Kodiak the same day he shot and killed a 57-year-old man, court documents say. Ridenour told investigators he did it in self-defense. → Read More
Two men in Alakanuk were arrested Wednesday and accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl, Alaska State Troopers said. → Read More