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North Pole man returns home after surviving Las Vegas shooting
Roughly three weeks after surviving the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, 52-year old Robert McIntosh, returns home to North Pole. → Read More
Pew Charitable Trusts urge lawmakers to stay the course on SB-91
It's easy to blame SB-91, Alaska's crime reform bill, for the perceived increase in crime. But according to Pew Charitable Trusts, an organization that analyzed data and determined crime trends used for Alaska's crime bill, it's too soon to make changes. → Read More
The Dome is set to re-open by November
At a press event held Friday morning, 'The Dome' board of directors announced a deal to repair, rebuild and re-open the facility to the public by as early as November 1st. → Read More
Local and national retailers invest in Anchorage
Despite the current recession, both local and national businesses haven't been scared away from investing in Anchorage. → Read More
4-25 brigade is set for Afghan deployment
Soldiers from JBER's 4th Brigade Combat Unit, 25th Infantry Division are headed back to Afghanistan. → Read More
Door-to-door scammers in Alaska linked to the lower 48
Door-to-door asphalt scammers have left a trail of angry customers across the western United States, and according to Alaska's Attorney General's office, there are at least two known companies currently operating in Alaska. → Read More
Mother calls her daughter's death suspicious
The mother of 19-year old Chynelle Lockwood never imagined that her daughter's life would end so suddenly, and now nearly two weeks after her body was found, all she wants is closure. → Read More
Tsunami Warning Center monitors threat after 7.7 magnitude quake
The U.S. National Warning Center in Palmer is keeping a close eye on the far Western Aleutian Islands after Monday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake. → Read More
"I'm more proud of him than he'll ever know"
19-year old Private First Class Hansen Kirkpatrick was more than a soldier. He was a husband, a son, a brother and to those who knew him well, one of the best people you've ever met. → Read More
Latest change to oil tax policy could impact future investment
With the passing of H.B. 111, it's now the 7th change in oil tax policy in past 12 years. Uncertainty, which industry leaders say has negative impact on Alaska's oil and gas industry. → Read More
Could Alaska's missile defense system stop an attack from North Korea?
The technology of missile defense isn't easy, and despite recent success, some are questioning the reliability and technical capability of the United States limited intercontinental ballistic missile defense program. → Read More
Vespa thieves caught on video surveillance
An Anchorage family is shaken after a group of thieves stole their motorized scooter from their backyard. → Read More
DOC and ACLU working to reduce solitary confinement
A new partnership between the Department of Corrections and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is focused on reducing the use of solitary confinement in jails and prisons the state. → Read More
Bell Creek Fire expected to hit Crooked Creek
'We're anticipating that it will hit there, it's just a matter of when,' said Tim Mowry, Division of Forestry, Information Officer. 'It could be a few hours or a couple days if winds stay the same.' → Read More
Bell Creek Fire explodes to 500 acres
Extreme wildfire behavior has forced crews on the ground off the fire line and and back to the village of Crooked Creek to protect homes. → Read More
Division of Forestry adds drones for 2017 wildfire season
Fire season is here and the division of forestry is deploying a new tool that will save money, time and potentially lives. → Read More
Sockeye Fire trial returns a not guilty verdict
It took the jury less than two days of deliberations to return a not guilty verdict in the case charging Amy DeWitt and her husband Greg Imig with starting the Sockeye Fire. → Read More
Semantics dominate day 10 of Sockeye Fire trial
For the second day in a row, the defense's structure fire expert was back on the stand to testify in the Sockeye Fire trial. → Read More
Bathrooms, locker rooms and birth certificates: What a new inititive aims to change
Using the bathroom or locker room based on the gender listed on a person's birth certificate, it's part of an initiative that one group is trying to get on next year's Anchorage municipal election ballot. → Read More
Anchorage man indicted for the murder of a valley teen
The man charged with murdering a teenager last summer in Wasilla faced a judge on those charges Tuesday morning. → Read More