Attorney Sheldon Winters, of Lessmeier & Winters, LLC, argues in front of Alaska Supreme Court Justices Peter Maassen, left, Dana Fabe, Craig Stowers, Daniel Winfree and Joel Bolger, right, in the case of Erin O'Kelley Long v. Robert Arnold at the Dimond Courthouse Tuesday.  The justices heard oral arguments in three other cases, including one involving the alleged wrongful firing of an Alaska Airlines employee.

State Supreme Court hears case against Alaska Airlines for firing employee

The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four separate cases in Juneau court Tuesday, including one case alleging the wrongful firing of an Alaska… Continue reading

Attorney Sheldon Winters, of Lessmeier & Winters, LLC, argues in front of Alaska Supreme Court Justices Peter Maassen, left, Dana Fabe, Craig Stowers, Daniel Winfree and Joel Bolger, right, in the case of Erin O'Kelley Long v. Robert Arnold at the Dimond Courthouse Tuesday.  The justices heard oral arguments in three other cases, including one involving the alleged wrongful firing of an Alaska Airlines employee.
Nora E. Thomas, 28, speaks to Assistant Public Defender Eric Hedland during her arraignment in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday for the death of 50-year-old Christopher K. Kenney in 2014.

Defendant in 2014 homicide pleads not guilty

A 28-year-old woman arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing in 2014 pleaded not guilty through her attorney during her arraignment Tuesday.Nora Edith Thomas, a… Continue reading

Nora E. Thomas, 28, speaks to Assistant Public Defender Eric Hedland during her arraignment in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday for the death of 50-year-old Christopher K. Kenney in 2014.

Jury selection begins for ex-UAF player’s sex assault trial

FAIRBANKS — Jury selection has begun for the trial of a former University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey player accused of sexually assaulting a woman on… Continue reading

Tribal officials train for domestic violence responses

BETHEL — Violence Against Women Act training is underway in Bethel for the first time since Alaska’s Attorney General issued an opinion that state officials… Continue reading

Vehicle strikes, kills teen pedestrian walking along road

WASILLA — A 15-year-old boy walking on a road near Wasilla was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a vehicle.Alaska State Troopers said Austin Edenfield… Continue reading

Police & fire for Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

Fire and medical• On Sunday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 12 EMS calls, two transport calls, and a fire alarm at a building on Glacier… Continue reading

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, Commander, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command, speaks to the Joint Armed Services Committee to give an Alaskan Command update at the Capitol on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Bryan Owens, Commander General of the U.S. Army Alaska, Laurie Hummel, Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel,Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, also spoke to the committee.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, Commander, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command, speaks to the Joint Armed Services Committee to give an Alaskan Command… Continue reading

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, Commander, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command, speaks to the Joint Armed Services Committee to give an Alaskan Command update at the Capitol on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Bryan Owens, Commander General of the U.S. Army Alaska, Laurie Hummel, Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel,Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, also spoke to the committee.

Park proposes no increase for Glacier Bay cruise ships

Glacier Bay National Park is proposing no increase in the number of cruise ships allowed within the park in 2017.According to a notice published by… Continue reading

Lt. Gov. Mallott speaks to Central Council today

Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott is the featured speaker at today’s noon Native Issues Forum hosted by the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of… Continue reading

Alaska comes in No. 5 on Lonely Planets top destinations for 2016

PHILADELPHIA — Lonely Planet gave some love to The City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday, ranking Philadelphia the No. 1 place to visit in the… Continue reading

Around Town

Intermediate Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel spreadsheets and other intermediate level skills. Free. Details: 586-5718. Writing… Continue reading

People watch the arrival of the polar icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy at the cruise ship terminal in September 2014. The Healy was returning to Seattle after completing 123 days of operations in the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea and Arctic Ocean.

Obama budget: Money for icebreaker, villages

ANCHORAGE — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan praised the inclusion of Alaska items in President Barack Obama’s proposed $4.1 trillion federal budget but said Tuesday he… Continue reading

People watch the arrival of the polar icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy at the cruise ship terminal in September 2014. The Healy was returning to Seattle after completing 123 days of operations in the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea and Arctic Ocean.

Utilities seek ConocoPhillips stake in Cook Inlet gas field

ANCHORAGE — Two Anchorage-based utility companies have teamed up to purchase a portion of a Cook Inlet gas field under a $152 million deal with… Continue reading

Trump, Sanders win in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept to victory in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primaries, adding crucial credibility to their upstart candidacies… Continue reading

Obama sends Congress record $4.1T 2017 budget

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Congress his final budget on Tuesday, proposing to spend a record $4.1 trillion on a number of initiatives, from… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2016
  • By ANDREW TAYLOR and MARTIN CRUTSINGER
  • Nation-World

Costs at ESPN hinder Disney’s Force-ful quarter

LOS ANGELES — ESPN, the sports network that drives Disney’s profit engine, has hit a soft patch. Subscribers have fallen by about 7.2 million over… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2016
  • By RYAN NAKASHIMA

Louisville’s Pitino awaits NCAA interview about sex scandal

Coach Rick Pitino said Tuesday morning that he is still waiting to be interviewed by the NCAA about an escort’s book allegations that a former… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2016
  • By GARY B. GRAVES

Champion Broncos strut through Denver amid questions

DENVER — From the top of a fire truck, Von Miller thrust the Super Bowl trophy into the air again and again as the Denver… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2016
  • By DONNA BRYSON and PAT GRAHAM

Newton defends actions: ‘I will not conform’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton isn’t apologizing for acting like a “sore loser” after the Super Bowl.The league’s MVP has been widely criticized for walking… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2016
  • By STEVE REED

Hoarding in Syria’s largest city as government advances

BEIRUT — As government troops close in on Aleppo, some residents are preparing to flee Syria’s largest city while others are hoarding food in case… Continue reading