WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 prison inmates, some behind bars more than 50 years for murders they committed as teenagers, will get a chance to… Continue reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University said Monday it’s settling a lawsuit with a former student who said the school failed to respond when… Continue reading
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — You still see T-shirts around the home of the New England Patriots with coach Bill Belichick’s scowling face and the mantra “In… Continue reading
Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.The Hawkeyes, who have beaten five ranked teams… Continue reading
Today’s NFL is all about the quarterbacks, so perhaps it’s fitting that the 50th Super Bowl features a matchup between Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos and… Continue reading
Few people, if any, took advantage of Walmart’s going-out-of-business sale like Southeast Alaska Food Bank manager Darren Adams. On Friday, he spent about $2,600 on… Continue reading
While Alaskans hope for a rebound in oil prices, the state’s top revenue economist warned the Alaska Senate Finance Committee that even if prices rebound,… Continue reading
After almost four years of preparation and planning, plus millions of dollars in implementation, Alaska’s new standardized testing scheme appears bound for the garbage can… Continue reading
KENAI — Miller Energy Resources has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that it inflated the value of its Alaska oil and gas… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers are investigating the accidental shooting death of a child in Kokhanok.Troopers early Saturday night took a call of the accidental… Continue reading
KENAI — Vincent Calderon and Carrie Gaethle had just gotten their two children back to bed after being shaken awake by a 7.1 magnitude tremor… Continue reading
At about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, a search team found a group of five hikers near Mendenhall Lake after the group became lost while hiking West… Continue reading
Introduction to Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel to organize and calculate data in the workplace. Free.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage School District’s dietitian is fed up with kids who hate their school lunches, so much they walk straight from the food… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Bethel woman who fatally injected her father with heroin will spend up to two years in prison.The District Attorney’s Office announced Friday… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska finished 2015 with an unemployment rate of 6.5 percent.The state labor department says the December seasonally adjusted rate compares to 6.4 percent… Continue reading
Sitka National Historical Park maintenance worker Jared Hazel nails down wooden blocks to keep a red cedar log from rolling on Jan. 20 behind the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — An innovative fundraising method could take hold in Alaska after residents of a remote town developed a system for buying and selling raffle… Continue reading
Nearly 150 years ago, speaking to the people of Sitka, William Henry Seward predicted that Alaska would one day be a U.S. state. Seward was… Continue reading
A small Juneau tribe took a larger Alaska tribe to court to settle a nearly $1 million dispute. The court’s response: wrong place.On Jan. 13,… Continue reading
