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Yearly Archives: 2019

Assembly chair Rivera wants to ban private prisons and shipping prisoners south

The mayor of Anchorage declared a state of civil emergency due to pending state budget cuts this past summer and prolonged special sessions of...

A party divided by PFDs, but it didn’t have to be like this

McGUIRE'S SB 114 WOULD HAVE SOLVED SO MANY PROBLEMS FOR ALASKA As the Alaska Republican Party gets ready for a big Unity Gala on Dec....

Status report: Democrat-led lawsuits, ballot initiatives flood Administration

It's been a year since Gov. Mike Dunleavy was sworn into office on Dec. 3, 2018. Just five weeks after his taking the oath...

Murder #29, 30 in Anchorage

At 11:12 pm on Nov. 30, Anchorage police and fire personnel responded to the 200 block of Newell Street, where an SUV was fully...

Plane down, 3 souls on board near Cooper Landing

UPDATED: SECURITY AVIATION STANDS DOWN OPERATIONS UPDATED: REMAINS REMOVED Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna began receiving reports of a crash on Friday night near Cooper Landing....

Review: ‘White Christmas’ musical showcases strong pipes, weak strings of Valley Performing Arts

By ART CHANCE I had never actually seen a real white Christmas until I came to Alaska in 1974.  I first saw the movie White Christmas...

Dunleavy calls out media for reports on gay marriage PFD

MEDIA CONTINUES TO PERPETUATE MYTH Gov. Mike Dunleavy reiterated today that the State of Alaska has no policy to deny Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans...

Trump addresses troops at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan

AFTER SURPRISE VISIT, TALIBAN SAYS ITS READY TO TALK PEACE President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan, served dinner,...

Thankful for the historians

By WIN GRUENING This is the time of year when America enjoys turkey, football, floats, family reunions, and Black Friday shopping. The “first Thanksgiving,” however,...

Murder #28: Thanksgiving in East Anchorage

UPDATE II: The suspect, Moses Crowe, was apprehended at around 8:40 pm and booked into the Anchorage Jail. UPDATE: On Nov. 28, police were conducting...

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