‘Video games’? Pilots wonder how plane thief learned to do aerial acrobatics
Aviation instructors, pilots and safety experts suspect that Richard Russell had some sort of training, whether from a flight-simulator game or some form of lessons.
FBI task force arrests ‘well-known member’ of Hells Angels with 12 pounds of meth
A separate bust in Juneau netted a large amount of meth as well as heroin and cocaine after USPS officials tracked a package to a downtown hotel, authorities say.
Italian bridge collapse sends cars plunging, killing 26
A huge section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa fell at midday over an industrial zone, sending tons of twisted steel and concrete onto warehouses below.
Officials raise silver salmon limit in Ship Creek through rest of the year
Fish and Game also raised the daily bag limit for the coho salmon fishery on the Susitna River drainage.
Anchorage nears vote on plastic bag ban
The ban, which would take effect no sooner than the start of next year, is expected to have sweeping effects for both retailers and consumers.
Man accused of killing his brother in Fairview shooting turns himself in
Robert P. Steward, 33, died Monday night after his older brother shot and killed him after a fight, police say.
Sturgeon wants protection for Alaskans’ rights and subsistence use
John Sturgeon has longtime ties to Native communities and has been forceful in his belief that Alaska Natives should have the rural subsistence fishing preference enforced in the Katie John line of cases.
More than 300 accused priests listed in Pennsylvania report on Catholic Church sex abuse
The grand jury’s investigation, the broadest inquiry into church sex abuse in U.S. history, identified 1,000 children who were victims, but said there probably are thousands more.
Don Young holds the fundraising lead among congressional candidates
An independent running in the Democratic primary is not too far behind.
Manafort’s defense rests after calling no witnesses
The decision by Manafort’s lawyer, Kevin Downing, not to call witnesses clears the way for the jury to hear closing arguments in the trial, now in its third week.
Federal government advances Donlin gold project, issuing major permits
Federal agencies selected the development plan sought by Donlin Gold. The project must still seek many individual state and federal permits.
Plane crash survivor reunites with saviors 25 years after ‘miracle’ Bering Sea rescue
Seven people bobbed in frigid Alaska water. Their rescuers came just in time.
‘Unprecedented’: Man wades into Katmai bear feeding zone, takes a selfie
The park service says three people are facing charges after they entered the closed area at Brooks Falls while brown bears were feeding on salmon.
