Panel recommends biannual pay increases for Alaska governor, legislators

The recommendations come a year after the commission approved a 67% raise for lawmakers and 20% raise for the governor and his cabinet.

Anchorage man convicted of murder in 2018 shooting outside Spenard hotel

Police at the time said 27-year-old David Anthony Welch was killed in a drug deal gone awry.

Glass recycling coming to Mat-Su next year

Recycled glass will be pulverized into fine sand using a machine purchased by the borough that’s expected to arrive in Alaska by May.

Fairbanks woman sentenced to spend 45 years in prison for killing her 2 children

Investigators initially believed Stephany Bilecki’s baby daughter died of SIDS in 2015. The case was reopened after her second daughter died of suffocation in 2017.

Burning more state money on a mythical North Slope gas pipeline

There are less expensive options to solving Alaska’s gas needs than taking on a multibillion-dollar long-term pipeline mortgage charged to utility customers or underwritten by the state.

Opinion: Why aren’t more people talking about America’s alcoholism?

The number of people addicted to alcohol in the U.S. is 14 times more than those addicted to opioids.

Opinion: Vigilantes, protectors and killers

The assumptions surrounding the killing of a health care executive are something else to grieve.

Gun found on suspect in killing of health insurance CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say

New York’s top detective said that the motive might have been related to an accident that sent Luigi Mangione to an emergency room on July 4, 2023.

House approves $895B defense bill with ban on certain transgender medical care for troops’ children

The bill is traditionally a bipartisan one, but some lawmakers objected to the inclusion of a ban on Defense Department health insurance plans covering certain transgender medical treatments for children of military members.

U.S. warns that Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in ‘coming days’

The threat comes as President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the war and Western allies suggest that negotiations to do so could begin this winter.

South Korean prosecutors weigh arresting president for insurrection

Police tried to raid President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office in martial law investigation. Yoon’s former defense minister, who has been arrested, attempted suicide in detention.

Malibu wildfire destroys homes as gusty winds fan flames and half of city remains evacuated

Residents described fleeing their homes chaotically in the dark with little time to decide what to take with them as the inferno raged around them.

Kayaker accused of faking his own death was arrested and is in U.S. custody

Ryan Borgwardt is accused of staging a kayaking accident so he could abandon his family and start a new life.

Mystery drone sightings in New Jersey have residents demanding answers

Gov. Phil Murphy says they pose no known threat, but Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew is calling for the drones to be shot down.

Anchorage girls high school hockey receives $100K grant and new gear from Dick’s Sporting Goods

A decade after making an initial $200,000 donation, the company’s foundation returned to make another to help keep the program alive.

NFL best bets for Week 15: Broncos will keep it low-scoring vs. Colts

The best value plays from this week’s NFL slate, plus picks for every game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can do it all — even become the NBA MVP

The Oklahoma City Thunder star continues to raise his game, and a dominant performance in the in-season tournament is the latest evidence of his ascendance.

Bills defense is out to prove itself against high-scoring Lions

Cornerback Taron Johnson says the defense is taking on an attacking mindset in showing it’s not the same unit that unraveled in a 44-42 loss last weekend.

Asking Eric: I’m a social butterfly but feel like I don’t have any close friends

Advice from R. Eric Thomas.