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The U.S. attorney's office says in a Friday release that 56-year-old Amacio Zamora Agcaoili Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts, including theft of government funds.

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A federal judge says defense attorneys in the Kodiak Coast Guard murder trial can't for now call a witness in custody on another case.

The Senate Finance Committee released a new version of the education bill Friday and its co-chairman, Sen. Pete Kelly, said parents should be happy with its funding for schools and "declare victory."

The Senate Finance Committee released a new version of the education bill Friday and its co-chairman, Sen. Pete Kelly, said parents should be happy with its funding for schools and "declare victory."

The National Society of High School Scholars today announced Saint Michaels University School student Laura Woods from Anchorage has been selected to become a member of the organization.

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report says a small commercial plane was flying at about 3,400 feet when it crashed near Bethel, killing the two pilots on board.

The Alaska Legislature has approved a bill that will treat the distilleries more like breweries, meaning they will be able to offer samples and sell directly to customers.

After the guilty verdict was delivered, Adrian Beaver’s mother, Teresa Ackers, cried and clutched a framed picture of Beaver with his son.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council took final action at its April meeting in Anchorage to change the rules for vessel transit through Bristol Bay.

WASILLA _ The Mat-Su Borough Assembly this week added shredded waste to the list of things that constitute trash to make sure an Anchorage company gets a permit before dumping ground-up construction and demolition debris near Palmer.

Mayor Dan Sullivan and the Anchorage Assembly are faced this month with a good problem to have: what to do with the $13 million city budget surplus that was announced Wednesday.

Psychiatrist-Fraud Charges Anchorage psychiatrist charged with fraud ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 39-year-old Anchorage psychiatrist is accused of billing Medicaid more than $300,000 for services never provided.

A massive wind tower and turbine dwarf construction workers on Fire Island in the final phases of construction in 2012 before power began flowing that fall.

In response to UMIAQ's new Municipal Services Division, Erika Green has been hired as a Senior Planner with twelve years of professional planning experience in local and state government land use planning, policy and community development.

Anchorage, Alaska April 14, 2014 Visit Anchorage recognized service to Anchorage visitors, the community and Alaska's tourism industry at the 27th annual Seymour Awards Banquet on April 11, 2014.

A former assistant professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage was arrested Wednesday on charges for distributing and possessing child pornography at both his office and residence, according to a release from the state department of law.

The House passed the bill 38-0 on Wednesday, and now it moves to the Senate, where the State Affairs Committee was scheduled to hear it Thursday, KTOO reported .

Despite a wind that makes today's minus 14 degrees Fahrenheit feel like minus 39, a worker at this research camp in blue-white hills north of the Brooks Range has proclaimed this the first day of summer.

The Senate passed a bill Wednesday to raise the bar for Alaskans who want to stop industrial or construction projects in court, directing judges to consider lost employee wages and contractor payments when setting a bond in an injunction case.