The man accused of shooting and killing a man known for his homeless advocacy, serving prison time for sex assault charges, and accidently landing on Russian shores in an attempt to sail to China in a small dinghy, was convicted Tuesday of murder charges in an Anchorage courtroom.

Alaska’s entire congressional delegation voted for the release of the Epstein files Tuesday, a piece of legislation which received near unanimous support for its release.

he Anchorage School District (ASD) school board is expected to announce Tuesday night which school will close at the end of the 2025-26 school year. On the chopping block this academic year are Fire Lake Elementary and Lake Otis Elementary schools. This is the second year in a row that Fire Lake was on the list of potential schools to be closed.