Zaz Hollander

Alaska’s second-largest district cited a state position that “e-learning” will no longer count as instruction. Anchorage officials say a decision is planned soon.

Two men have been charged and sentenced in the case and a third is wanted on a warrant.

Tyler and Rickey Lowe were arrested Wednesday night, Alaska State Troopers said. An alligator that was also a victim in the fight was recovered alive.

The Wind Walker went down in rough weather in Icy Strait early Sunday morning.

The crew of the Sitka-based Wind Walker issued a mayday call at 12:07 a.m. Sunday “reporting they were overturning,” the Coast Guard said.

Jason Tolstrup, the Wasilla man who made sure the tree stayed lit for nearly 20 years, died in April. His twin brother will switch on the lights Thanksgiving Day.

A witness described hearing someone calling for help late Monday before a man fired multiple shots at him and wounded another man.

Josiah Kelly is accused of firing shots at a recovery center last month and twice at the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic. No injuries were reported.

Kodiak High School resumed classes Tuesday after the three-day weekend with extra medical supplies and sanitizer in case students had burns that needed care.

Backyard gardeners and nursery owners are pioneering new ways to grow everything from artichokes and cherries to peaches and walnuts.

The 30-year-old said he fired at the clinic Monday and a substance abuse recovery center last month “for religious beliefs,” according to a criminal complaint.

Two Kenai Peninsula residents described the August capsizing in Kachemak Bay that left the Maynard family of Texas missing and now declared dead by accidental drowning.

Alaska State Troopers say Novely Rivers and Abigail Olson were found dead early Wednesday at a home in the Bering Sea coastal village. Officials offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for the deaths.

A separate federal report released Thursday provides new information about a Kenai Peninsula crash in which two men died on a moose-spotting trip.

The “very calm” pilot landed the Beechcraft King Air on Tuesday at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, according to one of six passengers on the Dena’ina Air Taxi plane.