ALASKA –NORAD issued a statement saying that two Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers and two Su-35 “Flanker” fighter jets entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Tuesday. This air defense zone, which is known as an ADIZ, was declared unilaterally by the U.S. after World War II. It is not binding under any international treaty. […]

NOME, Alaska — A Nome Police Department employee told a colleague he punched a homeless woman while being on duty. Earlier this year, he has been rehired by the city as a police dispatcher. The officer, known as Carl Putman admitted hitting the woman with a “balled fist” after she passed out, according to prosecutors. […]

Kavik River Camp, Alaska— The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region hit Alaska’s North Slope on Sunday, said the state’s seismologist. At 6.58 a.m. Sunday the magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit the area 42 miles east of Kavik River Camp and 343 miles northeast of Fairbanks. The latter is the state’s second –biggest city. According […]