Military

An inquiry found that Anchorage’s former health director violated four sections of the Alaska Code of Military Justice: fraudulent enlistment, false official statements, conduct unbecoming an officer and wearing an Army combat patch despite never seeing battle.

It’s the latest effort by the district to address an ongoing shortage of bus drivers that has left most Anchorage students going weeks without bus service.

This year, the usual game of cat-and-mouse is playing out in an entirely different context due to the war in Ukraine.

The suit asks a judge to issue an order compelling the department to conduct surveys and draft plans for cleanup.

Nearly 70 years after the dramatic rescue of a downed Navy air crew on St. Lawrence Island, the Alaska Heroism Medal will be awarded to the families of 16 members of the Gambell First Scouts Batallion.

WWII-era grenades, chemical weapons and other munitions have been turning up on the island’s hiking trails and beaches for decades.