Associated Press

An Alaska school district is facing a lawsuit from a former student after an ex-tutor was convicted of forcing him into sex. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District had 15 days to respond to a Nov. 30 letter from the former student’s attorney before a civil lawsuit is filed.…

Original elder shareholders in the Calista Regional Native Corporation will each get $325. KYUK-AM reports the Elder Benefit Dividend will be sent Dec. 23. A news release says this is will be the ninth elder dividend paid to original shareholders, or people who will be least 65 years old on Nov. 8. The corporation will…

A western Alaska village is eroding due to climate change and officials plan to ask President Barack Obama for a disaster declaration so that federal funds can be pursued to relocate residents. Alaska’s Energy Desk reports that engineers predict as many as six Newtok homes will be lost by fall followed by the village school…

Anchorage police say a teenager suspected of robbing a credit union will be waived to adult status. Police say the 17-year-old will be charged with robbery, theft, vehicle theft and reckless driving. Online court documents had not been filed early Friday. A 15-year-old suspected accomplice is in the custody of juvenile authorities. Police say the…

The National Park Service says an airplane carrying four people is presumed to have crashed into an Alaska lake shortly after taking off for Anchorage. The service on Friday also released the identities of the four people on board, including a father and his two teenage children. Officials said the missing included the pilot, Lyle…

A 23-year-old Soldotna man Thursday died in a crash between two pickups. The Peninsula Clarion , a Kenai newspaper, reports Steven Marshall died in the crash near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Mackey Lake Road. The driver of the second truck, 73-year-old Thomas Varieur of Kenai, was taken by ambulance to Central Peninsula…