The Alaska Wildland Firefighter Academy is a state-funded program that teaches a lot more than just basic firefighting skills, and dozens of men and women are working hard this spring to play a role in fighting Alaska's wildland fires.
The Anchorage School District is looking at a multi-year school closure and consolidation plan for as soon as this coming fall.
A man who police say walked into a Downtown Anchorage inn and shot two people, killing one, in 2009 has been charged with murder after turning himself in.
