An Anchorage jury convicted a 61-year-old man of first-degree murder in the death of his landlord.

Alaska’s unemployment rate hit 8.8 percent last month, its highest level since September 1992. The rate was 6.8 percent in December 2008.

Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, is seeking child support from the young man who fathered her baby two years ago.

The Alaska Court of Appeals rejected a religion defense in the drug case of a Craig couple who annointed themselves with a mixture of marijuana juice and olive oil.

A Coast Guard plane and helicopter from Kodiak are searching the water near Sand Point where a small plane reportedly crashed early Friday.

The state of Alaska will intervene in a case in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging Shell’s exploration plan in the Beaufort Sea.

It’s this time of year that David Lendrum, co-president of the Southeast Alaska Master Gardeners Association, said the seed catalogs come rolling in.

Tom McKenzie is not a fan of summer; he prefers the cold winter months that breed chilling temperatures, snow-covered mountains and, most importantly, ice.

Former Juneau resident William G. Demmert died Jan. 19, 2010, in Bellingham, Wash. He was 75.

Longtime Douglas resident Sylvia M. Fleek died Jan. 18, 2010, at home in Douglas. She was 93.