News at 6 - September 4, 2026

The two pilots flying a chartered plane that crashed last month, killing all eight onboard, were identified Friday.

Two Fairbanks police officers and an Alaska State Trooper were cleared Friday of any criminal wrongdoing in the June 28 shooting death of Brandon Michael Roberts, finding that the 31-year-old pointed a handgun at officers during a foot pursuit through the Bentley Mall parking lot moments before they opened fire, killing Roberts.

Alaska’s Bipartisan House Majority is upheld by a single vote, a single vote that hangs in the balance.

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