Senior Homes in Alaska

Alaska Senior News

• Watchdog group says bad nursing assistants rehired (KTUU Anchorage)

  A California watchdog group says nursing assistants who lost their certification still found work caring for the elderly.

• Pa. suspect is rare US woman facing terror trial (KTUU Anchorage)

  If the woman dubbed "Jihad Jane" goes on trial, she would become just the second American woman tried on U.S. soil on terrorism charges - and the first accused of directly working toward a Muslim holy war.

• Cornhusker Kickback gets the boot in health bill (KTUU Anchorage)

  Bye bye, Cornhusker Kickback. Hello, special treatment for Tennessee and North Dakota.

• Alaskan homeowner beats up burglar (KTVA Anchorage)

  Fairbanks man who attempted to burglarize a home and was instead beaten up by the homeowner has entered into a plea agreement.

• 22 wolves killed so far in aerial shootings (KTVA Anchorage)

  Only 22 wolves have been killed by private pilot-gunner teams with permits from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to shoot wolves from the air or to land and shoot them in five different predator control areas of the state.