Part of the library buckled under the weight of snow drifts this winter, the first of a series of major roof collapses in Anchorage and Mat-Su. The new funding was part of a state budget deal reached this month.
The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence.
This past Monday marked the 159th anniversary of formation of the state of West Virginia. This column focuses on what occurred after Virginia seceded from the Union until April 1862