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EPA fines state DOT $118K for improper waste storage
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has been fined $118,100 by the Environmental Protection Agency for…
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Rep. Nageak wants out of election lawsuit
An Alaska lawmaker suing to challenge the results of his August primary defeat said on Wednesday he no…
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Alaska delegation splits on veto override
Correction: The original version of this story stated that new construction was needed to accommodate F-22 fighter aircraft…
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Preserving a scar: Seward statue debate exposes differing views on history
It’s far from a whale of controversy, but a statue proposed for a plaza in front of the…
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Trial begins in case that will decide winner of August Legislative primary
Attorneys for Rep. Benjamin Nageak began their campaign in court Tuesday as the Barrow Democrat challenges the results…
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‘Road’ connects Juneau and Haines with 28,800 lanes
HAINES — On a cloudy Friday morning, in a tent on a windblown beach near the ferry terminal…
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New brewery has a plan to get you in – without beer
When Barnaby Brewing Company opens its doors Saturday, you can thank Gov. Bill Walker. For more than a…
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Murkowski uses final energy committee meeting to oppose Aleutian monument
Sen. Lisa Murkowski used the final pre-election meeting of the U.S. Senate’s energy committee to send a message…
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Mark Begich rules out write-in campaign for U.S. Senate
The Alaska Democrat who lost his U.S. Senate seat two years ago is not planning a return this…
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Juneau’s wettest season will begin with a stiff storm
A storm that knocked out power to portions of Southcentral Alaska with hurricane-force winds will arrive in the…
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It’s Miller v. Murkowski – again
Joe Miller is again challenging Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate, and this time he’s running as a Libertarian.…
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State certifies primary election results, but recount is imminent
Editor’s note: This article has been updated due to a correction. The article reported that absentee votes from the…
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The disaster that taught us to fly safely: 45 years after Flight 1866
In the first week of September, 45 years ago, Robert Mottram flew by helicopter to the Chilkat Mountains…
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Sullivan warns of consequences if Democrats win U.S. Senate majority
Addressing the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, U.S. Sen Dan Sullivan, R-Juneau, said Alaska may suffer if…
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APOC will wait to hear fundraising complaint against Anchorage lawmaker
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will wait at least two weeks to consider a complaint filed by the…
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As Juneau counts votes by hand, lawmakers in Anchorage complain
On Monday morning in Centennial Hall, the sound of democracy was the sound of shuffled papers. Half a…
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Grim news for gas pipeline
Tough global competition and low natural gas prices have Alaska’s partners in a multibillion-dollar trans-Alaska pipeline preparing to…
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50 shades of weed: Juneau’s cannabis growers are planning variety on store shelves
You know wine. You’re about to learn cannabis. Earlier this month, Rainforest Farms became Juneau’s first working cannabis…
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House speaker, noted conservationist agree: Alaska ‘flip flops’ on climate change
Rick Steiner and Mike Chenault agree on something. In separate announcements this week, both figures said an action…
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Alaska’s newest supreme court justice is inducted today
Don’t tell basketball jokes to Susan Carney. She’s heard them all. This afternoon, the former junior-varsity Harvard basketball…