JUNEAU — Lawmakers are being warned that if they do not gavel out on Sunday, workers will be adding the roar of jackhammers to the… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by three this week to 440, again reaching an-time… Continue reading
Writing Skills Class, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718. Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel is considering raising the cost of health care for city employees by more than $100 a month in hopes of cutting down… Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — Two sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and three other men refused Friday to enter pleas in federal court in Las Vegas… Continue reading
KENAI — When Jacque White came across a greying draft mule on a Facebook page dedicated to relocating large animals sent to “kill pens,” she… Continue reading
Students in school counselor Annie Caulfield’s “Roots and Chutes” service club created a mobile with hundreds of paper cranes folded by fourth- and fifth-graders and… Continue reading
A Kasilof local has found a way to address difficulties crops have accessing existing nitrogen in Alaska’s soils, and to infuse additional, essential nutrients into… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Employers added more jobs in three-quarters of U.S. states in March, led by big gains in Maryland, Ohio and New Jersey. Just 12… Continue reading
BARTLETT, Tenn. — Jackie Hughes longs to grieve over her sister’s death in simple ways: visit her grave, lay out flowers, and pour a can… Continue reading
PALMYRA, Syria — When Islamic State fighters overran the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra almost a year ago, Maha Abderrazak was among tens of thousands… Continue reading
CHANGSHA, China — For years, Chen Tiantian could only read about the gay rights movement in faraway places. She knew that there were activists in… Continue reading
SEOUL, South Korea — With cheap and ubiquitous access to the world’s fastest internet speeds and a lively democracy, South Korea’s cyberspace could flourish with… Continue reading
Alongside the many bills passed by the Alaska Legislature on its last regular day, there was one new one. House Bill 378, introduced Sunday morning,… Continue reading
The Alaska House has approved a bill calling for the state to share voter information with other states in an effort to deter voter fraud.Representatives… Continue reading
The second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature reaches its 90th day today, but don’t expect lawmakers to be finished with their work anytime soon.Whether… Continue reading
The owners of the Bergmann Hotel have hired an Anchorage-based consultant to help them stop the once-prestigious hotel’s descent into dereliction. Some community members —… Continue reading
Terra Burns is a human rights activist for sex workers and a social justice consultant. As a former prostitute, she knows how vulnerable people in… Continue reading
Sometimes when Keith Levy rounds a corner in the grocery aisle, he’ll see someone he’s sent to prison. The encounter isn’t an awkward one.“They’ll say,… Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA — As cities across the country honored Jackie Robinson’s pioneering baseball career, one also apologized for its racist treatment of Major League Baseball’s first… Continue reading
