An exiled Tibetan holds prayer flags called “lungta,” or wind horse, to be tied on tall posts on the third day of the Tibetan New… Continue reading
The U.S., Russia and more than a dozen other countries met Thursday in Munich to discuss halting the fighting in Syria, while forces of President… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska oil spill responders have adopted new rules for the rapid use of chemical dispersant but say dispersant will continue to be considered… Continue reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jeff Gordon will be in the booth and Tony Stewart in a bed when the NASCAR season begins.Neither NASCAR star will… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is whole again. Mayor Mary Becker announced today at the Business Roundtable Luncheon that the Assembly has chosen… Continue reading
KENAI — While the price for homes is cheaper in Fairbanks, purchasing a home in the Kenai Peninsula Borough may be the most affordable option… Continue reading
Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct an inaccurate headline that read "North Pole mayor."ANCHORAGE — An Alaska mayor has paid an unusually… Continue reading
ANCHOR POINT — Alaska State Troopers are investigating a shooting on the Kenai Peninsula that left a man wounded.Troopers at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday received a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Police have identified the driver who died in a one-vehicle crash in South Anchorage last week.Police in a Thursday statement said 27-year-old Frank… Continue reading
The Portland-based commuter airline SeaPort Airlines, Inc., which used to own Wings of Alaska, recently filed for bankruptcy.The Feb. 5 filing does not affect the… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau didn’t have to look far to find its new city manager after all.After working as a city employee for… Continue reading
Alaska’s court system will operate on half days every Friday starting July 1, Supreme Court Justice Craig Stowers told the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday.In the… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate voted unanimously, 20-0 on Wednesday, to approve a measure that clarifies the state’s gambling laws with respect to businesses like Chuck-e-Cheese and… Continue reading
The half-year hunt for Juneau’s next city manager is nearing its end, but not as quickly as some people, Assembly members included, had hoped. After… Continue reading
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott speaks at the Native Issues Forum sponsored by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska at… Continue reading
KODIAK — A recent report predicts a mass tree die-off on Kodiak Island Borough land that was scorched by a wildfire last summer.The borough hired… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska Native regional corporation says it has acquired a sand and gravel company in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.Ahtna Inc. says it has purchased… Continue reading
HOLLIS — A 35-year-old southeast Alaska man suspected of driving a van through a security gate at a ferry terminal was arrested Tuesday.Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading
The federal government has granted the Alaska Marine Highway System permission to install a Rolls Royce propeller, shafts and gearing aboard the ferry Matanuska.Federal permission… Continue reading
The University of Alaska Board of Regents will meet on Thursday and Friday next week to consider its “Strategic Pathways” program radically realigning the programs… Continue reading
