JUNEAU — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given Alaska an extension to meet national proof-of-identity standards.The 2005 federal Real ID law imposes tougher… Continue reading
Alaskans making minimum wage should check their paychecks after the new year. Alaska’s minimum wage rises to $9.75 per hour, rising from the current minimum… Continue reading
A pair of visiting Maine snowboarders were rescued from a snowy situation Saturday on Haines’ Mount Ripinski.According to a dispatch shared by the Alaska State… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The state transportation department says sailings of the state ferry Tustumena between Homer and Kodiak have been canceled, with forecasts calling for hurricane… Continue reading
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Many of the country’s most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015 and are… Continue reading
GENEVA — Fabiola Gianotti, who this week takes the helm at CERN, home to the world’s largest particle accelerator, is seen as a new breed… Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — Tired of paying nearly $4,000 a month for a one-bedroom in San Francisco’s popular South of Market district, two newlyweds last year… Continue reading
PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of files on members of the French resistance, communists and Jews hunted by the collaborationist Vichy government in France during… Continue reading
MOSCOW — For most Russians, it’s not New Year’s without a Salad Olivier, a dish meant to augur prosperity. This year, soaring food costs mean… Continue reading
“The Walking Dead” may be dead walking.Most Alaskans may lose access to the most popular scripted TV series in the U.S. if negotiations between the… Continue reading
Chuck Orsborn hikes the East Ridge at Eaglecrest on Sunday. On Monday, Eaglecrest had a total of 86 inches of snow at the top of… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The water utility in North Pole, a city just south of Fairbanks, is looking to secure state funding for a $4 million wastewater… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker likened his first year in office to moving into a new house that catches fire on move-in day, with low… Continue reading
A woman battling homelessness or escaping an abusive relationship with children by her side is something Suzanne Dutson says she cannot imagine, but that does… Continue reading
The sun begins to dip behind the clouds over Eagle Peak on Admiralty Island on Sunday at 1pm. This photo is a panorama taken from… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will no longer be able to smoke, vape or chew tobacco on campus starting Thursday.The change… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 24-year-old Russian Mission man died after his snowmobile sunk in an overflow area south of the western Alaska… Continue reading
This report contains public information from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is… Continue reading
Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., call for location. Details: 586-0428.Day of quilting, sewing and good fellowship, 10 a.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church. Quilts donated… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 23-year-old Anchorage woman is under arrest after she passed out with her foot on the gas pedal of… Continue reading
