SITKA — Is Sitka interested in finding out about the presence of heavy metals, contaminants and nutrients in some of the subsistence foods we eat?… Continue reading
The Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins (SEATT) partnership has been collecting phytoplankton samples throughout southeast Alaska to monitor for plankton species that can produce toxins and… Continue reading
There’s a saying that you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.Evidently, that doesn’t apply to free buildings.On Tuesday morning, the Legislative Council voted… Continue reading
I am one of the last people who would ever play Pokémon Go. I haven’t played a video game since the original Nintendo, I don’t… Continue reading
A protest in downtown Anchorage Monday night urging people to sign an application to recall Alaska’s governor was lightly attended. The political news website The… Continue reading
For more than 30 years, Juneau voters have decided whether to extend sales taxes through a reappearing ballot question. Now one ballot question could end… Continue reading
Since 1884, fish processors and biologists have kept intimate track of the number of salmon caught in Bristol Bay. On July 6, that figure passed… Continue reading
The owners of the controversial downtown Anchorage Legislative Information Office Building have filed a claim seeking $37 million from the state of Alaska.In the claim,… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
Three hikers who became lost near the Spaulding Meadows Trail in Auke Bay were located and escorted back to the trailhead safely Saturday night by… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a driver died Monday morning in a crash on the Glenn Highway.The name of the female driver was not… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police investigating the deaths of two people on a bike trail have released photos of two men who may have information on… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man suspected of stabbing his father early Monday has been charged with three counts of felony assault and one of felony… Continue reading
BETHEL — Alaska’s Akiachak tribe is preparing to inventory land for federal trust status following a federal appeals court decision allowing Alaska Native communities to… Continue reading
Buckling up a child in the backseat can be harder than it looks.Alaska Injury Prevention Center technicians will be in Juneau today helping parents ensure… Continue reading
Across the street from the Terry Miller Building where the Alaska Legislature held the first day of its fifth special session, about two dozen people… Continue reading
The 29th Alaska Legislature on Monday began its fifth special session since the gavel first sounded in January 2015, but lawmakers appear uncertain on their… Continue reading
Goldbelt Incorporated has a new CEO — sort of.During a July 9 shareholders meeting, the Native corporation announced Elliot “Chuck” Wimberly would serve as its… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker organized the signing ceremony for Senate Bill 91, but Kara Nelson and Kris Sell seized the moment.After the speeches, Juneau Police Department… Continue reading
The 29th Alaska Legislature will start its fifth special session on Monday, bringing lawmakers from across the state back to Juneau. Don’t expect all of… Continue reading
