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Fairbanks family documents Alaska life in video blogs

FAIRBANKS — Adjusting to life in Alaska is rarely easy, but for Kiara Cassell and her family, it’s…

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Water bill requires fresh look at Arctic port

ANCHORAGE — A small clause in the nation’s most recent water resources and funding bill could breathe new…

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Sports on TV for Monday, Jan. 9

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3 p.m., ESPN — Kentucky at Vanderbilt 3 p.m., ESPN2 — Baylor at West Virginia 3…

People stand on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooter opened fire inside a terminal of the airport, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into custody, Friday.

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US veteran arrested in airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An Army veteran who landed at the Fort Lauderdale airport with a gun in…

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Kenai Wildlife Refuge to track solar energy output

KENAI — The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge can finally determine how much power is generating from a pair…

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Fairbanks teen helps stuck drivers through Facebook

FAIRBANKS — A Facebook page started by a teenage girl in Fairbanks is connecting stranded drivers to a…

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Crash of trucks on Palmer-Wasilla Highway injures driver

WASILLA — Alaska State Troopers have released details of a traffic crash on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway that critically…

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Residents warned after 2 home invasions in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers are warning Fairbanks residents to lock their doors after two home invasions west…

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US rig count up 7 this week to 665; New Mexico adds 3

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by seven…

A crowd gathers around the baggage carousel in terminal 2 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.

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Brother of airport shooting suspect says US gov’t failed him

PENUELAS, Puerto Rico — The brother of a man accused of killing five people at a Florida airport…

This undated photo shows yellow-cedar trees growing along Sheep Lake east of the Cascade crest in Washington State.

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Study documents yellow cedar decline

ANCHORAGE — A type of tree that thrives in soggy soil from Alaska to Northern California and is…

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Coast Guard rescues 4 from fishing boat in rough seas

JUNEAU — The Coast Guard says four people have been safely airlifted from a disabled fishing vessel in…

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Gov. Walker plans to freeze nonunion state employees’ pay for two years

Gov. Bill Walker is preparing to propose a bill that would freeze the pay of nonunion employees at…

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Feds agree to new deadline for Fairbanks air cleanup

ANCHORAGE — The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to an August deadline on whether to accept or reject…

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Remote Alaska volcano erupts again in brief explosion

ANCHORAGE — An active Alaska volcano has erupted again, this time sending a cloud of ash and ice…

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Alaska vows to address Obama land plan with Trump

ANCHORAGE — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is vowing to work with the President-elect Donald Trump to address what…

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Native corporation, Anchorage settle gas dispute for $5.75M

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage has reached an agreement with an Alaska Native corporation to settle a dispute over revenue…

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Crash on Palmer-Wasilla Highway critically injures driver

WASILLA — A driver was critically injured in a crash on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway. Alaska State Troopers just…

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Second person found dead in burned SUV identified

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a second person found dead in November in a burned vehicle near…

This Aug. 29, 2003 file photo shows one of two beluga whales that washed ashore on a beach south of Anchorage.

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NOAA releases plan for endangered beluga whales

ANCHORAGE — A federal plan for the recovery of an endangered Alaska beluga whale calls for a reduction…