News
Drone ordered to leave area of Anchorage wildfire
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage officials say firefighting efforts to combat a wildfire that threatened homes in the Campbell Creek…
News
Prospect of special session looms for lawmakers
JUNEAU — The prospect of a special session loomed as Alaska lawmakers hit their fourth month in regular…
News
Two weeks until deadline, but no challengers for Kito or Muñoz
Two weeks before the deadline to sign up, no one has yet challenged either of Juneau’s two sitting…
News
Lawmakers approve cheaper Anchorage LIO
The Alaska Legislature is proceeding with plans to purchase an Anchorage office building. On Monday evening, the joint…
News
Alaska’s new ferries will be named Tazlina, Hubbard
JUNEAU — Alaska’s two new ferries will be named the Tazlina and the Hubbard. Gov. Bill Walker’s office…
News
Senate looks beyond the deficit in mulling cuts to oil and gas subsidies
The governor approves of House Bill 247. So does a majority of the House of Representatives. In a…
News
Congress OKs bill allowing for land sale offer to Anchorage
JUNEAU — Congress has passed legislation allowing for the sale of about nine acres of federally held property…
News
Police officer, citizens free driver from burning vehicle
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage police officer and three citizens freed a man trapped in a sport utility vehicle…
News
Bethel to keep polling stations instead of mail-in ballots
BETHEL — When Bethel residents vote in the upcoming presidential election this fall, they will be doing so…
News
Alaska Democrats urge changes to delegate selection process
JUNEAU — Alaska Democrats are calling for changes to the Democratic National Committee’s delegate selection process. The rub…
News
Marijuana compromise advances in Legislature
A bill fixing a problem with the ballot measure that legalized marijuana in Alaska is advancing toward a…
News
Alaska man convicted of murder in death of 2 troopers
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A rural Alaska man who shot two state troopers to death was convicted Monday…
News
Colorado nurse was able to keep working despite sex abuse claims
DENVER — A woman who went to the hospital with severe abdominal pain on Christmas Eve 2013 remembered…
News
Couple drowns while launching boat into Yukon River
MARSHALL — A man and woman drowned Friday afternoon as they attempted to launch a boat into the…
News
Bethel liquor store spills over to nearby villages
BETHEL — Villages near Bethel have had an uptick in alcohol-related incidents since the first liquor store opened…
News
House passes ambitious plan to cut subsidies to oil and gas industry
After a month of debate, the Alaska House of Representatives has approved legislation that cuts the annual state…
News
Senate approves $1.6B state construction budget
The Alaska Senate has voted 16-4 to send the state’s $1.6 billion capital construction budget to the House.…
News
Legislature sends crime bill to Walker
A sweeping reform of Alaska’s criminal justice system has passed the Legislature and is headed to Gov. Bill…
News
Greenpeace files complaint against UW fishery scientist
SEATTLE — Greenpeace has filed a complaint against a University of Washington fishery scientist, claiming that at times…
News
2 injured, 1 critically, in Denali Park Road crash
FAIRBANKS — Two passengers in a car were injured Wednesday night on the road into Denali National Park…