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Alaska working on rules for pot industry
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska is working to finalize rules that will help govern its legal marijuana…
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Anchorage mayor looks to house 300 homeless people
ANCHORAGE — Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has announced plans to provide hundreds of housing units for homeless people living…
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Woman in critical condition after shooting at Anchorage home
ANCHORAGE — A woman is in critical condition after she was shot Tuesday night at a south Anchorage…
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Alaska National Guard calls for new military code
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska National Guard is asking lawmakers to pass a new version of the state’s code…
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Alaska governor says refugee vetting process ‘stringent’
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says refugees seeking to come to the U.S. must go through a…
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Troopers, Coast Guard search for missing Wrangell boater
WRANGELL, — State and federal responders are continuing to search for a Wrangell man overdue from a boating…
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Second major oil company abandons Arctic exploration
Environmental groups are hailing the announcement that Norwegian oil giant Statoil is giving up on its oil and…
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Census weighs changes to counting American Indians
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Census Bureau is testing new questions on tribal enrollment to try to get…
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Coast Guard studies shipping lanes for Bering Sea routes
ANCHORAGE — More Arctic sea ice melting each summer from global warming is making it easier for ships…
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New study warns against standardized pay for Alaska teachers
ANCHORAGE — A standardized salary schedule for Alaska’s teachers would be a benefit to schools, but would be…
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Kenai Peninsula tackling invasive plant problem
KETCHIKAN — The Kenai Peninsula is leading efforts in eradicating elodea, an invasive aquatic plant species found in…
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Germany-Netherlands match called off shortly before kickoff
HANNOVER, Germany — The friendly soccer game between Germany and the Netherlands was canceled at short notice due…
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Alaska farmers want prison-run slaughterhouse kept open
ANCHORAGE — Farmers across Alaska are fighting to keep a state-run slaughterhouse open after lawmakers announced plans to…
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New ferries on schedule, on budget
The Alaska-class ferries destined to be the future of the Alaska Marine Highway System in Lynn Canal are…
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Trump is fifth to join Alaska’s Republican primary
Donald Trump has qualified for the Alaska Republican Party’s March 1 primary, the party announced by email Monday.…
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Oil and gas lease sales scheduled for Wednesday
The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas and the Bureau of Land Management are scheduled to hold lease…
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Ballot measure reaches half of signature goal
The organizers of the PFD Voter Registration ballot initiative say they’ve reached they halfway mark in their signature-gathering…
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Report: Big problems in DOC
A four-month investigation has found significant problems within the Alaska Department of Corrections, and Gov. Bill Walker has…
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Algae threatens Dungeness season
San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf typically bustles this time of year as workers prepare to haul millions of pounds…
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APOC considers giving a bigger break to first-time politicos’ mistakes
The state watchdog in charge of overseeing political fundraising is proposing changes to make things more forgiving to…