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Independent ferry service to resume after mechanical issues
KETCHIKAN — Ferry service connecting three southeast Alaska communities is set to resume following mechanical issues last month.…
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Woody the Steller sea lion dies at Alaska Sealife Center
SEWARD — A 22-year-old Steller sea lion that was one of the original residents of the Alaska Sealife…
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3 vehicles damaged when moose crosses Sterling Highway
SOLDOTNA — A moose on the Sterling Highway led to two crashes and damage to three vehicles Monday…
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Soldotna man pleads guilty in dog beating death
A Soldotna man charged with animal cruelty changed his plea to guilty and accepted a lesser charge from…
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Ferry system missing 30 prints from Ketchikan office
KETCHIKAN — Alaska State Troopers are investigating the theft of signed art prints from the state ferry office…
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Treacherous roads prompt school cancellation in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — Classes in Alaska’s largest school district have been canceled because of treacherous road conditions following an…
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Magnitude-6.2 earthquake hits off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
ANCHORAGE — A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck off Alaska’s sparsely populated Aleutian Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey says…
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Ketchikan marijuana committee to consider pot tax proposal
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan’s Marijuana Advisory Committee will consider a resident’s proposal to support funding for school travel with…
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New facility stands in place of burned hatchery
PETERSBURG — King salmon eggs are once again growing near Petersburg in a state-owned hatchery restored after a…
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Coast Guard anticipates high-tech future with Arctic center
ANCHORAGE — The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new research and development center in Alaska, looking…
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Federal dollars to help tribes combat meth use, suicide
ANCHORAGE — Alaska tribes and health providers are using federal dollars to combat methamphetamine use and suicide. The…
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Search, rescue medic a leader in pot legalization
FAIRBANKS — Brandon Emmett grew up around marijuana. His first job was turning compost on a marijuana farm…
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Transportation Secretary Foxx talks Native issues in Anchorage
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with Alaska Natives Friday in Anchorage to discuss getting around…
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Ellis: Narcan bill means ‘life or death’
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories on heroin, with the next installments to be…
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Alaska appeals abortion funding decision
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska is appealing a judge’s decision that found a state law and regulation…
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Ninilchik officials working on plans for public transit
KENAI — Ninilchik officials are drafting a public transportation plan for a bus service in the western peninsula…
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EPA fines firms in 2010 Anchorage hazardous waste case
ANCHORAGE — Two companies owned by an Alaska Native corporation are facing federal fines over mismanagement of hazardous…
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Jeb Bush files for Alaska GOP preference poll
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush filed the necessary paperwork to ensure Alaska’s Republicans will see his name on…
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Cause of diesel spill in Cold Bay under investigation
The U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and Frosty Fuel, LLC, established a unified command Friday…
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Federal bomb squad conducts training exercise in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — FBI officials said a Washington, D.C.-based bomb squad defused a simulated nuclear device at the Port…