KENAI — The University of Alaska Fairbanks turned down an offer for funding for research on Kenai River king salmon because it would only come… Continue reading
In the midst of a nationwide opioid abuse spike, states that chose to expand Medicaid said the program has offered critical assistance. Preventative behavioral care… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A moderate earthquake rumbled under the ocean floor in the western Aleutian Islands. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the quake occurred at 2:50… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Natural gas spewing into Alaska’s Cook Inlet from a ruptured underwater pipeline has been reduced by about half after owners lowered pressure in… Continue reading
The pace of new bills in the Alaska Legislature is continuing to slow as lawmakers deal with what’s already on their plate. Between March 10… Continue reading
KENAI — Though legal challenges still remain, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has defeated a proposal to drop its controversial invocation policy. The assembly voted… Continue reading
Alaska’s $9.7 billion annual budget advanced to the Senate on Friday, following a procedural vote in the House. Lawmakers earlier this week approved the spending… Continue reading
Last year, Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, tried to ban smoking in bars and restaurants statewide. His proposal was the first bill introduced into the 29th… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska man suspected of killing two people during a robbery has been indicted on murder charges by a federal grand jury and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police acting on a tip have arrested a teenager suspected of painting graffiti on a train locomotive that stands as a monument… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Construction is expected to start later this year on a nearly $6 million overhaul of University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan’s Regional Maritime and… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker says as many as 45,000 Alaskans could lose health care coverage under a Republican bill proposed in the U.S. House.… Continue reading
KENAI — The city of Kenai in Southcentral Alaska is holding off on allowing residents to reserve gravesites in the city’s 10-acre cemetery. The City… Continue reading
JUNEAU — An Australian couple with roots in Alaska has bought more than two dozen radio stations in three states, marking the first time federal… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Officials in Anchorage are trying to figure out how to go about cleaning graffiti off a monument along the city’s Delaney Park Strip,… Continue reading
Lawmakers called Senate Bill 91 a tourniquet, a fire extinguisher and a defibrillator. The state’s top doctor said the metaphor isn’t important. What is important… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Congress has approved a bill that would allow aerial hunting of grizzly bears and killing of bears and wolves near dens on federal… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anna McConnaughy was flying to Alaska’s largest city when the announcement came over the intercom: a passenger on a previous flight had brought… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — An electric utility cooperative serving the Fairbanks region has denied a request for interconnection from a company looking to build a wind farm.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted two men and a teenager on armed robbery, assault and theft charges after a series of violent… Continue reading
