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Inclusivity measure stirs debate in Homer
JUNEAU — The small Alaska fishing community of Homer is no stranger to political activism. In the 1970s,…
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Petersburg renovates municipal building
PETERSBURG — Petersburg will be open for business Monday in the renovated portion of its municipal building. KFSK-FM…
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Legendary Homer writer, scientist Rearden dies
HOMER — Writer, photographer, editor, professor, biologist, outdoorsman, scholar, veteran, Alaskan and family man: In the history of…
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Prison, mentoring lead to new life
KODIAK — Jami Gibson’s emotions overwhelmed her as she peered from an airplane window at Kodiak just over…
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No charges for officer who killed armed man
FAIRBANKS — No charges will be filed against an officer who shot and killed an armed man last…
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State’s new alcohol and marijuana regulator has Anchorage roots
Erika McConnell is an Anchorage resident who wears glasses and a toothy smile. She enjoys reading, the outdoors…
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Legislature officially asks to drill Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Alaska House’s representative for the North Slope welcomed U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan to the Capitol with a…
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Alaska nonprofit using online tool to share Yupik history
BETHEL — An Alaska nonprofit organization is encouraging residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to share stories about the…
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Fairbanks grand jury indicts 4 in theft of heavy safe
FAIRBANKS — Four people suspected of stealing a loaded 500-pound safe from a home in North Pole have…
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Therapy, husband lead musher back to Iditarod
ANCHORAGE — One of dog mushing’s leading figures has suffered panic attacks and undergone therapy in the year…
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Alaska’s Allakaket village banishes 4 for dealing meth
FAIRBANKS — Four people have been banished from a remote Alaska tribal village for dealing methamphetamine, community leaders…
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Anchorage-area high school bans Confederate flag
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage-area school has banned the display of the Confederate flag after some students posed with…
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Fishermen at odds over impact of Trump executive order
PORTLAND, Maine — An executive order by President Donald Trump designed to radically cut back on federal regulations…
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Lawmakers renew push for drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE — Former U.S. Sen. Frank Murkowski in 2001 gave a speech urging colleagues to approve oil drilling…
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Alaska holiday weighed for black soldiers who built highway
JUNEAU — Alaska state lawmakers are considering the creation of a holiday to honor the contributions of more…
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Senate passes ANWR drilling resolution, which faces final concurrence vote in the House
The Alaska Senate agrees with the House: Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is good for the…
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Coast Guard awards polar icebreaker design study contracts
ANCHORAGE — The Coast Guard has awarded five fixed-price contracts for design studies and analysis of new heavy…
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In speech to Legislature, Murkowski tries to answer Alaskans’ fears
In her annual address to the Alaska Legislature, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she does not support…
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Company plans more flights over leaking Cook Inlet pipeline
ANCHORAGE — A leaking underwater pipeline continues to spew natural gas into Cook Inlet. The gas is bubbling…
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Lawsuit challenges Alaska civil seizures, search warrants
PETERSBURG — A lawsuit filed against a drug task force in southeast Alaska challenges the seizure of personal…