Man indicted in double Anchorage homicide

ANCHORAGE — Alaska state prosecutors said a 21-year-old man has been indicted on murder charges in the January deaths of two people who were found… Continue reading

Search for missing plane in Alaska suspended

ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service is suspending the search for a small plane that’s believed to have crashed into an Alaska lake with four… Continue reading

Ketchikan High School cleared after Title IX investigation

KETCHIKAN — A review of the Ketchikan High School’s activities program has found no federal Title IX violations, but the school will still likely change… Continue reading

FILE--In this Sept. 13, 2003, file photo, cattle wait in the chute leading to a beach on Chirikof Island, in Alaska. Federal wildlife managers say funding continues to be shut off for their longstanding efforts to remove more than 2,000 feral cattle from Alaska's Chirikof Island. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, file)

Funding remains cut-off for removing Alaska feral cattle

ANCHORAGE — U.S. government funding for the possible removal of more than 2,000 feral cattle from Alaska’s Chirikof Island has been suspended for the second… Continue reading

FILE--In this Sept. 13, 2003, file photo, cattle wait in the chute leading to a beach on Chirikof Island, in Alaska. Federal wildlife managers say funding continues to be shut off for their longstanding efforts to remove more than 2,000 feral cattle from Alaska's Chirikof Island. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, file)

Police arrest theft, burglary suspects near ski chalet

ANCHORAGE — Two men suspected of thefts and an assault were arrested near Hilltop Ski Area.Twenty-nine-year-old Austin Carroll and 28-year-old Dante Padilla in custody.Police Sunday… Continue reading

Bristol Palin announces she is expecting her third child

Bristol Palin is expecting her third child, she tells Entertainment Tonight.Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter announced her pregnancy on ET. She and husband Dakota… Continue reading

Eroding village to seek disaster designation for relocation

JUNEAU — A western Alaska village is eroding due to climate change and officials plan to ask President Barack Obama for a disaster declaration so… Continue reading

Kennewick Man to be returned to tribes

SEATTLE — The Yakama Nation and other Columbia Basin tribes praised the passage of a bill in Congress on Saturday that will return their ancestor,… Continue reading

Ice park volunteer thrives in the cold

NORTH POLE — The first time Stephanie Brown experienced 25 below zero, walking out of the Fairbanks International Airport, her nose hairs stood on end.… Continue reading

Feds expand areas where ballots will be in Native languages

JUNEAU — More people who speak Alaska Native languages will be able to receive translated election material thanks to changes made by the U.S. Census… Continue reading

Kenai borough revives invocation policy

KENAI — The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has revived a controversial invocation policy that only allows members of established religious groups to pray at the… Continue reading

US rig count up 27 this week to 624; Texas adds 17

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 27 this week to 624.A year ago, 709… Continue reading

Medical examiner identifies body found near Soldotna

ANCHORAGE — The state medical examiner says one of two people found dead last month in a burned sport utility vehicle near Soldotna has been… Continue reading

Soldotna man dies in crash of trucks; second driver injured

KENAI — A 23-year-old Soldotna man Thursday died in a crash between two pickups.The Peninsula Clarion reported Steven Marshall died in the crash near the… Continue reading

Troopers release name of suspect shot by arresting officers

ANCHORAGE — A man shot by Alaska State Troopers in Nikiski has been identified as a Soldotna resident wanted on three felony warrants.Troopers say the… Continue reading

2 injured in head-on Seward Highway crash

ANCHORAGE — Two people were injured in a head-on crash on the Seward Highway six miles north of the junction with the Sterling Highway.Alaska State… Continue reading

Teens suspected in robbery of Anchorage credit union

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say a teenager suspected of robbing a credit union will be waived to adult status.Police say the 17-year-old will be charged… Continue reading

Missing plane likely crashed into Alaska lake, officials say

ANCHORAGE — A small airplane ferrying a father and his two teenage children to Anchorage presumably plunged into an expansive Alaska lake shortly after taking off… Continue reading

A shaft of sunlight spotlights the leaves of the Devil's Club plant in the forest along the Richard Marriot Trail in Juneau, Alaska, on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

Tongass National Forest plan moves to young-growth timber

JUNEAU — Plans for managing the nation’s largest national forest call for changes in timber harvests that one critic says will be “the demise of… Continue reading

A shaft of sunlight spotlights the leaves of the Devil's Club plant in the forest along the Richard Marriot Trail in Juneau, Alaska, on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

Alleged child predator and fugitive arrested in Alaska

SAN FRANCISCO — An alleged child predator described as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Alaska after four… Continue reading