ANCHORAGE — The Blood Bank of Alaska is defending itself against claims from employees that it put residents at risk by mismanaging the state’s blood… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker was unharmed by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck northern Japan early Tuesday morning local time (Monday afternoon Alaska time).Walker was in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Monday against the Federal Railroad Administration for failing to disclose the approval process for the Alaska Railroad’s… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Among Donald Trump’s many promises on his way to the White House was a tweeted vow to change the new name of North… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE - Financial agreements made in late 2015 are still eating into the bottom line for General Communications Inc.Most of GCI’s numbers sank in the… Continue reading
A new report commissioned by Southeast Conference recommends that the Alaska Marine Highway System become a state-backed corporation semi-independent of government.The report’s draft recommendations were… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — What started as a pastime for Julie Lekwauwa has blossomed into a cottage industry business: Julie’s Jams and Jellies.Lekwauwa, who was born and… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Proposed timber sales on Deer Mountain and in Petersburg are on hold as officials consider public comments against the issue.The Alaska Mental Health… Continue reading
The state of Alaska will begin to collect its first marijuana taxes this month, but records from the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office show… Continue reading
The Alaska Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence of a woman convicted of multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud.Agnes P. Francisco was part owner of Good Faith… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two moose were recently discovered frozen in battle and encased in ice near a remote village on Alaska’s unforgiving western coast.Brad Webster, a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska LNG Project handoff to state leadership is progressing, albeit slower than expected.“Negotiations are continuing,” Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer… Continue reading
EMMONAK — The city of Emmonak in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is racing to repair its sewage treatment plant before pipes freeze for winter, leaving the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — An Alaska man has been indicted after he allegedly suggested a Planned Parenthood clinic in Anchorage should not open because a rocket-propelled grenade… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska’s unemployment rate stood at 6.8 percent for the third month in a row in October. This follows an adjustment in the rate… Continue reading
KENAI — ConocoPhillips is looking to sell its Cook Inlet natural gas plant.The Houston-based energy company on Thursday announced that it is putting its Kenai… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to environmentalists who say industrial activity… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A state court judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Bill Walker had the authority to reduce this year’s Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, siding with… Continue reading
State regulators will decide the fate of Yakutat’s municipal power company, but a large group of local residents wants the final word to be theirs.In… Continue reading
BETHEL — Advocates for Bethel’s Sex Offender Treatment Program fear a rise in recidivism rates for sex offenders following deep budget cuts and a significant… Continue reading
