Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, and Democratic state house candidate Matt Claman share election day views on a street corner, Tuesday in Anchorage.

Murkowski fends off crowd in Senate race

ANCHORAGE — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski won her bid for re-election, fending off a crowded field of challengers that included the man who beat her… Continue reading

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, and Democratic state house candidate Matt Claman share election day views on a street corner, Tuesday in Anchorage.

Anchorage police seek wounded suspect in nightclub shooting

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are seeking a man suspected of firing a gun in a downtown nightclub and hitting himself twice in the leg.Thirty-year-old Andrew… Continue reading

Historic cafe in Ketchikan demolished

KETCHIKAN — A Ketchikan cafe that’s been in business for about 80 years has been torn down to make way for retail and living space.James… Continue reading

Early turnout sets record ahead of Election Day

Even before the polls open Tuesday morning, Alaska’s election is already setting records.Through Monday morning, 68,547 Alaskans had cast votes in the general election. That’s… Continue reading

Alaska to decide US Senate, House races

ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters will decide a rematch of a contentious U.S. Senate race, a fight for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat and the future… Continue reading

Woman charged in shooting in western Alaska village

ANCHORAGE — A 46-year-old western Alaska woman is in custody after a shooting that left a man wounded.Mara Daniels of the village of Elim is… Continue reading

Barge sinks weeks after tug runs aground in B.C.

BELLA BELLA, British Columbia — The Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia says a barge has flipped and sunk north of the site where a tug… Continue reading

Alaskans mourn death of police officer

FAIRBANKS — Hundreds of mourners including Gov. Bill Walker paid their respects Sunday at the funeral of a Fairbanks police officer killed in the line… Continue reading

Ketchikan borough hires new manager

KETCHIKAN — A California city manager has been selected to serve as the new manager for Alaska’s Ketchikan Gateway Borough.The Borough Assembly picked Ruban Duran… Continue reading

Sitka museum set to reopen next summer after renovations

SITKA — The Sitka Historical Museum is moving forward with plans to reopen next summer with new exhibits that tell more about the city’s rich… Continue reading

US rig count up 12 this week to 569; Texas gains 6

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 12 this week to 569.A year ago, 771… Continue reading

In this Oct. 25 photo, Hospice Services for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Chaplin David Rumph poses for photos in his office in Fairbanks.

Hospice chaplain comforts the grieving and dying

FAIRBANKS — It took David Rumph Jr. more than five decades to learn that his calling in life is to help people die.Rumph is the… Continue reading

In this Oct. 25 photo, Hospice Services for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Chaplin David Rumph poses for photos in his office in Fairbanks.

‘You know you’re Alaskan if …’: Woman hosts contest to find greatest Alaskan epithet

KENAI — One relative newcomer to the Last Frontier wants to know what it is that makes Alaskans inherently, well, Alaskan.Hedy-Jo Huss recently moved to… Continue reading

Did the new Blood Bank cost too much?

ANCHORAGE — Employees and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration aren’t the only ones with questions for the Blood Bank of Alaska.Blood Bank of Alaska… Continue reading

In this Oct. 19 photo, shoots of crops are seen inside an indoor hydroponics farm owned by a local Alaska Native corporation in Kotzebue.

Arctic farming: Town defies icy conditions with hydroponics

ANCHORAGE — The landscape is virtually treeless around a coastal hub town above Alaska’s Arctic Circle, where even summer temperatures are too cold for boreal… Continue reading

In this Oct. 19 photo, shoots of crops are seen inside an indoor hydroponics farm owned by a local Alaska Native corporation in Kotzebue.

Interior river could get Gwich’in name back

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Historical Commission has been asked to consider renaming a 344-mile river in Alaska’s Interior from the Birch Creek river to its… Continue reading

Gov. Walker diagnosed with treatable prostate cancer

ANCHORAGE — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced Friday that he has a treatable form of prostate cancer, but said it won’t prevent him from performing… Continue reading

Authorities respond to 10-car accident on highway bridge

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police and Alaska State Troopers are at the scene of a 10-vehicle accident along a bridge on the Glenn Highway.Troopers spokeswoman Megan… Continue reading

Elections director: Division ready for election

JUNEAU — A lawsuit spawned by poll worker errors in the August primary election served as a teaching moment, Alaska’s elections director said, adding that… Continue reading

Sport fishing guide pleads guilty, fined for violations

HOMER — A Soldotna sportfish guide has been ordered to pay $5,000 and has had his guiding privileges suspended after being charged with illegally taking… Continue reading