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Next for state’s young pot industry: Paying taxes

ANCHORAGE — With legal marijuana sales underway in Alaska, growers will soon be submitting their first tax payments to the state.For most businesses, that wouldn’t… Continue reading

Arbitrator sides with ex-Fairbanks super

FAIRBANKS - An arbitrator has sided with a former Fairbanks North Star Borough School District superintendent who was fired in 2014 for incompetence.A Sept. 14… Continue reading

Executive director of Alaska Democratic party retiring

JUNEAU — The executive director of the Alaska Democratic party is retiring after 5 ½ years.Party spokesman Jake Hamburg says Kay Brown will step down… Continue reading

Troopers say 1 dead, 1 injured in Glenn Highway crash

SUTTON — Alaska State Troopers are investigating a crash on the Glenn Highway that left one man dead and another seriously injured.Troopers said 24-year-old Dustin… Continue reading

State seeks tunnel inspectors

Less than a month after rocks fell in the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, blocking access to Whittier, the state of Alaska has put out a… Continue reading

This March 3, 2016, photo provided by John Handeland shows Nome Nugget publisher Nancy McGuire at a banquet in Anchorage. Handeland, her friend and a longtime former mayor of Nome, said McGuire died Thursday in Nome after battling cancer for years.

Longtime Alaska newspaper publisher dies of cancer

ANCHORAGE — Nancy McGuire, the longtime publisher of Alaska’s oldest newspaper, said goodbye to her subscribers in an editorial published Thursday, the day she died… Continue reading

This March 3, 2016, photo provided by John Handeland shows Nome Nugget publisher Nancy McGuire at a banquet in Anchorage. Handeland, her friend and a longtime former mayor of Nome, said McGuire died Thursday in Nome after battling cancer for years.

Judge: Walker had authority to cut Alaska dividend amount

A state court judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Bill Walker had the authority to reduce this year's Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, siding with the state… Continue reading

Walker names new chief of staff

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker announced Wednesday that Scott Kendall will become his new chief of staff, replacing longtime aide Jim Whitaker.Whitaker, meanwhile, will become… Continue reading

2 arrested in assault of ‘Deadliest Catch’ star

EVERETT, Wash. — Police say two people accused of beating a star of the hit reality TV series “Deadliest Catch” over the weekend have been… Continue reading

Light earthquake shakes Southeast

ANCHORAGE — Officials say a light earthquake rattled Southeast Alaska Wednesday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage.The Alaska Earthquake Center say the… Continue reading

Man accused of shooting mechanic at Anchorage shop

ANCHORAGE — A 26-year-old Anchorage man has been accused of shooting an auto mechanic to death.Police say Trevon Allridge walked into an auto shop Tuesday… Continue reading

A sockeye salmon splashs its way up Steep Creek on July, 2012

ADFG predicts lowest sockeye harvest in 15 years

Forecasts for Upper Cook Inlet sockeye salmon have dropped precipitously, just in time for the state’s fishermen to have another beef with Alaska’s fisheries managers… Continue reading

A sockeye salmon splashs its way up Steep Creek on July, 2012

Deadlocked jury in family’s lawsuit against tobacco company

BETHEL — After more than three weeks, a Bethel Superior Court jury cannot decide whether or not a tobacco company misled a Pilot Station man… Continue reading

Gov.’s oil advisor provides outlook

Gov. Bill Walker’s lead oil and gas advisor on Tuesday emphasized the importance of a fiscal plan to ensure the state’s future.John Hendrix, the former… Continue reading

Sitka Tribe looks to manage Sitka National Historical Park

SITKA — The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is trying to assume management of some Sitka National Historical Park programs.The tribe has been managing some of… Continue reading

Navy to more than double training events near Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — The U.S. Navy is planning to more than double the number of training events conducted in the West Behm Canal north of Ketchikan.In… Continue reading

Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley, surrounded by Alaska law enforcement officers, speaks at a news conference in Anchorage on Tuesday. Tolley said the gun used in the shooting of an officer over the weekend has been linked to five killings in Alaska's biggest city this year.

Anchorage police tie gun used to shoot officer to five killings

ANCHORAGE — The handgun used to wound an Anchorage police officer last weekend has been linked to five previously unsolved homicides this year in Alaska’s… Continue reading

Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley, surrounded by Alaska law enforcement officers, speaks at a news conference in Anchorage on Tuesday. Tolley said the gun used in the shooting of an officer over the weekend has been linked to five killings in Alaska's biggest city this year.

PFD lawsuit on the docket

ANCHORAGE — Oral arguments are scheduled for Thursday in Anchorage Superior Court for the lawsuit filed by Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, and former state Sens.… Continue reading

Residents gather underneath the newly unveiled Memorial Park arch in North Pole on Saturday. The arch honors Alaska State Trooper Gabe Rich and Sgt. Scott Johnson, both of whom were killed in action on May 1, 2014.

Archway unveiled at park memorializing slain troopers

FAIRBANKS — An archway to a park memorializing two slain Alaska State Troopers has been unveiled in Fairbanks.The grand opening of the Trooper Gabe Rich… Continue reading

Residents gather underneath the newly unveiled Memorial Park arch in North Pole on Saturday. The arch honors Alaska State Trooper Gabe Rich and Sgt. Scott Johnson, both of whom were killed in action on May 1, 2014.

Wounded Anchorage police officer recovering after surgery

ANCHORAGE — A police officer wounded in a shooting in downtown Anchorage over the weekend is recovering after undergoing surgery twice, police said.Police spokeswoman Jennifer… Continue reading