Rep. Sam Kito III will head the powerful Legislative Council when the Alaska Legislature convenes in January.One day after announcing its creation, the new bipartisan… Continue reading
An Anchorage marijuana business that ran afoul of state regulations will be let off with a warning.On Thursday, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board heard from… Continue reading
HARTFORD, Conn. — Like many people honored for their bravery, Coast Guard pilot William Peterson said he was just doing his job when he helped… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 50-year-old Anchorage man was shot by his own gun as he hunted in Southeast Alaska.Alaska State Troopers said the man was hunting… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are looking for a driver who rammed cars after U.S. marshals attempted to question him.Marshals spokesman Dave Long said his agency… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly has announced the city will have to look for a new director of communications now that Kip Harmon has… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — At age 5, Bernadette Yaayuk Alvanna-Stimpfle knew only her Native Inupiaq language when she entered school in Nome and the only way to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Senate will have a new Republican-led majority, with Fairbanks Sen. Pete Kelly serving as president.Sen. Peter Micciche of Soldotna will be… Continue reading
On the same day Alaskans voted for Donald Trump to bring a new look to the American presidency, they also voted for a new look… Continue reading
With an extraordinary upset on Election Day, Democratic underdog Justin Parish defeated Republican incumbent Cathy Muñoz for a seat in the Alaska House of Representatives.Parish,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters have given the longest serving Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives more years in office.Rep. Don Young, who was first… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 — 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
