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Police use cellphone tracker to find robbery suspects

ANCHORAGE — Two men suspected of an Eagle River robbery were tracked down through a cellphone taken from the victim.Anchorage police said 27-year-old Kyon Watson… Continue reading

Bear mauls man walking his dogs at Seward airport

ANCHORAGE — A bear mauled a man out with his dogs before dawn Thursday on a runway of the small airport in the southern Alaska… Continue reading

In this file photo from January 2012, an avalanche thunders down Snow Gulch Creek along Thane Road during avalanche control by the Department of Transportation. Several large dust clouds reached road level during the firing of about 24 105mm howitzer shells.

Gov. Walker proclaims November Avalanche Awareness Education Month

Gov. Bill Walker has proclaimed November Avalanche Awareness Education Month.Alaska ranks number one in the nation for avalanche deaths per capita. Six lives were lost… Continue reading

In this file photo from January 2012, an avalanche thunders down Snow Gulch Creek along Thane Road during avalanche control by the Department of Transportation. Several large dust clouds reached road level during the firing of about 24 105mm howitzer shells.
What's killing sockeye salmon?

What’s killing sockeye salmon?

KENAI — If any fish population in Upper Cook Inlet could be considered in trouble, Shell Lake’s sockeye could.The lake in the Matanuska-Susitna region, located… Continue reading

What's killing sockeye salmon?
A license application for new massage therapists

Many professionals will have to pay more to work

KENAI — Juniper Lanmon-Freeman cried the first time she attended the birth of a child. A licensed midwife, Lanmon-Freeman now delivers two to three babies… Continue reading

A license application for new massage therapists

Kenai Assembly overturns mayor’s veto of invocation policy

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will keep its invocation policy for now.The assembly passed a policy at its Oct. 11 meeting outlining who can give… Continue reading

Teacher unions vote to ratify contract

KENAI — Teachers and support staff in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District have voted to ratify a tentative agreement on their contracts.The Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Fuel tank overturns into river along Richardson Highway

ANCHORAGE — Responders have collected an estimated 350 gallons of mixed fuel oil and water from a spill that occurred when a fuel trailer overturned… Continue reading

Whittier tunnel closes for rock stabilization work

ANCHORAGE — The state-run tunnel taking vehicle and train traffic to and from the port town of Whittier has been closed for rock-stabilization work after… Continue reading

In this photo taken Oct. 17, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski listens during a meet-and-greet at her campaign headquarters in Juneau.

Murkowski faces several rivals in debate on Arctic issues

JUNEAU — Voters weighing who they will support for president should consider issues such as energy development and opportunities for developing Alaska’s resources, U.S. Sen.… Continue reading

In this photo taken Oct. 17, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski listens during a meet-and-greet at her campaign headquarters in Juneau.

With poor pink salmon run, legislator seeks disaster aid for Southeast fishermen

SITKA — Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is asking Gov. Bill Walker to include Southeast Alaska in the regions for which the governor is seeking federal disaster… Continue reading

Anchorage police investigate fatal Government Hill shooting

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in the Government Hill neighborhood.Dispatchers just before 11 p.m. Monday took calls… Continue reading

Man shot, critically injured outside Anchorage gas station

ANCHORAGE — A man was shot and critically injured Monday outside an Anchorage gas station and convenience store.Police questioned a second man and say the… Continue reading

Murkowski attorney: Contributions to Alaska GOP were legal

JUNEAU — An attorney for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s campaign said Tuesday that contributions the campaign made to the Alaska Republican party were legal.Attorney Timothy… Continue reading

In this April 1, 2009, photo provided by the USGS Alaska Science Center shows a black-capped chickadee with a deformed beak in Anchorage, Alaska. Researchers are hoping they've found what's causing beaks of some bird species to grow twice as fast as normal. The disease is called avian keratin disorder. Affected birds grow beaks that are freakishly long and that sometimes curve up or down.

Long, curved, akimbo: Hope uncovered for bird beak deformity

ANCHORAGE — Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998.The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest… Continue reading

In this April 1, 2009, photo provided by the USGS Alaska Science Center shows a black-capped chickadee with a deformed beak in Anchorage, Alaska. Researchers are hoping they've found what's causing beaks of some bird species to grow twice as fast as normal. The disease is called avian keratin disorder. Affected birds grow beaks that are freakishly long and that sometimes curve up or down.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at an early voting rally on the Broward College campus in Coconut Creek, Fla. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

US attorney fights against voter fraud in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Anchorage says it is working diligently to protect against voter fraud in the Nov. 8 election.U.S. Attorney Karen… Continue reading

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at an early voting rally on the Broward College campus in Coconut Creek, Fla. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Gov. Walker puts pension bond plan on hold

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker says the state will not proceed with plans to sell bonds to help pay for Alaska’s pension obligations at this… Continue reading

A floatplane takes off at the Juneau International Airport in this file photo from July 2015.

Alaska looks to boost employment in healthcare, aviation with grant money

ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska has received a $1 million grant to help bolster employment within the state’s health care and aviation industries.The U.S.… Continue reading

A floatplane takes off at the Juneau International Airport in this file photo from July 2015.
A new phone app called Time of Need, seen here, collects information on resources that would be helpful to those who are homeless or near homeless and organizes them in order of proximity to the user. Launched earlier this year, the app uses very little data and can also be used offline.

Help at an arm’s reach

KENAI — A project designed to simplify finding help for Alaska’s homeless population and inspired by a former University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student’s work… Continue reading

A new phone app called Time of Need, seen here, collects information on resources that would be helpful to those who are homeless or near homeless and organizes them in order of proximity to the user. Launched earlier this year, the app uses very little data and can also be used offline.

Former day care worker gets probation in child porn case

ANCHORAGE — A former day care worker at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has avoided jail time in a child pornography case.KTUU-TV reported that 25-year-old Brittany Alexandra… Continue reading