BETHEL — Authorities have arrested seven people following a drug bust that resulted in an estimated $300,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine being seized… Continue reading
The Alaska Republican Party has filed an official complaint against Joe Miller alleging “numerous serious violations of the Federal Election Commission act and regulations.”The complaint,… Continue reading
KASILOF — A 26-year-old man died in a weekend crash near Kasilof on the Kenai Peninsula.Alaska State Troopers said Billy Duncan died.Troopers at 11:40 p.m.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Night-drop kennels give stray animals a warm place to spend the night in Anchorage.People who find animals after hours but cannot take them… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel has collected over a quarter of a million dollars in alcohol sales taxes since a pizza shop sold the city’s first beer… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Yakutat has reached a deal to sell its municipal electric-power utility to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, but state regulators… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s first marijuana testing laboratory opened for business Monday, offering cannabis analysis for retail outlets and commercial or private growers.CannTest LLC, operating in… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The Presbyterian Church of America has apologized for the experiences of Native Americans at boarding schools that had ties to the church.The Fairbanks… Continue reading
JUNEAU — An appeals court panel on Monday ruled that a federal agency acted reasonably in proposing to list a certain population of bearded seals… Continue reading
For Odette Edgar, Election Day looms, but so does vacation.The Juneau resident was among more than 160 people who walked through the doors of the… Continue reading
The state of Alaska will pay $1 million in legal costs to Planned Parenthood after losing a lawsuit over a 2010 voter initiative that required… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Tribal knowledge will be included as much as possible in federal land and water management decisions under an Interior Department order.The order announced… Continue reading
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has voted 4-0 to uphold the right of an Alaska legislator to operate her own political action committee. The decision… Continue reading
Alaska might be the closest state to Russia, but that nation hasn’t expressed any interest in the 49th state’s elections, the head of the Alaska… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and rival Joe Miller shared the debate stage Friday for the first time since Miller entered Alaska’s Senate race… Continue reading
A hip new industry is attracting excited workers, but ongoing regulations might block some from working in the new field.To work in a licensed cannabis… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 14 this week to 553.A year ago, 787… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage’s first recreational marijuana shop is giving away free samples before starting operations under an official license.KTUU-TV reported marijuana retailers will be stocking… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Evon Peter pushed his way through hostility and overt racism in Alaska public schools to succeed in academia. He now directs one of… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Independent U.S. Senate candidate Margaret Stock says she’ll support Democrat Hillary Clinton for president.Stock announced her pick during a candidate forum at the… Continue reading
