Mayor says Fairbanks Four deserve compensation

FAIRBANKS — The mayor of Fairbanks says the city and state should consider compensating the four indigenous men who spent nearly two decades in prison… Continue reading

Anchorage’s first snow brings multiple accidents

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage has had its first measureable snowfall of the season and a rash of accidents along with it.National Weather Service meteorologist David Kramer… Continue reading

Alaska unemployment rate inches up to 6.9 percent last month

JUNEAU — Alaska’s unemployment rate inched up to 6.9 percent in September, hitting its highest level since the summer of 2014.The state labor department said… Continue reading

Grand jury formally indicts man accused of shooting officer

FAIRBANKS — The man accused of shooting a Fairbanks police officer has been formally indicted by a grand jury.Fairbanks District Attorney Gregg Olson says the… Continue reading

ACLU: Kenai assembly invocation violates religious liberties

KENAI — The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska has asked the Kenai Peninsula Borough to back down from its newly passed invocation policy.The organization,… Continue reading

Budget cuts take bite out of herring harvest

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is buckling under deep budget cuts, and now the state’s largest herring fishery is feeling the… Continue reading

Nikiski faces uncertainty over gas project

JUNEAU — Nikiski residents say they’ve been left in limbo by the state and its partners’ decision to suspend plans for a giant natural gas… Continue reading

Police chief reinstated in wake of shooting

JUNEAU — Fairbanks Mayor John Eberhart has reinstated the city’s police chief, one month after he was placed on leave pending the outcome of an… Continue reading

Native remains could return home from Pennsylvania

JUNEAU — A small group of people are working with the U.S. Army to bring home the remains of 15 Alaska Natives who attended a… Continue reading

Central Council backs Murkowski

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has endorsed U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for re-election.The Republican is running against independent Margaret… Continue reading

Fuel spill reported in interior village of Beaver

ANCHORAGE — Alaska environmental regulators are monitoring the cleanup of a fuel spill in the interior village of Beaver.The state Department of Environmental Conservation said… Continue reading

Decomposed body found

ANCHORAGE — Police say a decomposed body was found near railroad tracks in south Anchorage.Police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro said a person walking called police shortly… Continue reading

FILE - In this March 29, 2006, photo, a pedestrian walks past the 4th Avenue Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska. The owners of the art moderne-style theater, designed by the architect of Hollywood's famed Pantages Theatre, have applied to demolish the opulent vintage icon, prompting the Municipality of Anchorage to hasten efforts to protect historic buildings. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Anchorage issues moratorium on historic building demolitions

ANCHORAGE — The owners of a long-shuttered theater in Alaska’s largest city applied to demolish the opulent vintage icon, prompting the city to hasten efforts… Continue reading

FILE - In this March 29, 2006, photo, a pedestrian walks past the 4th Avenue Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska. The owners of the art moderne-style theater, designed by the architect of Hollywood's famed Pantages Theatre, have applied to demolish the opulent vintage icon, prompting the Municipality of Anchorage to hasten efforts to protect historic buildings. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
An Alaska Airlines jet makes its approach at the Juneau International Airport in this image from 2009.

Alaska Airlines waits on feds for merger

Alaska Airlines is still waiting for the federal government to approve its merger with Virgin Airlines.In a conference call with investment analysts on Thursday morning,… Continue reading

An Alaska Airlines jet makes its approach at the Juneau International Airport in this image from 2009.
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As Finkenbinder challenges in Sitka, Kreiss-Tomkins looks to rural district for support

SITKA — Two years ago, it was easy to tell who would win the race for House District 35.On Alaska Day, the Republican challenger, Steven… Continue reading

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton boards her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to travel to Las Vegas for the third presidential debate.

Alaska Native board endorses Clinton

For the first time, the Alaska Federation of Natives board of directors has endorsed a presidential candidate.On Tuesday, the board of the largest Alaska Native… Continue reading

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton boards her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to travel to Las Vegas for the third presidential debate.

Researchers look for evidence of dinosaurs in Denali

FAIRBANKS — This summer’s discovery of dinosaur bones in Denali National Park has opened the door for more remains to be found, researchers say.Paleontologists from… Continue reading

A helicopter brings a 700-pound sack of car parts to a trash bin on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. More than 2,000 cars were dumped over a bluff above a wildlife refuge after the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, and a clean up effort to remove about 100 of those cars imbedded in the bluff has been going on for nine years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Final cleanup of automobile junkyard is underway

ANCHORAGE — The final cleanup is underway in Anchorage after the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake helped turn a sea-side bluff into an auto junkyard.Here’s a… Continue reading

A helicopter brings a 700-pound sack of car parts to a trash bin on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. More than 2,000 cars were dumped over a bluff above a wildlife refuge after the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, and a clean up effort to remove about 100 of those cars imbedded in the bluff has been going on for nine years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Troopers: Priest died before recent fire in Alaska village

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say an autopsy showed that a 72-year-old priest who was recently found dead following a fire in the… Continue reading

Kodiak police seek new body cameras

KODIAK — The Kodiak Police Department is looking to reinstate its use of body cameras, months after officers stopped wearing the devices because of concerns… Continue reading