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Murkowski: Presidential campaign causing down-ballot uncertainty
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the presidential race is creating uncertainty for down-ballot races like hers…
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House candidates to work with White House to advance Alaska
ANCHORAGE — The two main candidates for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat vowed Monday to work with whoever…
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Miller reports nearly $280K on hand for Senate bid
JUNEAU — Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller has reported raising nearly $200,000 for his campaign during the…
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Bethel Fire Department seeks funds for new ambulance
BETHEL — Bethel’s fire department has been relying on a pair of dilapidated ambulances as it deals with…
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High wind hampers wildfire response south of Sutton
ANCHORAGE — Strong overnight winds hampered firefighters containing a wildfire north of Palmer. The state Division of Forestry…
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Alaska Federation of Natives celebrates 50 years
On the morning of Oct. 18, 1966, Emil Notti, an Athabascan born in Koyukuk, called the first gathering…
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Police seek suspect who shot officer
ANCHORAGE — Police in Alaska’s second largest city say a man who shot and seriously wounded an officer…
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Accidental shootings kill, injure children
ANCHORAGE — A state trooper’s young son died after he inadvertently shot himself with a gun he found…
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Alaska Libertarian party boots chair weeks before election
JUNEAU — The Alaska Libertarian party has a new chairman, weeks before the general election. Jon Watts takes…
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Building a swimming culture in Bethel
BETHEL — Bethel sits on a river, but many people here don’t know how to swim. People drown…
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Road Scholar director found home in Alaska landscapes
FAIRBANKS — Kathleen Leitgeb never set out to be an anthropologist, archaeologist and educational tour guide living in…
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Teaching panel proposes protections for transgender students
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska educational commission wants to add transgender students to a list of protected categories in…
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Woman pulls gun after getting a dozen doughnuts
ANCHORAGE — Someone wanted a baker’s dozen from a 24-hour doughnut shop in Anchorage, and used a gun…
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Panel: No indication of Russian aggression in Arctic
ANCHORAGE — While Russia has built up its military on its side of the Arctic, there is no…
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75 years ago: Six killed in Japonski blast near Sitka
SITKA — Thursday was the 75th anniversary of an explosion that killed six men at a military construction…
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Yukon kings are on the rebound
ANCHORAGE — Yukon River chinook stocks are on the upswing, according to a season summary, though not everybody…
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Barrow votes to change name to Inupiat Eskimo version
ANCHORAGE — Residents in the nation’s northernmost community have voted to change the name of the Alaska town…
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Ketchikan residents ask Walker about AMHS, taxes and pensions
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan residents, getting their first meeting with Gov. Bill Walker since February, asked the governor about…
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Agrium reconsiders Nikiski plant, but needs natural gas
JUNEAU — Owners of shuttered fertilizer plant in Nikiski have taken steps to reopen the facility but face…
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Long-serving priest dies in southwest Alaska village fire
ANCHORAGE — A 72-year-old man died Tuesday in a fire in the southwest Alaska village of Chefornak. The…