ANCHORAGE — An Alaska educational commission wants to add transgender students to a list of protected categories in its code of ethics.The Professional Teaching Practices… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Someone wanted a baker’s dozen from a 24-hour doughnut shop in Anchorage, and used a gun for the extra treat.Anchorage television station KTUU… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — While Russia has built up its military on its side of the Arctic, there is no evidence of Russian aggression in the region,… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan residents, getting their first meeting with Gov. Bill Walker since February, asked the governor about issues ranging from the Alaska Marine Highway… Continue reading
SITKA — Thursday was the 75th anniversary of an explosion that killed six men at a military construction site on Japonski Island.The death toll from… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Yukon River chinook stocks are on the upswing, according to a season summary, though not everybody is fishing for the surplus.Holly Carroll, the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Residents in the nation’s northernmost community have voted to change the name of the Alaska town to its traditional Inupiat Eskimo name.A slight… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two Southeast Alaska hunters have been cited for shooting swimming deer.Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Saturday seized six deer from the fishing vessel Sumner… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Owners of shuttered fertilizer plant in Nikiski have taken steps to reopen the facility but face the hurdle of obtaining a reliable supply… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 72-year-old man died Tuesday in a fire in the southwest Alaska village of Chefornak.The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks identified the man… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Some airlines are taking extra steps to prevent a disaster in case a passenger’s device powered by a lithium ion battery catches… Continue reading
LYONS, Colo. — How to set a tone of woodsy chic at a four-course candlelight dinner served under the stars in the Colorado foothills:Live musicians… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks North Star Borough is the latest Alaska municipality to accept a citizen initiative that would allow voters to consider a ban… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski cast herself as a champion for Alaska’s fishing industry Wednesday, while independent Margaret Stock questioned the pace of progress… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — First, a trailer used as a mobile pretzel restaurant was stolen in Fairbanks. Next, a trailer loaded with Cub Scout popcorn was swiped… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state is proceeding with plans to sell up to $3.3 billion in bonds to help pay for Alaska’s pension obligations despite a… Continue reading
The Sitka District Ranger, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, has closed the Redoubt-Necker Bay zone to mountain goat harvesting.The closure was effective… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the name of a man who died Tuesday in a traffic crash.Police say 57-year-old Joseph Pineda died.The cause of… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Though the cause of a small plane crash near Togiak that killed three people is still under investigation, a preliminary report by the… Continue reading
Dean Westlake was ebullient and seemed a little stunned Wednesday, an hour after learning the Alaska Supreme Court had upheld his August primary-election victory over… Continue reading
