Troopers investigate death of woman in Willow home

WILLOW — Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a woman at a home in Willow.Troopers say 41-year-old Elizabeth Foster was found dead Sunday… Continue reading

In this file photo taken April 2, 2016, Juneauites crowd the GCI store near Juneau International Airport for the launch of GCI's gigabit internet service.

Utility provider to bring high-speed internet to 7 villages

FAIRBANKS — High-speed internet is coming to seven Alaska villages next year.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports phone, wireless and cable provider GCI announced new towers… Continue reading

In this file photo taken April 2, 2016, Juneauites crowd the GCI store near Juneau International Airport for the launch of GCI's gigabit internet service.
In this photo taken Sept. 10 2016, a moose stands across the water at Snyder Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Commissioner turns down challenge of predator control rules

FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game commissioner has rejected calls from petitioners critical of the state’s predator control rules to change the hunting… Continue reading

In this photo taken Sept. 10 2016, a moose stands across the water at Snyder Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Fairbanks man escapes from halfway house for second time

FAIRBANKS — Authorities are looking for a halfway house resident who escaped from a van that was transporting him back to the Fairbanks Correctional Center.The… Continue reading

Totem Heritage Center marks 40 years

KETCHIKAN — For the past four decades, the Totem Heritage Center has worked to preserve Native totem poles and artifacts from around Southeast Alaska.The center,… Continue reading

US rig count up 2 this week to 524

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by two this week to 524.A year ago, 795… Continue reading

Village council association gets first female CEO

BETHEL — A nonprofit tribal group criticized over its finances has hired its first female CEO.KYUK-AM reported Vivian Johnson Korthuis of the Village of Emmonak… Continue reading

Drunk driver hits Ketchikan welcome arch

KETCHIKAN — An alleged drunk driver damaged the Ketchikan Welcome Arch late Wednesday night.Ketchikan police, at approximately 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, responded to the 300 block… Continue reading

Democrat Begich backs independent Stock in Senate bid

JUNEAU — Independent U.S. Senate candidate Margaret Stock has won the endorsement of the last Alaska Democrat to hold the office.Stock said Friday that she’s… Continue reading

Shell halts proposed oil-by-rail project at its refinery

ANACORTES, Wash. — Shell Puget Sound Refinery announced Thursday it has terminated plans for a proposed oil-by-rail project at its refinery in Washington state.Under the… Continue reading

Fairbanks youth officer charged with distributing child porn

ANCHORAGE — A man who has worked as a juvenile justice officer at the Fairbanks Youth Facility has been charged with three counts of distributing… Continue reading

Republicans calling on Donald Trump to step down as nominee

WASHINGTON — The list of elected Republican officials who want Donald Trump to abandon his presidential campaign is growing.Here are the comments of some of… Continue reading

Work progresses on Kenai, Russian riverbank restoration

KENAI — Work to restore the riverbank along a section of the confluence of the Kenai and Russian rivers is in full swing.The Kenai National… Continue reading

Members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Walker River Paiute Tribe talk in the background outside the federal courthouse as their lawyer, Rendal Miller, discusses the lawsuit they filed under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on Wednesday in Reno, Nevada.

Judge sides with Nevada tribes on voting rights

RENO, Nev. — Two Native American tribes in Nevada won an emergency court order late Friday in a federal lawsuit accusing the Republican secretary of… Continue reading

Members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Walker River Paiute Tribe talk in the background outside the federal courthouse as their lawyer, Rendal Miller, discusses the lawsuit they filed under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on Wednesday in Reno, Nevada.
In this Oct. 6 photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall in Sandown, N.H. Trump made a series of lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005. The Republican presidential nominee issued a rare apology Friday, “if anyone was offended.”

Murkowski and Sullivan call for Trump to leave Presidential race

Alaska's two U.S. Senators have called for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump to give up.In prepared statements issued Saturday morning, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen.… Continue reading

In this Oct. 6 photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall in Sandown, N.H. Trump made a series of lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005. The Republican presidential nominee issued a rare apology Friday, “if anyone was offended.”

Alaska senators says they won’t support Trump

FAIRBANKS — Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators are joining the ranks of Republican leaders who say they are dumping Donald Trump as the presidential nominee.The… Continue reading

S&P puts Alaska back on CreditWatch negative

ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska is continuing the process to sell up to $3.3 billion in pension obligation bonds after receiving mixed reviews from… Continue reading

Lawmakers reject $37M claim over Anchorage office renovation

ANCHORAGE — The owners of a downtown Anchorage building are considering legal options after the Alaska Legislature rejected a claim for $37 million.The property in… Continue reading

Proposed mine draws concerns from Iditarod community

BETHEL — Federal officials are trying to find ways to lessen the possible impact of the proposed Donlin Gold mine on the historic Iditarod Trail.Dog… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Borough to consider new invocation policy

KENAI — The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is set to consider a measure that would revise the policy on invocations at its meetings.The proposal creating… Continue reading