ANCHORAGE — It’s already known that the yearly check given to nearly every single Alaskan from the state’s oil wealth fund is going to be… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state will spend $650,000 on a new program to weed out fraudulent Permanent Fund dividend applications under a no-bid purchase last month… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A former Anchorage doctor convicted of sexually abusing four children will serve at least 23 years in prison.Clifford Merchant was given a 51-year… Continue reading
SITKA — With Holland America Line putting bigger ships on the Southeast Alaska run and other lines adding Sitka stops, the town can expect a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska state health officials say an elementary school student in Kotzebue was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, but they will not say if it… Continue reading
KENAI — Former Kenai Mayor John Williams is leading an effort to restore a World War II-era Kenai Fire Department engine.Williams said he plans to… Continue reading
KENAI — Though it may not be overly visible or accurately recorded, homelessness on the Kenai Peninsula is a pervasive issue.Kenai Peninsula Journey Home, an… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have arrested a 38-year-old man suspected of two armed robberies.Police said John Moore also is charged with assault and theft.A man… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police continue to seek four men suspected of three weekend robberies, including an attack that left a 72-year-old man with a skull… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage Office of Emergency Management is warning of high winds that could hit the city.Emergency officials said a powerful storm system in… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Friday marked the completion of the purchase of the first two segments of a multi-segment land acquisition in Cube Cove on Admiralty Island.… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by two this week to 506.A year ago, 842… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Repairs will take an Alaska ferry off the water and interrupt service to Bellingham, Washington, for two weeks.The Ketchikan Daily News reported the… Continue reading
The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development has adopted regulations regarding substitute and retired teachers.The first change would repeal the minimum required expenditure for… Continue reading
KENAI — Some central Kenai Peninsula residents got a taste of the ancient Silk Road from right in their back yard when one of their… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Cpl. Bryce Wolford joined the Army to serve his country, but it was his service to his community that earned him national recognition… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Abuse of opioids has only recently entered the public consciousness as a crisis in Alaska even though it’s been a growing problem for… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — There’s a face at Bean’s Café that is there to help put a smile on others. Her name is Ivory Mack. She was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say they have identified a suspect in a double homicide and arson that occurred in June in Wasilla.They are not… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state Department of Corrections says it’s raising the fee it will charge the municipality of Anchorage for housing prisoners by nearly 50… Continue reading
