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Kenai woman charged in Homer thefts; second suspect sought

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have arrested a 39-year-old Kenai woman found in a car with checks stolen near Homer and are seeking a second… Continue reading

Josie Bahnke, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, writes down vote totals in Juneau, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. A recount was being conducted in the the House District 40 primary race between incumbent Rep. Ben Nageak and his Democratic challenger, Dean Westlake. (Michael Penn of the Juneau Empire via AP).

Nageak files lawsuits against state officials over election

ANCHORAGE — The losing incumbent in a northern Alaska state legislative race has filed two lawsuits against state elections officials, alleging illegal procedures were followed.KTVA-TV… Continue reading

Josie Bahnke, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, writes down vote totals in Juneau, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. A recount was being conducted in the the House District 40 primary race between incumbent Rep. Ben Nageak and his Democratic challenger, Dean Westlake. (Michael Penn of the Juneau Empire via AP).

US marshals arrest man indicted in Anchorage homicide

ANCHORAGE — A second suspect indicted on murder charges in the death of an Anchorage man on a rural road is in custody.U.S. marshals on… Continue reading

Troopers recover body of man who died in creek near Cantwell

CANTWELL — The body of an Anchorage man who died in an interior Alaska creek has been recovered.Alaska State Troopers said the body of 55-year-old… Continue reading

Former state Sen. Rick Halford, left, and current state Sen. Bill Wielechowski answer questions about a lawsuit they filed at a press conference on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. The lawsuit filed by Wielechowski, Halford and former state Sen. Clem Tillion claims Gov. Bill Walker acted illegally in vetoing half the money designated for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, the annual checks that give residents a share of the state's oil wealth. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Senators file lawsuit over Walker’s PFD veto

ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker illegally vetoed Alaska Permanent Fund earnings that were required to be transferred to dividends, a lawsuit filed Friday by a… Continue reading

Former state Sen. Rick Halford, left, and current state Sen. Bill Wielechowski answer questions about a lawsuit they filed at a press conference on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. The lawsuit filed by Wielechowski, Halford and former state Sen. Clem Tillion claims Gov. Bill Walker acted illegally in vetoing half the money designated for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, the annual checks that give residents a share of the state's oil wealth. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
A screengrab from the Alaska Department of Corrections website shows the Anchorage Correctional Complex

Corrections Department increases fee for Anchorage prisoners

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz says his city is paying the price for the state’s failure to resolve its fiscal crisis.Berkowitz reacted after the… Continue reading

A screengrab from the Alaska Department of Corrections website shows the Anchorage Correctional Complex
In this January 2015 file photo, ground-up marijuana flowers sit before potency testing at Analytical 360 in Yakima, Washington. Washington state has agreed to begin more regular testing for banned pesticides in marijuana. The testing is expected to begin early next year and will examine marijuana where regulators have reason to suspect illegal pesticides have been used.

Washington to increase testing pot for pesticides

SEATTLE — More than two years after Washington state launched legal marijuana sales, it’s planning to test pot for banned pesticides more regularly.The state’s Liquor… Continue reading

In this January 2015 file photo, ground-up marijuana flowers sit before potency testing at Analytical 360 in Yakima, Washington. Washington state has agreed to begin more regular testing for banned pesticides in marijuana. The testing is expected to begin early next year and will examine marijuana where regulators have reason to suspect illegal pesticides have been used.

Washington limits carbon pollution from large sources

SEATTLE — Washington state adopted a new rule Thursday to limit greenhouse gas emissions from large carbon polluters, joining a handful of other states in… Continue reading

Alaska may not get REAL ID waiver by deadline

FAIRBANKS — Alaska residents could soon need more than a driver’s license to gain access to military bases and other federal facilities, because Alaska’s state-issued… Continue reading

Sea ice in Arctic shrinks to second lowest level on record

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying… Continue reading

Helicopter rescues 3 boaters stranded in southwest Alaska

MANOKOTAK — Three rural residents stranded after their boat ran aground were rescued Wednesday by chartered helicopter.Alaska State Troopers said 27-year-old Jeremiah Chukwuk, 26-year-old Alice… Continue reading

U.S. Senate Canidate Joe Miller talks to the press and his supporters at his Juneau headquarters in the Nugget Mall Tuesday evening.

Alaska GOP officers leave committee to back Joe Miller

ANCHORAGE — The state Republican party’s central committee has lost several of its members because of their support for Joe Miller, who is running as… Continue reading

U.S. Senate Canidate Joe Miller talks to the press and his supporters at his Juneau headquarters in the Nugget Mall Tuesday evening.

Body of 21-year-old Bethel man recovered from Connecticut River

CORNISH, N.H. — Rescuers have recovered the body of a 21-year-old man who drowned in the Connecticut River, an AmeriCorps member who was working at… Continue reading

Semi pulling trailers of beer crashes on Glenn Highway

ANCHORAGE — A semi hauling double trailers and a cargo of beer crashed Tuesday on the Glenn Highway.Alaska State Troopers said the semi driven by… Continue reading

Liaison group backs away from lawsuit over Ketchikan School District budget

KETCHIKAN — A court fight over the local school district budget is looking less likely as a committee of Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly and Ketchikan… Continue reading

Sitka area sees three human-bear encounters in one month

SITKA — U.S. Forest Service employees shot and killed a brown bear near Sitka where two wilderness guides were mauled by a bear while leading… Continue reading

Collection of studies examines climate change effect on fish

KENAI — Alaskans know the climate is changing, ushering in warmer winters and summers and possibly changing the behaviors of fish and wildlife.Fishermen know the… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, left, chats with Blood Bank of Alaska CEO Bob Scanlon on Sept. 1 after donating a pint of blood and signing a proclamation that September is Alaska Blood Drive and Donation Challenge Month. A week earlier, a group of employees filed a complaint to the Food and Drug Administration alleging mismanagement and financial improprieties against the blood bank leadership.

Whistleblowers allege financial, operational misconduct against Alaska Blood Bank

ANCHORAGE — A group of Blood Bank of Alaska employees have filed a complaint with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration charging the BBA leadership… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, left, chats with Blood Bank of Alaska CEO Bob Scanlon on Sept. 1 after donating a pint of blood and signing a proclamation that September is Alaska Blood Drive and Donation Challenge Month. A week earlier, a group of employees filed a complaint to the Food and Drug Administration alleging mismanagement and financial improprieties against the blood bank leadership.

Alaska GOP officers leave committee to back Joe Miller

ANCHORAGE — The state Republican party’s central committee has lost several of its members because of their support for Joe Miller, who is running as… Continue reading

Sitka area sees 3 human-bear encounters in 1 month

SITKA — U.S. Forest Service employees shot and killed a brown bear near Sitka where two wilderness guides were mauled by a bear while leading… Continue reading