Kenai marijuana entrepreneurs ask Assembly to put off vote on ban

KENAI — Kenai Peninsula marijuana entrepreneurs want the chance to operate for a year before voters decide whether those outside the cities should be allowed… Continue reading

In this Aug. 13 photo, marijuana plants await judging at a competition to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Oregon.

Denver pot club petition insufficient for ballots

DENVER — A Denver proposal to give marijuana tourists clubs to legally use the drug has failed to make city ballots this fall.But a second… Continue reading

In this Aug. 13 photo, marijuana plants await judging at a competition to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Oregon.

Anchorage police cleared in hatchet-wielding suspect’s death

ANCHORAGE — A state review has determined that two Anchorage police officers were legally justified in fatally shooting a man after responding to a robbery… Continue reading

Appeals court dismisses Hawaii self-governance vote appeal

HONOLULU — A federal appeals court Monday dismissed an appeal about whether a vote seen as a step toward self-governance for Native Hawaiians should be… Continue reading

Missoula County sheriff's deputies look at the wreckage of a Cessna 182 that crashed on the shoulder of Interstate 90 near Rock Creekont., on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. The crash killed 52-year-old Darrell Ward of Deer Lodge, a star of the History channel series "Ice Road Truckers" and pilot Mark Melotz, 56, of Arlee. Ward was returning to Montana to film a pilot episode of a documentary-type series about the recovery of plane wrecks.

Montana plane crash kills ‘Ice Road Truckers’ TV show star

MISSOULA, Mont. — A plane crash in western Montana killed a star of the History channel reality series “Ice Road Truckers” who was planning to… Continue reading

Missoula County sheriff's deputies look at the wreckage of a Cessna 182 that crashed on the shoulder of Interstate 90 near Rock Creekont., on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. The crash killed 52-year-old Darrell Ward of Deer Lodge, a star of the History channel series "Ice Road Truckers" and pilot Mark Melotz, 56, of Arlee. Ward was returning to Montana to film a pilot episode of a documentary-type series about the recovery of plane wrecks.
In this Oct. 16, 2015, file photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage.

Young updating filings to reflect farm stake, lease income

JUNEAU — U.S. Rep. Don Young is updating his financial disclosures to show ownership in a family farm dating to the 1990s and income from… Continue reading

In this Oct. 16, 2015, file photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage.

Anchorage police look for pepper-spraying bicyclist

ANCHORAGE — Police in Alaska’s largest city are looking for a man on a bicycle who is accused of pepper-spraying at least four people.Anchorage police… Continue reading

Alaska Airlines: Unruly passenger forces jet to divert

MINNEAPOLIS — Alaska Airlines says an airliner bound for Seattle had to divert to Minneapolis after an unruly passenger tried to open a rear door… Continue reading

The 72-foot Cassiopeia is shown moored in Casey Moran Harbor in Ketchikan, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. The 72-foot, custom-built Davidson sailboat has been an eye-catcher in Casey Moran Harbor this summer. (Nick Bowman/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

Cassiopeia: Classic lines grace Ketchikan harbor

KETCHIKAN — The Cassiopeia is a boat grand enough for a cowboy hat.The 72-foot, custom-built Davidson sailboat has been an eye-catcher in Casey Moran Harbor… Continue reading

The 72-foot Cassiopeia is shown moored in Casey Moran Harbor in Ketchikan, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. The 72-foot, custom-built Davidson sailboat has been an eye-catcher in Casey Moran Harbor this summer. (Nick Bowman/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

Court: Refinery owners must share cleanup costs

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Supreme Court says recent owners of a North Pole oil refinery share costs of cleaning up a contamination that has reached… Continue reading

Report recommends ways for UA to cut costs in athletics

ANCHORAGE — A new report highlights the uncertainty of the University of Alaska athletics programs, with some facing elimination as the university prepares to make… Continue reading

Anchorage police use gas to force suspect out of home

ANCHORAGE — A suspect who refused to leave his Anchorage home was forced out by police deploying irritating gas.The man was arrested early Friday and… Continue reading

Canadian rescued near ‘Into the Wild’ bus

FAIRBANKS — Authorities in Alaska say a Canadian man is the latest person to be rescued near an abandoned bus made famous by the book… Continue reading

Judge denies Nev. county’s claim to national forest road

RENO, Nev. — A dirt road in a national forest at the center of a decades-old dispute between the Forest Service and a rural Nevada… Continue reading

Grim news for gas pipeline

Tough global competition and low natural gas prices have Alaska’s partners in a multibillion-dollar trans-Alaska pipeline preparing to give up — at least for now.On… Continue reading

Girl dies of injuries suffered in village ATV accident

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage child has died of injuries suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Aug. 11.Alaska State Troopers say that 10-year-old Aaliyahellie Shangin-Andrews… Continue reading

Troopers say powerful painkiller found in Alaska heroin

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say lab tests showed the presence of the powerful painkiller fentanyl in heroin seized from a village where four people… Continue reading

A life-size, fiberglass bear statue painted with nature scenes and rubber boots, part of a "Parade of Bears" display, stands in front of offices of Great Land Trust on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. The statues were installed to increase awareness of grizzly and black bears that live within the municipality of Anchorage and to highlight an international bear conference hosted by the city. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Colorful bear statues roam Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s largest city is home to more than 300 grizzly and black bears and now more than a dozen multicolored ones.Life-size bear statues… Continue reading

A life-size, fiberglass bear statue painted with nature scenes and rubber boots, part of a "Parade of Bears" display, stands in front of offices of Great Land Trust on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. The statues were installed to increase awareness of grizzly and black bears that live within the municipality of Anchorage and to highlight an international bear conference hosted by the city. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
Julia Bevins, left, of Anchorage and Steve Jones of San Francisco wear polar bear costumes during a climate action rally on the Park Strip in Anchorage during President Obama's 2015 visit to the city. Alaska appears to be changing course on climate change, according to the Speaker of the House and one of the state's most prominent conservation scientists.

House speaker, noted conservationist agree: Alaska ‘flip flops’ on climate change

Rick Steiner and Mike Chenault agree on something.In separate announcements this week, both figures said an action this week by Alaska’s new attorney general represents… Continue reading

Julia Bevins, left, of Anchorage and Steve Jones of San Francisco wear polar bear costumes during a climate action rally on the Park Strip in Anchorage during President Obama's 2015 visit to the city. Alaska appears to be changing course on climate change, according to the Speaker of the House and one of the state's most prominent conservation scientists.
Gov. Bill Walker introduces Susan Carney, Alaska's newest supreme court justice, at the state bar convention on May 12, 2016 in Anchorage.

Alaska’s newest supreme court justice is inducted today

Don’t tell basketball jokes to Susan Carney. She’s heard them all.This afternoon, the former junior-varsity Harvard basketball player will become the newest member of the… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker introduces Susan Carney, Alaska's newest supreme court justice, at the state bar convention on May 12, 2016 in Anchorage.