ANCHORAGE — Alaska has trouble affording the Affordable Care Act.Alaska’s new Medicaid enrollees are already costing more than what economists predicted they would in 2021.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Authorities on Thursday defended the length of time it took to win a conviction against a former Alaska police officer accused of assaulting… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Vegetable donations from a prison farm in Wasilla are helping the Fairbanks Community Food Bank handle a 25 percent increase in food requests… Continue reading
Democratic candidate Ed Cullinane has withdrawn from his Anchorage campaign for a seat in the Alaska House.Cullinane, in a statement emailed to reporters Wednesday night,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man opening a retail marijuana business has been appointed to the state Marijuana Control Board.Gov. Bill Walker announced Wednesday that Nicholas… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man sought by Anchorage police on a manslaughter charge has turned himself in.Anchorage television station KTUU reported 19-year-old Kuach Kuach surrendered Tuesday… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year’s high school graduates aren’t ready for college-level course work.In… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Thieves coming across dead moose on Alaska roads are stealing the carcasses, making away with hundreds of pounds of meat that normally goes… Continue reading
A drop in global natural gas prices due to falling demand has made Alaska’s natural gas pipeline project questionable, a joint session of the Alaska… Continue reading
The state of Alaska received some good news from credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday.In a new report, the agency said it is… Continue reading
The race between incumbent Democrat Ben Nageak and insurgent Democratic candidate Dean Westlake has narrowed to three votes in the North Slope Borough.The Alaska Division… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has formally begun the process of searching for a new standardized-testing company.On Monday, the department issued a… Continue reading
HONOLULU — Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State’s most popular… Continue reading
CHICKALOON — A Wasilla man died Monday afternoon in a crash on the Glenn Highway.Alaska State Troopers said a car driven by 31-year-old Joshua Campbell… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the name of the man found dead Monday morning on a city roadPolice said 22-year-old Michael Miquann Mitchell was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a 43-year-old state Department of Fish and Game worker sustained minor injuries after a coworker’s shotgun unexpectedly discharged while… Continue reading
KODIAK — An Alaska group is working to create an at-home tester for detective toxins in local seafood.Alaska SeaGrant officials at a presentation on Friday… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man wanted by Anchorage police rammed six vehicles, including three police cars, as he attempted to escape arrest Monday night.Police said 25-year-old… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Heavy rains are soaking Alaska’s already soggy southcentral region, with Gov. Bill Walker declaring a disaster in one place because of river erosion… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A third man sought in a suspected Anchorage kidnapping has turned himself in.Anchorage police said 24-year-old Serge Azede surrendered to police Monday night.… Continue reading
