ANCHORAGE — State budget cuts are beginning to hit home, in terms of jobs and economic impact.Office of Management and Budget Director Pat Pitney said… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law requiring parental notification for girls under age 18 seeking abortions, agreeing with… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has vetoed legislation that would have put lawmakers on the board of the state-sanctioned Alaska Gasline Development Corp., citing constitutional… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Light rain fell Thursday as nearly 300 firefighters worked to gain control of a wildfire threatening two subdivisions south of Anchorage.Crews hoped the… Continue reading
SITKA — Local author Brendan Jones has made waves with his first novel, “The Alaskan Laundry,” which has appeared on numerous reading lists — and… Continue reading
Alaska’s credit rating hasn’t been downgraded again — yet.Moody’s Investors Service issued a report Thursday reiterating that it has not forgotten about the state’s money… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Republican party chairman said he would be surprised if Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could be a serious future presidential contender following… Continue reading
KENAI — Homeowners concerned about the level of erosion alongside a river in their Kenai Peninsula community have to consider other options to prevent the… Continue reading
NEW YORK — The latest stop on Dave Eggers’ long-running fictional tour: Alaska.Eggers’ “Heroes of the Frontier,” which comes out July 26, tells of a… Continue reading
PALMER — Authorities say a Palmer man was shot after two people entered his home through a window early Thursday morning.The Alaska State Troopers say… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Denali National Park officials are holding off on plans to reopen an area closed because of a problem grizzly bear, saying they’ve received… Continue reading
In Monday’s story about a jury award in a crash involving a Bethel police vehicle, The Associated Press reported erroneously the amount of the award.… Continue reading
BETHEL — Dozens of fishermen from two villages on the Lower Yukon River are demanding Maserculiq Native Corporation fix the villages’ broken ice machine, which… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A wildfire threatening homes on both sides of it just south of Alaska’s largest city was likely started by people, fire officials said… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — More than a thousand pounds of food intended to feed homeless youth have been stolen, Anchorage police said.The food had been collected during… Continue reading
Increased state control of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gasline project was a concept first proposed by the state’s producer partners to lower the cost of… Continue reading
Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President and CEO Keith Meyer directly addressed what he sees as one of the biggest challenges to building a gasline during… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker appointed former Anchorage Democratic state senator Hollis French to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Wednesday, making the three-person commission whole… Continue reading
As the season extends, so has the reach of the Kenai Peninsula Food Hub.More sellers sign up on the central Kenai Peninsula, in Homer and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Crews were battling a rapidly growing wildfire Tuesday that was inching toward a residential subdivision just south of Alaska’s largest city.The fire had… Continue reading
