DHSS tightens public health center services amid cuts

State budget cuts will set some limits on access to services at Alaska’s public health clinics.The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ Section of… Continue reading

Trawler crew rescued in the Aleutians; ship’s status unclear

This story was last updated at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday and will stand for the night.Forty-six crewmen from the Seattle-based fishing vessel Alaska Juris have been… Continue reading

Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

JUNEAU — Alaska’s credit rating has taken another hit in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that state officials have yet to close.With Monday’s… Continue reading

Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

State medical examiner identifies man who died near Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — A man found dead in waters off Ketchikan has been identified as a 63-year-old resident.Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch the… Continue reading

Walker signs two bills into law

Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law bills intended to help foster youths and ease adoption in Alaska.Among other elements, House Bill 200 implements portions… Continue reading

Juneau schools use data to ensure kids don’t get left behind

JUNEAU — The Juneau School District is using a new approach to help struggling students meet the standards of the district’s core curriculum with a… Continue reading

Area in Denali Park to reopen following bear sightings

FAIRBANKS — Denali National Park officials plan to reopen an area of the park that had been closed because of a problem grizzly bear, which… Continue reading

Anchorage strip club seeks reinstatement of liquor license

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage strip club is asking a judge to stop a state agency from revoking its liquor license.Anchorage television station KTUU reported the… Continue reading

Palmer prison to close amid cost cuts

The Alaska Department of Corrections will close the Palmer Correctional Center to save money, commissioner Dean Williams announced Tuesday.The news was first reported by KTUU-TV… Continue reading

Exxon exec rebuts AGDC president on gasline status

ANCHORAGE — ExxonMobil Development Co. Vice President Jim Flood sent a letter to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer Friday to correct “inaccuracies” in… Continue reading

Officials give positive prognosis to wildfire near Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Though the wildfire near Alaska’s largest city was only 15 percent contained as of Saturday, fire officials have given a positive prognosis to… Continue reading

Hiker missing in Denali National Park found after search

DENALI NATIONAL PARK — A missing hiker has been found in good condition after a two-day search at Denali National Park and Preserve.A helicopter crew… Continue reading

Restaurant suspends Chena River golf game after complaint

ANCHORAGE — A complaint has driven a Fairbanks hotel and restaurant to stop offering patrons the opportunity to smack golf balls across the Chena River.Pike’s… Continue reading

Microscopic Image of Salmonella Typhi

Alaska officials investigate Bethel-area salmonella outbreak

ANCHORAGE — Alaska environmental regulators collected test samples from a Bethel facility that serves food, following a salmonella outbreak that sickened six people in the… Continue reading

Microscopic Image of Salmonella Typhi
In this June 24 file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks in Albany, N.Y. Sanders plans to meet with 1,900 of his delegates right before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, part of a series of meetings aimed at providing direction to his undecided supporters after he endorsed Hillary Clinton.

Alaska party spokesman: No plant in Sanders camp

JUNEAU — The latest on Alaska delegates at the Democratic national convention (all times local):12:59 p.m.A spokesman for the Alaska Democratic party says the party… Continue reading

In this June 24 file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks in Albany, N.Y. Sanders plans to meet with 1,900 of his delegates right before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, part of a series of meetings aimed at providing direction to his undecided supporters after he endorsed Hillary Clinton.

Former Alaska House spokesman denies assaulting woman

ANCHORAGE — A former spokesman for the majority caucus of the Alaska House of Representatives who is accused of striking a woman and holding her… Continue reading

Alaska Railroad train strikes pedestrian at Crown Point

CROWN POINT, Alaska — An 85-year-old Crown Point man was seriously injured when he was struck by an Alaska Railroad train near the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Troopers find body in Tongass Narrows in Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — Authorities say the body of a man has been found floating in water off Ketchikan.The Ketchikan Daily News reports that Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading

In this July 13 photo, Michelle Felix, the new Transportation Manager for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, poses for photos in front of some of the MACS Transit Buses at the Borough Transportation Building.

Public transportation fan takes over Fairbanks bus system

FAIRBANKS — When Michelle Felix was a child, rides on a public transportation meant family time and amusement, such as going to a Seattle Mariners… Continue reading

In this July 13 photo, Michelle Felix, the new Transportation Manager for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, poses for photos in front of some of the MACS Transit Buses at the Borough Transportation Building.
In this July 4 photo, Doug Field demonstrates how to ride his penny-farthing bicycle during a Fourth of July Parade in Kenai. Field's father purchased the bicycle, built by the now out-of-business Boneshaker company, on impulse in San Francisco in the 1970s.

Penny-farthing owner keeps on riding

KENAI — Doug Field of Kenai recently dusted off his penny-farthing replica for one of its biannual routes in the Kenai Fourth of July parade.Balancing… Continue reading

In this July 4 photo, Doug Field demonstrates how to ride his penny-farthing bicycle during a Fourth of July Parade in Kenai. Field's father purchased the bicycle, built by the now out-of-business Boneshaker company, on impulse in San Francisco in the 1970s.