HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by nine this week to 440.A year ago, 863… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Officials say two orphaned moose calves were captured at Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve Friday and will be moved to a wildlife… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Hundreds of people rallied in Midtown Anchorage in the wake of two black men fatally shot by officers in Louisiana and Minnesota and… Continue reading
SAXMAN — The Southeast Alaska city of Saxman has been awarded a $60,000 grant to replace the roof of its clan house.The Ketchikan Daily News… Continue reading
KODIAK — The University of Alaska Fairbanks and state officials are seeking public input on new guidelines for how coastal communities should respond to tsunamis.New… Continue reading
HOMER — David Stammen of Sidney, Ohio, reeled in his first halibut aboard a Homer Ocean Charter boat — followed by 12 more over the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The publisher of Alaska’s largest newspaper was able to free herself from her partially submerged and sinking airplane after it dove nose-first into… Continue reading
One casualty of this year’s state budget cuts is an aid program that assists low-income households with their winter heating bills.The Alaska Department of Health… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE - A dead humpback whale that washed ashore near one of Anchorage’s largest parks will be left for nature to take its course.KTUU reported… Continue reading
Healthcare employment continues rising in the state, though economists are still unsure what precisely drives that growth to the levels observed.A state Bureau of Labor… Continue reading
KODIAK — Biologists are working to figure out why berries in Kodiak have been coming out considerably earlier in the last two years and how… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Kotzebue fire chief is on paid administrative leave after being charged with driving under the influence.KTVA reported Sean Ralston was accused of… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he has not been contacted by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign about being a possible running mate and would… Continue reading
Alaskans interested in casting an absentee ballot by mail in the Aug. 16 statewide primary election must apply for a ballot by Aug. 6. Absentee… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a Big Lake man’s disappearance last year is suspicious and they are investigating it as a death.Troopers said 46-year-old… Continue reading
SITKA — Authorities are investigating reports of an illegal dynamite blast in Sitka that caused damage to one home on the Fourth of July.Police had… Continue reading
The state Division of Oil and Gas has officially rejected BP’s 2016 operational plan for Prudhoe Bay, but is extending last year’s plan until Nov.… Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Transportation has tentatively approved an application from Alaska Airlines for daily service between Los Angeles and Havana.The department announced the award… Continue reading
A former spokesman for the Alaska House of Representatives facing assault charges after he allegedly hit his girlfriend has been terminated.Alaska House press secretary William… Continue reading
The head of the Legislative Finance Division has called out a mistake by Gov. Bill Walker in his attempt to veto $6.3 million in state… Continue reading
