Gov. Bill Walker’s cabinet is changing again, this time by way of addition.Walker announced Monday longtime oil industry professional John Hendrix has been appointed as… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A newly released report shows that about a third of households in interior Alaska won’t make the switch to natural gas once it’s… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Rep. Don Young’s main Democratic rival raised more than Young during the latest fundraising quarter but lags in overall cash available after… Continue reading
SEWARD — A mountain goat in Alaska jumped into the ocean to get away from crowds snapping its picture, and the animal drowned when it… Continue reading
A brown bear got more than a warning shot on Saturday when a Skagway Police Department officer accidentally loaded and fired a real bullet.The adult… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by seven this week to 447.A year ago, 857… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — National Park Service officials say a lodge in northern Alaska is threatened by a growing wildfire that has crossed a river.Officials said Friday… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Pet owners in southcentral Alaska are being warned of an apparent uptick in dog thefts in the area.KTVA-TV reported Anchorage Animal Care and… Continue reading
BETHEL — A Bethel jury has awarded $14,000 to a man who was injured in the back of a police vehicle when an officer crashed… Continue reading
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Researchers and crews with whale-watching boats from Bellingham to British Columbia are reporting an unprecedented number of sightings of North Pacific humpback… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the Alaska Republican will be speaking at the GOP’s national convention this week in Ohio.Sullivan… Continue reading
SITKA — The newest vessel in the Alaska Dream Cruise fleet suffered two groundings on two different coasts before it was revived with a 100-ton… Continue reading
TALKEETNA — Alaska State Troopers say a 44-year-old Wasilla man died in an apparent rafting accident in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.The body of Lawrence Christopherson was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — More than a month after a man was left bloodied and unconscious near an Anchorage park, wildlife officials are unable to say what… Continue reading
SITKA — The Sitka city administrator is seeking condemnation of an administration building at risk from landslides and the cancellation of property leases there.A landslide… Continue reading
An attempt by the state of Alaska to dismiss a lawsuit against itself and Gov. Bill Walker is scheduled to have its day in court… Continue reading
New Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer directly addressed what he sees as one of the biggest challenges to building a gasline during his… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The federal agency that oversees offshore petroleum development took a step Friday toward a possible 2017 lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet with… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Denali National Park officials are planning a “soft opening” next week of areas that had been closed because of a problem grizzly bear.The… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has adjourned the fifth special session of the 29th Alaska Legislature.At 2:31 p.m., lawmakers agreed to leave Juneau after five… Continue reading
