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227 personnel working to contain fire near village of Tetlin

ANCHORAGE — Alaska wildfire officials have doubled the number of personnel fighting a fire near the village of Tetlin.Alaska Interagency Coordination Center spokesman Tim Mowry… Continue reading

Minivan rams Palmer home twice; driver charged with assault

PALMER — A 47-year-old Wasilla woman suspected of twice ramming a minivan into a Palmer home has been charged with felony criminal mischief and six… Continue reading

Alaska appeals court targets police searches

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Court of Appeals is asking the state’s highest court to re-examine rules regarding police searches after throwing out a conviction for… Continue reading

In this May 21, 2016, photo, Austin Sollars poses on his commercial fishing boat, the Jani-K, at the boat harbor in Seward, Alaska. Sollars, in his early 30s, bought the boat when he was 21, overcoming challenges for young commercial fishermen entering the Alaska fishing fleet, where the average permit holder is now 50. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

High costs discourage young Alaskans from commercial fishing

SEWARD — Austin Sollars got his first paid commercial fishing job at 11, baiting hooks on a 74-foot halibut schooner that fished off the Aleutian… Continue reading

In this May 21, 2016, photo, Austin Sollars poses on his commercial fishing boat, the Jani-K, at the boat harbor in Seward, Alaska. Sollars, in his early 30s, bought the boat when he was 21, overcoming challenges for young commercial fishermen entering the Alaska fishing fleet, where the average permit holder is now 50. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

FBI: No national security threat in ’15 Alaska plane crash

ANCHORAGE — The FBI says there was no threat to national security when a pilot crashed a small airplane into office buildings in downtown Anchorage… Continue reading

Russell Dick

New Huna Totem Corp. president to be installed Oct. 1

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Native village corporation for Hoonah has selected a new president and chief executive officer.Huna Totem Corp. said Russell Dick, the board… Continue reading

Russell Dick

Marijuana skeptics take aim at potency in Colorado

DENVER — Colorado pot skeptics have been cleared to start work on the most sweeping effort yet to attack legalization of the drug.A ballot measure… Continue reading

In this June 12 photo, a heavily armed police officer stands guard in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood as a man arrives to the makeshift memorial near the Stonewall Inn for the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida.

LGBTQ leaders turn to old nemesis, police, for safety

Decades ago, an early morning raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York sparked violent protests among gay patrons who fought back after police burst… Continue reading

In this June 12 photo, a heavily armed police officer stands guard in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood as a man arrives to the makeshift memorial near the Stonewall Inn for the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida.

Bethel tribe to continue services after senior center closes

BETHEL — While a senior center in Bethel prepares to close its doors for good, the Orutsararmuit Native Council says it will continue working to… Continue reading

Seagulls feed on fish scraps on June 3 at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon cleaning tables on the Homer Spit. A $60,000 grant from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will pay for a bird-proof shelter to go over the tables.

Homer’s Fishing Hole will get shelter from gulls

HOMER — On a good day when fishermen pull sea-bright king salmon out of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon faster than the tide runs, the… Continue reading

Seagulls feed on fish scraps on June 3 at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon cleaning tables on the Homer Spit. A $60,000 grant from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will pay for a bird-proof shelter to go over the tables.

Palmer inmate dies of natural causes

ANCHORAGE — A 56-year-old inmate has died of natural causes at an Anchorage hospital.The Department of Corrections says in a release that David Karl Bach… Continue reading

Manslaughter charge filed in drug death of Soldotna man

ANCHORAGE — A Kenai resident suspected of selling drugs to a man who died is being held on suspicion of manslaughter.Alaska State Troopers say 37-year-old… Continue reading

US rig count rises 10 this week to 424 in 3rd week of gains

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 10 this week to 424, marking the third-consecutive… Continue reading

Police employee pleads guilty to stealing from evidence room

ANCHORAGE — A former North Slope Borough Police Department employee has pleaded guilty to stealing from a police evidence room and destroying case files.KTUU-TV reported… Continue reading

Senate President Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, left, speaks to the media after the Senate gaveled out of the special session in the Terry Miller Legislative Building on Sunday. Gov. Bill Walker says he'll call lawmakers back for a fifth special session starting July 11.

After Legislature quits with work undone, Governor calls them back

It’s over, but not done.At 11:46 a.m. Sunday, the Alaska Senate adjourned the fourth special session of the 29th Alaska Legislature.Forty minutes later, Gov. Bill… Continue reading

Senate President Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, left, speaks to the media after the Senate gaveled out of the special session in the Terry Miller Legislative Building on Sunday. Gov. Bill Walker says he'll call lawmakers back for a fifth special session starting July 11.
Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, gavels the House into session on Friday.

House kills Perm Fund plan

The Alaska House Finance Committee has failed to advance the heart of Gov. Bill Walker’s 13-point plan to erase the state’s deficit, leaving the state… Continue reading

Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, gavels the House into session on Friday.

2 dead after raft capsizes during guided Alaska river trip

BARROW — A raft carrying at least 10 people capsized during a guided trip on Alaska’s remote North Slope, leaving two Nevada women dead.The North… Continue reading

Body of missing southwest Alaska man recovered in river

BETHEL — The body of a southwest Alaska man missing since September has been recovered in the Kuskokwim River.A body found June 10 has been… Continue reading

Sullivan drops bid for Senate race

ANCHORAGE — Alaska won’t have two U.S. senators with the same name.Former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan said he is withdrawing from the Republican field challenging… Continue reading

Manslaughter charge filed in drug death of Soldotna man

ANCHORAGE — A Kenai resident suspected of selling drugs to a man who died is being held on suspicion of manslaughter.Alaska State Troopers said 37-year-old… Continue reading