WHITTIER — The Prince William Sound community of Whittier would normally be bustling with seasonal workers, but with Great Pacific Seafoods shutting all its processing… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday she is directing her office to develop a series of consultations with Alaska Native leaders to… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by six this week to 414, the second consecutive… Continue reading
KODIAK — State officials are seeking an inspection of structural issues that have plagued the ferry Tustumena for nearly a decade and could impact winter… Continue reading
JUNEAU — When the Legislature convened nearly five months ago, there was broad acknowledgement that something needed to be done to address Alaska’s multibillion-dollar deficit… Continue reading
There were cheers, hoots and completely sober discussion Thursday as the state of Alaska approved the first licenses ever awarded for a commercial marijuana business… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a body believed to be that of a missing Air Force airman from Texas has been found in an Alaska lake… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Six walrus hunters whose boats were trapped by Chukchi Sea ice were lifted to safety Wednesday by the Coast Guard.The agency said the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Responders in Alaska’s largest city shot and killed a bear Thursday that was wandering in the vicinity where a man might have been… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Three Alaska groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to force a decision on cleaning up chronic air pollution in Fairbanks, the… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Moose Creek farmer has lost a permit to fertilize his land with human waste after Fairbanks North Star Borough officials found his… Continue reading
What started as a small program to help Alaska pilots who fly some of the most dangerous routes in the state is ready for the… Continue reading
The Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project is nearing the end of its long federal permitting process. On the last day of May, the Federal Energy Regulatory… Continue reading
Justin Parish faces a big hurdle in challenging Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, in this fall’s election, and he’s begun his campaign with an online offensive.While… Continue reading
KODIAK — A film crew from Russia is retracing the life of St. Herman on Kodiak Island.The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports all members of the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are seeking a man suspected of ramming a patrol car and fleeing from officers.Police said 31-year-old Taming Ting Jr. had been… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Officials are moving forward with a road project that will increase access to hundreds of acres of forest land in Southeast Alaska and… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has announced plans to press forward with a land swap involving Point Bridget State Park and Echo Ranch Bible… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — National Park Service rangers are investigating the shooting death of a moose inside Denali National Park in violation of federal law.The cow moose… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — No one calls springtime in Alaska balmy but the state this year saw record high spring temperatures.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says… Continue reading
