In a 28-11 vote, the Alaska House has approved Senate Bill 91, a sweeping reform of Alaska’s criminal justice system that ends the War on… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker has attended the first meeting of the new Governor’s Tribal Advisory Council, a panel of Alaska Native leaders established by… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Cruise ship passengers have been hanging out at a Southeast Alaska homeless shelter to get free coffee and a bite to eat, but… Continue reading
Four kilometers of the Alaska Highway in northeast British Columbia has been closed by a wildfire, the government of British Columbia has reported.In a post… Continue reading
A former Alaska Gasline Port Authority legal consultant with historically hard line views on producers’ obligations under state oil and gas leases is now working… Continue reading
The fourth time was the charm for a bill that places restrictions on the teaching of sexual education in Alaska schools.In a 21-18 vote, the… Continue reading
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A new commander is taking over as the leader of Army soldiers in the Pacific.Gen. Robert Brown succeeds Gen. Vincent Brooks… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska couple faces child neglect charges after authorities said their two teenage daughters lived in the basement of a filthy, mold-filled house… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — In early winter, after most tourists have fled Alaska, another kind of visitor flies in: bald eagles, up to 4,000 of them.In the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A small airplane hit a bald eagle before it crashed and burst into flames just north of Anchorage last month, killing all four… Continue reading
SITKA — Sitka officials have voted to uphold the city assessor’s figure on the taxable value of a home that was destroyed by a deadly… Continue reading
The Alaska House has voted to prohibit probation officers from searching the homes of Alaskans under electronic monitoring as a result of criminal charges or… Continue reading
A bill that would have required local school districts to approve sex education courses in Alaska schools has failed by a single vote in the… Continue reading
The Alaska House Finance Committee has begun considering a 1 percent tax hike on the state’s most profitable mining operations.House Bill 253 is one of… Continue reading
After a veto threat from Gov. Bill Walker, lawmakers have changed their plans for a new office building in Anchorage.On Monday evening, members of the… Continue reading
HONOLULU — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Hawaii mother to a month in jail and three months under home confinement for assaulting her… Continue reading
A controversial bill that would require school-board approval of sex education classes for Alaska students is headed back to the state House for a floor… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A teenager who struck and killed a bicyclist while driving drunk in Anchorage has started her four-month prison sentence.Alexandra Ellis, 18, was taken… Continue reading
The Alaska House Finance Committee has begun holding hearings on a series of tax increases proposed by Gov. Bill Walker.On Tuesday, the committee heard a… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives hosted the Andy Josephson show on Tuesday afternoon, but the procession of amendments offered by the Anchorage Democrat garnered poor… Continue reading
