ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s population will continue to climb over the next 30 years, inching closer to the 1 million mark, a new report says.The state’s… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel’s only library will be closed for at least three months as the Kuskokwim University Campus facility undergoes renovations.KYUK-AM reported members of the… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by five this week to 415, another all-time low… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Underground fires in coal country near the interior Alaska community of Healy have again touched off wildfires on the surface, putting forest officials… Continue reading
KAHILTNA GLACIER — Three U.S. Army Chinook helicopters the size of city buses ascend higher and higher in the Alaska Range, following the 44-mile long… Continue reading
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Donald Trump’s apparent lock on the Republican presidential nomination means advocates of large-scale transfers of federal lands to states in the West… Continue reading
PORTLAND, Maine — Democrats are hoping to use state conventions to unite supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders as fans of the two candidates… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska House has given notice that it plans to keep fighting Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid on his own, drawing… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a 29-year-old Eagle River man on charges of first-degree murder and felony weapons misconduct.State prosecutors said Jarre… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks principal has been named Alaska’s secondary school principal of the year.The award for West Valley High School Principal Shaun Kraska was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE - Alaska’s governing body for high school activities says it is leaving it up to schools to decide what teams transgender students can compete… Continue reading
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
