DENVER — The upcoming wildfire season across the U.S. isn’t expected to be as bad as last year’s infernos, when a record 15,800 square miles… Continue reading
Even as members of the Alaska Legislature promote a slow-and-steady approach to fixing Alaska’s $4 billion annual deficit, Gov. Bill Walker said he wants to… Continue reading
KENAI — It was business as usual at the Carl’s Jr. in Kenai for the last few weeks before it closed — except no meat… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska will soon become the first state in the nation to allow customers to smoke pot and snarf marijuana edibles at authorized retail… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers are looking for the driver of an all-terrain vehicle who fled after a weekend crash that left a person injured… Continue reading
The latest version of a measure to reform state subsidies for oil and gas drilling calls for replacing a controversial tax credit program by 2020.The… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail pot stores — a first among… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A mass of exceptionally warm water in the northeast Pacific Ocean could shake up recent predictions of higher salmon runs in Alaska this… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — An online fundraising effort that took in $6,110 to pay medical expenses of a Fairbanks girl was taken down after the website creator… Continue reading
The Alaska House Finance Committee has approved a bill that would eliminate most state employees’ merit raises until oil prices rise, but Juneau legislators say… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two people killed last week in a Seward Highway crash north of Girdwood were residents of Kasilof.Alaska State Troopers say 36-year-old Jackson Moore… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Two Rivers man died in a weekend crash of an all-terrain vehicle.Alaska State Troopers say 55-year-old Daniel Begis died early Saturday morning.Troopers… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The ice has gone out on the Tanana River, marking an end to the Nenana Ice Classic.The guessing game ended Saturday at 3:39… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Residents of the community of Whale Pass on northern Prince of Wales Island are hoping to become Alaska’s newest city.The Ketchikan Daily News… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A divided state House committee has advanced legislation that would tie state employee merit increases to increases in oil prices.The rewrite of the… Continue reading
BETHEL — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is predicting a higher king salmon run this year than in previous years that will meet… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Consumer confidence has fallen to a five-year low as Alaksa continues to struggle with a weak oil sector, budget cuts and a contentious… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is being evicted.By May 1, renovations to the Alaska Capitol will force lawmakers to a new location for continued work to fix… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought in more than $700,000 toward her re-election bid during the first quarter of the year, ending the period… Continue reading
They both loved to fly.Both were addicted to the sound of a prop being started; to that moment when the wheels left the ground and… Continue reading
