JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said Tuesday that as much of an optimist as he is, he doesn’t see state legislators wrapping up work on… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate Finance Committee has unveiled its plan to fill much of the state’s $4.1 billion annual deficit using the Alaska Permanent Fund.In a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Rescuers on Tuesday picked up two skiers who were stranded on an Alaska glacier for four days.The experienced outdoor enthusiasts were in good… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage officials are considering changes to city laws that set expectations for landlords and tenants for the first time in four decades.An ordinance… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Searchers have found the body of a snowmobiler who was caught in an avalanche in Alaska’s interior.Alaska State Troopers say they were notified… Continue reading
Two large shipping containers, each stamped with the words “Contains: Guided Missile,” were discovered bobbing in the Pacific Ocean near the southeast Alaska island community… Continue reading
Legislators agree that using the earnings of the Alaska Permanent Fund would do more than anything else to balance Alaska’s $4 billion annual deficit.The problem:… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A looming fight over the state’s oil and gas tax credits is coming to a head in the state House as it majority… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Searchers on Monday hoped to find two skiers who have been stuck on an Alaska glacier for three days and were forced to… Continue reading
The Alaska House has voted to require Alaska businesses to report when an employee loses an eye or a limb on the job.Senate Bill 148,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The collapse in oil prices has left oil-reliant Alaska with a multibillion-dollar budget deficit and few palatable options for digging its way out.With… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The only school in one of Alaska’s most eroded communities is among 28 public and private entities in the state whose water systems… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — When walking through the Ketchikan Public Library or down a hall of the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus’ Robertson Building or even… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Police are asking for information after a man was last seen falling through the Chena River ice.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the man… Continue reading
BETHEL — A pizza shop in Bethel has sold the first beer in the city in 40 years, but business was slow.Fili’s Pizza is the… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Two of Ketchikan’s regional airlines have combined, with Taquan Air purchasing Promech Air’s Alaska operations.The Ketchikan Daily News reported that Taquan will take… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by seven this week to 443, another all-time low… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage division of the FBI has a new special agent in charge.FBI Director James Comey announced Thursday that Marlin Ritzman will take… Continue reading
The House has approved a Senate bill that will appoint three members of the Alaska Legislature to nonvoting seats on the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation… Continue reading
Democrats frustrated at the Republican-led House and Senate majorities’ pursuit of a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Walker for authorizing Medicaid expansion attempted Friday to de-fund… Continue reading
