The Alaska Legislature is planning to take the most extreme option from the budget-cutting menu covering the University of Alaska system.On Thursday evening, the House… Continue reading
SITKA — Sitka officials are moving ahead with plans to map out parts of the city that are vulnerable to landslides, after slides last summer… Continue reading
It was an alley-oop pass gone awry.On Wednesday night, as Kobe Bryant played his final game of professional basketball, the Alaska House prepared to toss… Continue reading
JUNEAU — State Public Safety Commissioner Gary Folger is retiring next month and will be replaced by a man who formerly held that post, Walt… Continue reading
With three days remaining in the Legislature’s statutory 90-day session, House lawmakers focused on smaller bills awaiting attention in the statehouse queue.The House approved one… Continue reading
You know all those fees that airlines have added over the last several years? Delta is taking one away.Delta will drop the fee for U.S.… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has voted to reduce the state’s subsidy of local government.On Wednesday morning, the Senate voted 17-3 to approve Senate Bill 210, which… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 32-year-old man wanted on a felony drug warrant was charged with robbery, assault and burglary Wednesday in the invasion of an east… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a woman on charges that she starved and abused her three adopted children.State prosecutors say the woman… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Helicopters trying to rescue two skiers trapped on an Alaska ice field for four days waited out whiteout conditions that one pilot said… Continue reading
The Alaska House has approved a new program to assist business owners interested in making energy efficiency improvements to their buildings.House Bill 118, brought by… Continue reading
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
