U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has denied a request by the state of Alaska to investigate a man for sexual misconduct with a minor.Bill Allen,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Fairbanks-area man sought on a warrant used a can of pepper spray and tools thrown from the back of his pickup to… Continue reading
KODIAK — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska is pushing to get a new icebreaker in the Arctic to boost the nation’s defenses and investments… Continue reading
KENAI — An Anchorage man charged with the fatal shooting of a California man in 2013 has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.Paul Vermillion, 32,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A House fisheries committee advanced a rewrite of Gov. Bill Walker’s fisheries tax bill on Tuesday, diverting half of the potential revenue into… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Fishermen harvested nearly 533,000 salmon in Cook Inlet personal-use fisheries last year and the Kasilof River saw its highest sockeye salmon harvest to… Continue reading
A 30-year-old Juneau man, Patrick Venner, was found dead Sunday on a boat in ANB Harbor in Sitka, Sitka police said.Police said a drug overdose… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have arrested a driver suspected of crashing his car into a light pole and knocking out power to 400 customers… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska House has rejected Senate changes to a marijuana bill and voted to have House and Senate negotiators work on a compromise.The… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 28-year-old man has been charged in a shooting that left a Matanuska-Susitna Borough man injured.Charles Ganoe of Anchorage is charged with attempted… Continue reading
If it were a game show, it’d be the Lightning Round.On Tuesday, members of the Alaska House of Representatives voted 39-0 to declare irreconcilable differences… Continue reading
Alaska’s lone delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up a visit to Juneau on Tuesday, telling an audience at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall that… Continue reading
TALKEETNA — A helicopter rescued an experienced Japanese climber from an Alaska mountain where spring storms had created significant avalanche risks.Masatoshi Kuriaki, a 42-year-old climber… Continue reading
A state timber bill envisioned as a helping hand for embattled Viking Lumber is advancing toward a final vote.On Monday afternoon, the House Resources Committee… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A state Senate committee has made changes to a sweeping criminal justice bill, including capping the amount of time that could be taken… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Environment Conservation’s Food Safety and Sanitation Program has confirmed the recall of Emerald 100 Calorie Pack Roasted & Salted Cashew Halves… Continue reading
DELTA JUNCTION — A 25-year old Alaska woman died Sunday when she was buried by an avalanche.Alaska State Troopers say Claire Sundgren of North Pole… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Searchers using dragging hooks from sea ice in Norton Bay have recovered a snowmobile belonging to a 22-year-old western Alaska man who disappeared… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A car sought by Alaska State Troopers left the Sterling Highway and rolled Sunday after its tires were punctured by spike strips.Two Anchorage… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaskans who receive an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend would pay a 35 percent tax on it under legislation proposed in the state House.Rep.… Continue reading
