The National Park Service will continue maintaining Sitka’s state parks after the state of Alaska cut funding to keep them clean. In an announcement Tuesday,… Continue reading
Juneau’s two Democratic delegates to the Alaska Legislature are pushing a proposal that would allow younger state employees access to a guaranteed pension system. The… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A massive die-off of Alaska seabirds has stretched to the beaches of a national park in the southwest corner of the state.Federal biologists… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Sport-fishing advocates told state lawmakers they want a new fee imposed on personal-use and sport fishermen who catch sockeye on two heavily used… Continue reading
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Patrick McKay has ruled that the Alaska Legislature’s lease of a downtown Anchorage office building violated state contracting rules and should… Continue reading
At the start of the month, Alaskans picked Ted Cruz over Donald Trump. Now, they’ll get to decide whether they like Hillary Clinton or Bernie… Continue reading
WASILLA — Alaska State Troopers have arrested two more men suspected of a home invasion while armed last month in Wasilla.Troopers on Thursday arrested 34-year-old Jared Blackmore of… Continue reading
A bill that would require parents to opt-in before students can learn sex education and ban abortion providers from teaching it in schools is another… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say they may sit out a snowmobile and ski race that has in the past attracted raucous crowds.Spokesman Tim Despain… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has given its OK to a bill protecting free travel on Alaska’s frozen rivers during winter.House Bill 216 confirms that… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Fishermen, Alaska Native tribal members and clean water advocates on Wednesday criticized Gov. Bill Walker’s administration over its handling of fisheries and water… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The only road leading to Alaska’s North Slope oil fields is again at risk of severe flooding during the spring thaw, with conditions… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage has been recognized by a national public health foundation as one of four communities in the country to have reduced and maintained… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Kwik’Pak Fisheries plans to rebuild facilities that burned at its fish-processing plant in the western Alaska village of Emmonak, company officials said.The fire… Continue reading
The Alaska House Finance Committee has approved a bill allowing the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to fund the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project southeast… Continue reading
The Alaska House Resources Committee has approved a bill increasing the state’s subsidy for oil and gas drilling.The committee voted 7-2 at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has proposed giving the state Legislature the power to designate waters where no long-term degradation is allowed, a move that… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Two Republican lawmakers want to add legislative oversight to the board of an organization that plays a key role in Alaska’s natural gas… Continue reading
Two months after a heated meeting, trawlers are again accusing Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Sam Cotten of short-changing their industry.Gov. Bill Walker… Continue reading
SOLDOTNA — Alaska State Troopers have arrested a Kasilof man suspected of firing a gun at a driver near Soldotna.Troopers at about 6:30 a.m. Monday… Continue reading
