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Alaska schools to implement new abuse prevention curriculum
KENAI — Alaska’s 54 public school districts will soon be preparing to implement programs next year aimed at…
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Bill would let lawmakers decide top-tier water designations
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has proposed giving the state Legislature the power to designate waters where no…
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Officials to keep working for federal loan for bridge
ANCHORAGE — Alaska officials say they will keep working with federal authorities who turned down a state request…
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Bills propose adding legislators to gas line board
JUNEAU — Two Republican lawmakers want to add legislative oversight to the board of an organization that plays…
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Supreme Court returns Alaska hovercraft case to lower court
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a National Park Service ban on the use of…
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Federal Subsistence Board restores Saxman’s rural status
The Federal Subsistence Board has ended a decade-long struggle for the Southeast Alaska village of Saxman by restoring…
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Alaska trawlers furious about Walker’s council nominations
Two months after a heated meeting, trawlers are again accusing Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Sam…
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Korean language school brings a world of culture to Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — It looks harmless because it’s just a horizontal line, but the Korean letter “ — “…
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Supreme Court decision praised as ‘win’ for Alaska
Taking a break from the normal run of bad budgetary news, Gov. Bill Walker and four members of…
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House approves more funding for Alaska Legal Services Corp.
The Alaska House has approved a bill setting up dedicated funding for the Alaska Legal Services Corporation. In…
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Supreme Court returns Alaska hovercraft case to lower court
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a National Park Service ban on the use of…
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Photo: Senate Finance
Senate Finance Committee members Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, right, Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks,…
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Troopers investigate counterfeit money passed in Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN — Alaska State Troopers have identified a person suspected of passing a $50 counterfeit bill at a…
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Army delays decision to reduce troops at Anchorage base
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Army on Monday said it will delay reducing a unit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson…
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Study: Alaska could save big if lawmakers leave new offices
ANCHORAGE — A report suggests Alaska could save $7.5 million if lawmakers abandoned plans to purchase its new,…
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Last place musher arrives in Nome, ending the Iditarod
ANCHORAGE — The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has officially ended. Mary Helwig, a 32-year-old rookie from Willow,…
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Damage estimated at $3 million in Emmonak fire
EMMONAK — Authorities say a fire that started in a fisheries warehouse in the western Alaska town of…
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Ex-postal worker heads to prison for stealing medication
FAIRBANKS — A former postal service worker in Fairbanks who stole prescription medication from the mail has been…
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Nenana Ice Classic celebrates 100 years
FAIRBANKS — One of the best days of Joe Dinkins’ 73 years alive is when he won the…
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House committee keeps most oil company subsidies intact
A committee of the Alaska House of Representatives has diluted a plan by Gov. Bill Walker to cut…