FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks drug investigators acting on a Crime Stoppers tip have seized an estimated $52,680 in heroin.Alaska State Troopers say the drugs were confiscated… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has named Dean Williams the new head of the state’s prison system.Williams was announced during a press conference at noon Thursday in… Continue reading
Permits to visit one of the most popular bear-viewing spots in Southeast Alaska will be available on Monday, the U.S. Forest Service has announced.Anan Wildlife… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said he wants the state and the North Slope’s major producers to reach agreement on key contracts and issues related… Continue reading
Nearly all residents evacuated from the Lilac Lane area after Sunday’s earthquake have returned home.The 7.1 magnitude tremor caused two gas explosions that burnt four… Continue reading
“Oftentimes, we say certain bills or resolutions aren’t life or death, but in this case, it is life or death.”So began Sen. Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage,… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Two teenagers including a 15-year-old were arrested on suspicion of robbery after a pursuit Tuesday night from Fairbanks to North Pole.Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading
By a 19-1 vote on Wednesday, the Alaska Senate has approved a bill that calls for records of acquittals, dismissed cases and dropped cases to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man was found dead Monday at a home in the southwest Alaska village of Aniak and Alaska State Troopers are trying to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A woman walking her dog in an Anchorage school parking lot was struck and killed Tuesday night by a snow plow.An Anchorage School… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 59-year-old Palmer man suspected of abusing two girls nearly two decades ago has been arrested on child sexual abuse and incest charges.Alaska… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has turned down a proposed change to marijuana regulations that would have made it easier for southeast and rural… Continue reading
KODIAK — A Kodiak man has been sentenced to six years in jail with four suspended for fatally stabbing another man while demonstrating his martial… Continue reading
The Klondike Highway will remain closed all day today due to Tuesday’s avalanches on both the U.S. and Canadian sides of the border.By email, the… Continue reading
The first component of Gov. Bill Walker’s plan to balance the state budget, a doubling of the state’s gasoline tax, received a quiet hearing from… Continue reading
Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, really wants to hear Alaskans’ opinions on the budget. He’s even willing to take some punishment in the process.“Slap us in… Continue reading
JUNEAU — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow Alaskans who have had felony convictions overturned and charges later dismissed to become eligible… Continue reading
An avalanche on the American side of the Klondike Highway has blocked travel through at least 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Transportation said… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 31-year-old Wasilla man sought for vehicle theft was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after he fled from a pickup… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has taken action to address arsenic levels in the Talkeetna water system that violated federal drinking water standards.Arsenic occurs naturally… Continue reading
