The impact of sharply lower oil prices is being felt around the globe. Oil-dependent countries are trying to mend busted budgets. Oil companies are cutting… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives voted 36-0, with four absent on Monday, to approve a bill that removes records from CourtView, the state’s online court… Continue reading
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is cosponsoring the Express Appeals Act for Veterans Benefits Administration clients, his office announced by email Monday.According to figures provided by… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami waves that devastated a remote… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police Chief Chris Tolley says the department is increasing its recruitment efforts to ensure it more accurately represents the city’s racial diversity.“It’s… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A state House committee plans to hear legislation spelling out protections for animals in domestic violence situations.The bill, which was heard later afternoon,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A newly released report from the University of Alaska projects a significant drop in state spending this year on the construction industry.The annual… Continue reading
Juneau has lost more state jobs over the past two years than any other place in Alaska, the director of the state office of management… Continue reading
The members of the Alaska Correctional Officers Association say they’re unhappy with the governor’s choice of Dean Williams to run the state’s prisons, and that… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 2016 economic forecast prepared for the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. projects a loss of 1,600 jobs in Alaska’s largest city, including 600… Continue reading
More than 125 people came out in the light rain and crisp breeze of Thursday evening for a prayer vigil on behalf of four men… Continue reading
The Ketchikan Police Department has heard local concerns circulating regarding several recent cases — including active missing person cases and a suicide — that foul… Continue reading
Friday marked the seventh anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and at a press conference marking the anniversary at the Alaska Capitol, Sen.… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has reported bringing in more than $575,000 toward her re-election bid during the last quarter of 2015.Murkowski… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks woman is going to the top of a New York skyscraper the hard way.Fairbanks radio station KFAR reports Kristen Rozell will… Continue reading
Two months after it declared a genetically engineered salmon safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration has banned its import.On Friday, the FDA announced… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 71-year-old man imprisoned for more than 40 years after a conviction for kidnapping and sexual assault has died.The Alaska Department of Corrections… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A 23-year-old Fairbanks suspect has been indicted in the shooting death of a man whose body was found last year near the Tanana… Continue reading
BETHEL — The Lower Kuskokwim School District in Bethel is working to open a Yup’ik immersion school in February.KYUK-AM reports that the district has leased… Continue reading
HOUSTON — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 18… Continue reading
