Anchorage police find ‘explosive device’ during home search

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say officers investigating a drug case found an “explosive device” at a home.The department’s vice unit Thursday afternoon was carrying out… Continue reading

Ninilchik Tribe plans for regional public transit

KENAI — Ninilchik officials say public transit service is making its way to the Kenai Peninsula with the help of a $300,000 grant from the… Continue reading

Washington halts Seattle tunnel project over safety concerns

SEATTLE — Washington transportation officials and Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday halted all digging by Seattle’s tunnel-boring machine until the contractor determines what caused a… Continue reading

Tribes say stronger self-governance key to success

WASHINGTON — Tribes want the federal government to work with them to strengthen and modernize their ability to self-govern, saying the best solutions for Native… Continue reading

In this undated photo provided by researchers on Tuesday, volunteer Sergey Gorbunov works at the excavation site of a mammoth carcass in northern Russia's Siberia region near the Kara Sea.

Mammoth bones show early human presence in Arctic

NEW YORK — The remains of a mammoth that was hunted down about 45,000 years ago have revealed the earliest known evidence of humans in… Continue reading

In this undated photo provided by researchers on Tuesday, volunteer Sergey Gorbunov works at the excavation site of a mammoth carcass in northern Russia's Siberia region near the Kara Sea.
In this July 21, 2013 photo, Roland Maw takes notes during a hearing on the Magnuson Stevens federal fisheries management act in Kenai. On Wednesday, Maw was charged with falsifying his Alaska residency on 17 counts.

Former Board of Fisheries nominee charged with PFD fraud

Roland Maw, a Kenai Peninsula commercial fishing advocate and the former executive director of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, was charged with falsifying his… Continue reading

In this July 21, 2013 photo, Roland Maw takes notes during a hearing on the Magnuson Stevens federal fisheries management act in Kenai. On Wednesday, Maw was charged with falsifying his Alaska residency on 17 counts.

State of University speech warns of cuts

FAIRBANKS — The new president of the University of Alaska is warning students and staff of potential cuts to degree offerings and university jobs as… Continue reading

Charges filed in shooting death on remote Shuyak Island

KODIAK — A 44-year-old Anchorage man has been charged with first-degree murder and evidence tampering in the November shooting death of a man on a… Continue reading

Obamacare signup deadline today

Today is the deadline to sign up for Obamacare in 2016.According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, open enrollment in the program… Continue reading

Duluth man charged in Canada with making threats on airplane

DULUTH, Minn. — A northern Minnesota man accused of making threats on a flight from Alaska to Colorado faces two charges in Canada.The Royal Canadian… Continue reading

Geologists find tsunami hazard in eastern Aleutian Islands

ANCHORAGE — Geologists in Alaska have found evidence that a 125-mile section of the eastern Aleutian Islands that was once considered unlikely to generate earthquakes… Continue reading

State’s budget nibbles start to bite into CBJ

Nobody is calling their lawmaker to complain about the loss of municipal airport matching funds.In the debates about declining oil revenue and the state’s $3.5… Continue reading

Alaska’s Congressional delegation has likes and dislikes in Obama’s final State of the Union

Sitting in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday night, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, found some things to like in President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union… Continue reading

State to rebuild Baranof Warm Springs harbor

The Alaska Department of Transportation is seeking bids for a $1 million to $2 million project to rebuild the harbor at Baranof Warm Springs, a… Continue reading

NTSB: Plane was destroyed after hitting Anchorage building

ANCHORAGE — The National Transportation Safety Board says wreckage from a small airplane that struck a downtown Anchorage building last month was incinerated in the… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula College now implementing UA’s tobacco ban

KENAI — Staff and students at the Kenai Peninsula College have started the spring semester with the campus’ new tobacco ban now in effect.The policy… Continue reading

Anchorage police respond to disturbance, fatally shoot man

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police responding to a disturbance at a home shot and killed a man Tuesday night.Police in an announcement said two officers responded… Continue reading

Alaska Airlines seeks long-term presence in Petersburg

Alaska Airlines is looking to stay in Petersburg for the next 50 years. According to a public notice filed Monday, the airline has requested a… Continue reading

In this July 13, 2007 photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region near the village of Iliamma.

No bias in EPA’s study of Pebble Mine

JUNEAU — A government watchdog found no evidence of bias in how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted a study on the potential effects of… Continue reading

In this July 13, 2007 photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region near the village of Iliamma.

Soldotna man arraigned following Spice bust

A Soldotna man pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday after the tobacco shop he worked in was busted for selling synthetic marijuana known as Spice.William… Continue reading