Broken Up: Southeast Alaska's land and who owns it

Broken Up: Southeast Alaska’s land and who owns it

Two weeks ago, a group of militiamen occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Their mission, they say, is to get the land turned… Continue reading

Broken Up: Southeast Alaska's land and who owns it

BP to cut 4,000 jobs, Alaska workforce by 13 percent

BP is cutting 4,000 jobs worldwide and some of those reductions will likely be in Alaska.An intra-company email obtained by the Alaska Journal of Commerce… Continue reading

Pilot Station helps authorities following armed jailbreak

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say residents of Pilot Station helped them catch two men who escaped following an armed jailbreak.Alaska State Troopers say 22-year-old… Continue reading

Proposed ordinance would make Fairbanks pot club illegal

FAIRBANKS — Proposed legislation in Fairbanks would make the city’s first private pot club an illegal facility.The operators of The Higher Calling, which opened in… Continue reading

Alaska police can force out village leaders who won’t leave

ANCHORAGE — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed police to use force if needed to remove former officials of an Alaska tribal village who have… Continue reading

FILE - In this March 3, 2014 file photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska speaks in Houston. The committee has voted to approve Dr. Robert Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, but the nomination may face trouble on the Senate floor. Murkowski said she will hold up the nomination until she has reassurances from FDA that genetically modified salmon will be labeled as such. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Senate panel OKs Califf as FDA commissioner

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s choice for commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration won easy approval from a Senate panel Tuesday, but two senators… Continue reading

FILE - In this March 3, 2014 file photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska speaks in Houston. The committee has voted to approve Dr. Robert Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, but the nomination may face trouble on the Senate floor. Murkowski said she will hold up the nomination until she has reassurances from FDA that genetically modified salmon will be labeled as such. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
In this Thursday photo, dead common murres lie on a rocky beach in Whittier. Federal scientists in Alaska are looking for the cause of a massive die-off of one of the Arctic's most abundant seabirds, the common murre.

Starvation suspected in die-off of seabirds

ANCHORAGE — Seabird biologist David Irons drove recently to the Prince William Sound community of Whittier to check on a friend’s boat and spotted white… Continue reading

In this Thursday photo, dead common murres lie on a rocky beach in Whittier. Federal scientists in Alaska are looking for the cause of a massive die-off of one of the Arctic's most abundant seabirds, the common murre.
City finance director Bob Bartholomew, center, speaks during a special Assembly meeting with the Juneau legislative delegation in the Assembly chambers on Tuesday. Also shown are city lobbyist Kevin Jardell, left, Sen. Dennis Egan, center, and Deputy Mayor Jesse Kiehl, right.

Assembly has breakfast with a side of bad news

The pastries were sweet, the news was not.On Tuesday, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly hosted its federal lobbyist, state lobbyist and two members… Continue reading

City finance director Bob Bartholomew, center, speaks during a special Assembly meeting with the Juneau legislative delegation in the Assembly chambers on Tuesday. Also shown are city lobbyist Kevin Jardell, left, Sen. Dennis Egan, center, and Deputy Mayor Jesse Kiehl, right.

Bill would ban prison marriages, but not for the reason you think

In his younger years, Anchorage Republican Rep. Bob Lynn served as a police officer in Tucson, Arizona.Last year, when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex… Continue reading

Bill would protect clergy who refuse marriages

Of the 34 bills prefiled by Alaska lawmakers on Friday, none have been more controversial than Senate Bill 120 and House Bill 236.The bills, proposed… Continue reading

Prisoner dies in state custody at Anchorage hospital

ANCHORAGE — State prison officials have released the name of a prisoner who died Sunday morningThe Department of Corrections in a release says 24-year-old Kellsie… Continue reading

Whale Pass considers becoming Alaska’s newest city

If all goes as planned, the Prince of Wales Island community of Whale Pass will become Alaska’s newest incorporated city by the end of 2016.Late… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, left, announces hiring and travel restrictions during a news conference  on Tuesday, Jan. 5, in Anchorage. Sheldon Fisher, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration, right, appeared with Walker at the news conference. The prohibitions came the same day an agency lowered Alaska's credit rating because of continued low oil prices.

State’s credit downgrade timed on bond sales, continued oil decline

Standard & Poor’s Jan. 5 downgrade of Alaska’s credit ratings, which caught many state leaders by surprise, was triggered by upcoming bond sales, according to… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, left, announces hiring and travel restrictions during a news conference  on Tuesday, Jan. 5, in Anchorage. Sheldon Fisher, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration, right, appeared with Walker at the news conference. The prohibitions came the same day an agency lowered Alaska's credit rating because of continued low oil prices.

Alaskan invited to State of the Union address

WASHINGTON — An advocate for young Native Americans plans to attend President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address.The Alaska Dispatch News reported 24-year-old… Continue reading

Federal officials propose ban on some Alaska predator hunts

FAIRBANKS — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to ban brown bear baiting and other hunting practices from lands the agency manages in Alaska is… Continue reading

Retired Anchorage Archbishop Francis Hurley dies at age 88

ANCHORAGE — Former Anchorage Archbishop Francis Hurley has died at age 88.The Archdiocese of Anchorage says Hurley died at his Anchorage home Sunday evening, two… Continue reading

Falling tree kills Palmer man

PALMER — Authorities say a 68-year-old man has died after the tree he was cutting down fell on him in Palmer.Alaska State Troopers responded Saturday… Continue reading

Ketchikan Assembly votes against continuing funding suit

With the Alaska Supreme Court decision in hand, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly decided not to pursue the issue on Saturday.The Supreme Court issued a… Continue reading

Tribes want investigation into Village Council spending

BETHEL — Leaders of four village tribes are calling for an investigation into the Association of Village Council Presidents and its spending of federal funds.Documents… Continue reading

US flight diverted to Canada due to security concern

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Authorities in British Columbia said a United Airlines flight was diverted to Vancouver due to a security concern and a passenger… Continue reading