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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
FAIRBANKS — Whether he’s walking city blocks looking for incapacitated inebriates or standing outside his office chatting, like on a recent December day, Community Service… Continue reading
The Alaska Supreme Court, in a 3-2 split decision, on Friday ruled that a woman who moved to a rural Alaska village to pursue a… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld as constitutional a state requirement that local governments help pay for education, reversing a lower court… Continue reading
The dozens or hundreds of new marijuana businesses in Alaska this year will be climbing a mountain.There’s one big difference between summiting Denali and opening… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is calling on the state Legislature to add $290 million for the city’s unfinished Port of Anchorage modernization project… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The manager of a program that lets people donate money from their Alaska Permanent Fund dividends to nonprofits is optimistic they’ll continue giving… Continue reading
SITKA — Sitka’s assistant district attorney position will stay in the city following an announcement that the position to replace Jean Seaton, who is retiring,… Continue reading
Southeast Alaska will lose the most jobs since 2009, according to a new forecast from the Alaska Department of Labor.State economist Conor Bell published his… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature’s preseason has begun with 24 House bills and seven Senate bills released in the first round of prefiled legislation.Prefiling is the annual… Continue reading
