NTSB hiring 2 Alaska crash investigators

ANCHORAGE — National Transportation Safety Board officials in Anchorage will begin sorting through applications as they look to fill positions left vacant by two of… Continue reading

Scientists use drones to spot stranded Cook Inlet belugas

KENAI — Federal scientists will begin using drones to monitor beluga whales in the Cook Inlet as part of an effort to restore the endangered… Continue reading

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator takes photos at the scene of an aircraft crash Tuesday in Anchorage.

Pilot killed in Anchorage crash wasn’t authorized to fly plane

ANCHORAGE — The pilot of a small plane that smashed into a building in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday was not authorized to fly the aircraft… Continue reading

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator takes photos at the scene of an aircraft crash Tuesday in Anchorage.

State gets extension to meet Real ID requirements

JUNEAU — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given Alaska an extension to meet national proof-of-identity standards.The 2005 federal Real ID law imposes tougher… Continue reading

Minimum wage bump scheduled for Jan. 1

Alaskans making minimum wage should check their paychecks after the new year. Alaska’s minimum wage rises to $9.75 per hour, rising from the current minimum… Continue reading

Snowboarders rescued in Haines

A pair of visiting Maine snowboarders were rescued from a snowy situation Saturday on Haines’ Mount Ripinski.According to a dispatch shared by the Alaska State… Continue reading

High winds halt ferry sailings between Homer, Kodiak

JUNEAU — The state transportation department says sailings of the state ferry Tustumena between Homer and Kodiak have been canceled, with forecasts calling for hurricane… Continue reading

AMC dispute may kill the undead on GCI

“The Walking Dead” may be dead walking.Most Alaskans may lose access to the most popular scripted TV series in the U.S. if negotiations between the… Continue reading

North Pole seeks funding for wastewater problem

FAIRBANKS — The water utility in North Pole, a city just south of Fairbanks, is looking to secure state funding for a $4 million wastewater… Continue reading

Walker reflects on first full year in office, looks ahead

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker likened his first year in office to moving into a new house that catches fire on move-in day, with low… Continue reading

University of Alaska Fairbanks to go smoke-free

ANCHORAGE — Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will no longer be able to smoke, vape or chew tobacco on campus starting Thursday.The change… Continue reading

Troopers say Russian Mission man dies in snowmobile sinking

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 24-year-old Russian Mission man died after his snowmobile sunk in an overflow area south of the western Alaska… Continue reading

Troopers say woman passed out with foot on car’s gas pedal

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 23-year-old Anchorage woman is under arrest after she passed out with her foot on the gas pedal of… Continue reading

Weather front brings high winds to Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Meteorologists say a weather front is bringing high winds and warmer temperatures to much of Alaska, with extreme conditions prompting the closure of… Continue reading

In this Dec. 17 photo, a spruce root hat, weaved by Selina Peratrovich and painted by Nathan Jackson, sits in a box in the Tongass Historical Museum storage room in Ketchikan.

Baskets, bottle cover, hat sent to Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — When Peter Corey, former curator of the Alaska State Museum and the Sheldon Jackson Museum, died Sept. 20 in Sitka, he left behind… Continue reading

In this Dec. 17 photo, a spruce root hat, weaved by Selina Peratrovich and painted by Nathan Jackson, sits in a box in the Tongass Historical Museum storage room in Ketchikan.

An Anchorage classroom

ANCHORAGE — We often hear that Anchorage has some of the most diverse schools in America. In fact, East, Bartlett and West are the three… Continue reading

In this Nov. 8, 2005 photo, Inuit hunter Karlin Itchoak coils the rope of a subsistence net after pulling in a beluga whale as the sun sets at Cape Nome near Nome. The environment is changing and the Inuit, who consider themselves a part of it, want measures taken to protect their culture.

Inuit link food supply to environment health

ANCHORAGE — Alaska Inuit hunter John Goodwin for decades has hunted oogruk, the bearded seal, a marine mammal prized for its meat, oil and hide.The… Continue reading

In this Nov. 8, 2005 photo, Inuit hunter Karlin Itchoak coils the rope of a subsistence net after pulling in a beluga whale as the sun sets at Cape Nome near Nome. The environment is changing and the Inuit, who consider themselves a part of it, want measures taken to protect their culture.

Leaders discuss pension system debts

KETCHIKAN — State and municipal leaders are in talks to change Alaska’s multi-billion-dollar pension system.Local leaders attended a meeting last week in Juneau to discuss… Continue reading

Bethel’s Kuskokwim library expecting budget cuts

BETHEL — The Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel is preparing to pare down its staff and services as the state budget is likely to shrink.The… Continue reading

Judge sides with Kodiak radio station in records request

KODIAK — A judge has ordered the city of Kodiak to release records related to an encounter between three police officers and an autistic man… Continue reading