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Strip club owner found guilty of dumping waste in harbor

KODIAK — The owner of a crabbing boat that was converted into a floating strip club off the shore of an Alaskan island has been… Continue reading

Lawyer, ex-Marine living Alaska dream

FAIRBANKS — If you’re ever in trouble, Thomas Temple is the guy you want on your side. Calm, strong, intelligent and capable, this ex-marine combat… Continue reading

Dawn Leadbetter-Thorp, left, and Stephanie Leadbetter-Thorp, right, pose for a photo with their grandson, Isaiah, after he arrived at the Homer Airport on Monday. The Leadbetter-Thorps legally adopted their grandson last week, and he was able to come to Homer in time for Christmas after traveling with a social worker from Billings, Mont.

Boy gets Christmas wish: A forever home in Alaska

HOMER — Like any 9-year-old boy, Isaiah wants all sorts of cool toys for Christmas — an Xbox, a go-cart, a motorcycle and a Nintendo.… Continue reading

Dawn Leadbetter-Thorp, left, and Stephanie Leadbetter-Thorp, right, pose for a photo with their grandson, Isaiah, after he arrived at the Homer Airport on Monday. The Leadbetter-Thorps legally adopted their grandson last week, and he was able to come to Homer in time for Christmas after traveling with a social worker from Billings, Mont.

Fights shape up over taxes, money

There seems little doubt that the 2016 state legislative session will be pretty ugly.The money situation is getting worse and there’s no reason to believe… Continue reading

Sullivan discusses first year in office

Economics, regulation and the military ruled the conversation during Sen. Dan Sullivan’s speech to the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce luncheon on Wednesday.Sullivan,… Continue reading

In this Dec. 24, 2014, file photo, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey joins other volunteers taking phone calls from children around the world asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their homes, inside a phone-in center during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Hundreds of military and civilian volunteers at NORAD are estimated to field more than 100,000 calls this year through Christmas Eve, from children from all over the world eager to hear about Santa's progress.

Military ‘tracks’ storybook flight of St. Nick

ANCHORAGE — Santa Claus is coming to town, and for the 60th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will continue its tradition of… Continue reading

In this Dec. 24, 2014, file photo, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey joins other volunteers taking phone calls from children around the world asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their homes, inside a phone-in center during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Hundreds of military and civilian volunteers at NORAD are estimated to field more than 100,000 calls this year through Christmas Eve, from children from all over the world eager to hear about Santa's progress.

Kasigluk students compete in national STEM contest

BETHEL — A group of Alaska students is working to create affordable winter survival packs for their rural community as part of a national contest… Continue reading

Anchorage mayor’s office makes deal with city employee union

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s administration has negotiated its first deal on a new contract with the city’s largest employees union.The Anchorage Municipal Employees… Continue reading

Second suspect charged in Anchorage double fatal shooting

ANCHORAGE — A second suspect has been arrested in the shooting deaths of two men Monday in west Anchorage.Police say 26-year-old Linda Chattel was arrested… Continue reading

Pot panel OKs buffer zone motion

SITKA — Sitka’s Marijuana Advisory Committee has approved a proposed resolution supporting a smaller buffer zone between marijuana businesses and schools than required under state… Continue reading

The Fairbanks Four - Marvin Roberts, left to right, Kevin Pease, Eugene Vent, and George Frese - hold up four fingers, symbolizing the Fairbanks Four, in the David Salmon Tribal Hall after they were freed on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 in Fairbanks, Alaska. A Superior Court Judge approved a settlement that threw out the indictments and murder convictions of the Fairbanks Four in the 1997 death of teenager John Hartman. (Erin Corneliussen/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

Mayor calls for independent probe in case

ANCHORAGE — The mayor of Fairbanks said Wednesday he is seeking an independent investigation of how police handled the Fairbanks Four case in which a… Continue reading

The Fairbanks Four - Marvin Roberts, left to right, Kevin Pease, Eugene Vent, and George Frese - hold up four fingers, symbolizing the Fairbanks Four, in the David Salmon Tribal Hall after they were freed on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 in Fairbanks, Alaska. A Superior Court Judge approved a settlement that threw out the indictments and murder convictions of the Fairbanks Four in the 1997 death of teenager John Hartman. (Erin Corneliussen/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

Anchorage treasurer notes issue with drop in traffic tickets

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage’s treasurer has expressed concern over the drop in the number of traffic tickets handed out by city police officers from this year… Continue reading

State focuses on business retention

In the face of impending fiscal disaster, the state of Alaska is partnering with regional economic development organizations and chambers of commerce to research the… Continue reading

Native art sent to Ketchikan museum

KETCHIKAN — Six pieces of Alaska Native art that belonged to the former curator of the Alaska State Museum and the Sheldon Jackson Museum in… Continue reading

Police say drug deal preceded Anchorage shooting deaths

ANCHORAGE — An early morning drug deal preceded a shooting that killed two men in west Anchorage and led to the arrest of one man’s… Continue reading

Columbia U: Massive landslide found in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Scientists say they’ve discovered a massive landslide in an uninhabited area of eastern Alaska that’s the largest detected in North America since the… Continue reading

Man suspected of breaking Wasilla home, assaulting woman

WASILLA — A Wasilla man suspected of breaking into a home early Monday and assaulting a woman is being held without bail at Mat-Su Pretrial… Continue reading

Coast Guard hires private security at base

KETCHIKAN — The U.S. Coast Guard base in Ketchikan has been operating with tighter security after officials approved a $2 million contract with a Virginia-based… Continue reading

Experts: Less sea ice means more rain and snow

ANCHORAGE — The Arctic is seeing more precipitation as sea ice diminishes from climate warming, according to a research paper by U.S. and Canada scientists.The… Continue reading

White spot disease kills Arctic grayling in Scout Lake

KENAI — State officials have identified warmer lake temperatures as a possible contributing factor to the die-off of hundreds of Arctic grayling this summer.A state… Continue reading