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

2 die in shooting in west Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say two people died early Monday in a shooting in west Anchorage.Police say the shooting occurred in the area of Lois… Continue reading

In this photo taken Nov. 12, a group works into the evening to discuss the framework of a new college based on northern California's student-run Deep Springs College model in Allen Hall on the Sheldon Jackson College campus in Sitka.

Group targets Sheldon Jackson for new college

SITKA — For years Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has been finding ways to make use of the Sheldon Jackson campus, and his next idea is even more… Continue reading

In this photo taken Nov. 12, a group works into the evening to discuss the framework of a new college based on northern California's student-run Deep Springs College model in Allen Hall on the Sheldon Jackson College campus in Sitka.

Lawmakers may move from offices costing $4M to lease

ANCHORAGE — Lawmakers are a step closer to moving out of office space in Anchorage that costs $4 million to lease.The Legislative Council voted Saturday… Continue reading

UAF program director draws inspiration from eclectic sources

FAIRBANKS — If you ask Phillip Charette “What makes you who you are?” don’t expect a simple answer.The half Yup’ik, half French Canadian director of… Continue reading

Senators split on federal budget package

JUNEAU — Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators split on their votes for a sweeping budget package Friday, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski voting in favor and Sen.… 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 in Fairbanks.

Fairbanks 4 exonerated, contrary to state claim

ANCHORAGE — An attorney in the Fairbanks Four case said Friday the four indigenous men previously convicted in the 1997 beating death of a teenager… 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 in Fairbanks.

Idaho’s legal defense of gay marriage ban totals $715,000

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s losing legal battle to defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage has cost taxpayers roughly $715,000, making it one of the… Continue reading

Discovery heads to Oregon town for ‘Deadliest Catch’ spinoff

NEW YORK — Makers of the popular Discovery network series “Deadliest Catch” are heading south to a fishing village in Oregon for a spinoff.The new… Continue reading

Thinning caribou herd may no longer be state’s biggest

ANCHORAGE — A rough estimate shows the Western Arctic Caribou Herd is not rebounding from its last several years of declining population.State wildlife experts estimate… Continue reading