Fire strikes Craig landmark

KETCHIKAN — A fire has destroyed a decades-old hotel in Craig that served as a landmark in the small community.Ruth Ann’s caught fire early Thursday… Continue reading

AGDC interim prez: Krusen tapped

The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. began formally regrouping Dec. 18 when Fritz Krusen was named interim president and other board of directors positions were settled.Krusen… Continue reading

A salmon hangs from a measuring hook Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 at Don Statter Boat Harbor in Auke Bay as the Golden North Salmon Derby sign hangs in the background.

Legislation includes labeling provisions for faux salmon

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has gotten language into a major spending and tax package that would not allow the sale of genetically modified… Continue reading

A salmon hangs from a measuring hook Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 at Don Statter Boat Harbor in Auke Bay as the Golden North Salmon Derby sign hangs in the background.

Postal Service says mailing marijuana ads is illegal

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Postal Service says it’s illegal to mail materials containing advertising for marijuana products, even in states that have legalized the… Continue reading

Pot regulations for Alaska on track, but obstacles remain

ANCHORAGE — The chairman of Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board says the state is on track with setting rules for the recreational marijuana industry, but that… Continue reading

Judge frees men in case

FAIRBANKS — A judge in Alaska approved terms of a settlement Thursday that throws out the longstanding convictions of four indigenous men in the 1997… Continue reading

More money to fight wildfires, but no long-term budget fix

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Budget legislation headed toward approval by Congress includes an additional $610 million for the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires next year… Continue reading

In this Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks at a news conference about his plan for the state budget in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker has proposed sweeping changes to help reduce the state's billion budget deficit, including instituting a state income tax for the first time in 35 years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Budget plan shows deficit for 2016

JUNEAU — Budget details released by Gov. Bill Walker’s office show a deficit of about $427 million next year, a drastic change from the half-billion… Continue reading

In this Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks at a news conference about his plan for the state budget in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker has proposed sweeping changes to help reduce the state's billion budget deficit, including instituting a state income tax for the first time in 35 years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Wildlife trooper, patrol truck collides with car in Juneau

JUNEAU — An Alaska State Trooper assigned to wildlife enforcement was involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Juneau.Troopers say 36-year-old Trooper Shaun Kuzakin of… Continue reading

Helicopter lands hard at Valdez airport; no one injured

VALDEZ — Officials in Valdez say three people on Wednesday survived a hard landing by a helicopter at the city airport.City public information officer Allie… Continue reading

Fairbanks woman arrested in death of Fairbanks man

FAIRBANKS — A 50-year-old Fairbanks woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man missing since last month.Alaska State Troopers say… Continue reading

Village man held on suspicion of assaulting women

KASIGLUK — A southwest Alaska man suspected of luring young women onto his snowmobile, taking them to remote tundra and assaulting them has been taken… Continue reading

Tanker set to carry natural gas under review

FAIRBANKS — A new trailer specially designed to haul natural gas across Alaska will be under review to determine whether it sees widespread adoption.The 53-foot… Continue reading

Airport worker Resky Killion stows gear after pumping fuel into an Alaska Airlines jet, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in SeaTac, Wash. Boeing Co., Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle announced Wednesday that they are partnering on a $250,000 study to explore how to bring more aviation biofuel to airplanes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Executives for the companies and port signed an agreement, saying the study will help stimulate production of alternatives to conventional jet fuel. They say the longer term plan is to incorporate more biofuel into the airport’s fuel farm, which is used by all 26 airlines.

Alaska Airlines, Boeing, port to study biofuels

SEATTLE — Boeing Co., Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle are partnering on a $250,000 study to explore how to bring more biofuel to… Continue reading

Airport worker Resky Killion stows gear after pumping fuel into an Alaska Airlines jet, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in SeaTac, Wash. Boeing Co., Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle announced Wednesday that they are partnering on a $250,000 study to explore how to bring more aviation biofuel to airplanes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Executives for the companies and port signed an agreement, saying the study will help stimulate production of alternatives to conventional jet fuel. They say the longer term plan is to incorporate more biofuel into the airport’s fuel farm, which is used by all 26 airlines.
This July 10, 2008 photo made with a fisheye lens shows ice floes in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. I

Arctic posts record warmth over land

NEW YORK — The warming Arctic has set another record.The average air temperature over Arctic land reached 2.3 degrees F above average for the year… Continue reading

This July 10, 2008 photo made with a fisheye lens shows ice floes in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. I

$24,000 worth of narcotics stolen from Bethel clinic

BETHEL — Authorities are investigating after an estimated $24,000 in narcotics was reported stolen from a Bethel clinic.The break-in at the federally funded Bethel Family… Continue reading

Officials request $37M for Kake-Petersburg road

PETERSBURG — The state of Alaska is moving forward with plans to construct a controversial road linking the city of Petersburg to Kake as part… Continue reading

Tricky route to a pardon

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s governor is considering granting pardons to four men convicted in a Fairbanks teenager’s 1997 beating death. It would be the first time… Continue reading

Wolf season ends on POW

The wolf hunting and trapping seasons will end on Game Unit 2 on Sunday, according to a Tuesday email from the U.S. Forest Service.As of… Continue reading

Alaskans chipping in to help

JUNEAU — If Gov. Bill Walker gets his way, Alaskans will be chipping in to help reduce the state’s estimated $3.5 billion budget deficit.Walker has… Continue reading