MADISON, Wis. — An Alaska man died after his hunting companion apparently shot him during opening weekend of Wisconsin’s gun deer season — the first… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking feedback from the public on a proposal that could change how the Tongass National Forest is managed… Continue reading
KENAI —Alaska is lagging behind other states in providing what federal regulators have determined to be proper access to broadband in K-12 classrooms.The nonprofit Education… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — The U.S. Forest Service has withdrawn findings that the proposed timber sale on Mitkof Island near Petersburg has no significant environmental impact.The federal… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE— The Capitol Lawn is now home to a Lutz spruce from Alaska.This is the first Capitol Christmas tree to come from the country’s 49th… Continue reading
HOMER — It’s not easy to be homeless in Alaska in November. That was the verdict among approximately a dozen people who spent a night… Continue reading
On a sunny, warm August morning, a state senator and a legislative staffer sat in leather armchairs near a fireplace as an espresso machine hissed… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Supreme Court has dismissed charges of overharvesting salmon against a former state senator and two other fishermen.The justices in a decision… Continue reading
The Alaska Court System, including courthouses and probation offices, will close for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday.In previous years, courthouses were open the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Behind any steaming bowl of pho soup or fried rice at Pho Vietnam 8, a new Fireweed Lane restaurant, is Linda La, the… Continue reading
Rayda Tegen had a husband, five children and a $40,000 a year job in Tooele, Utah, for the nearly 20 years she was clean.It’s a… Continue reading
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is giving tourists a place to light up (or chow down) once cannabis sales begin next year.On Friday, the board… Continue reading
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is giving tourists a place to light up (or chow down) once cannabis sales begin next year.On Friday, the board… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska’s legalized marijuana industry has approved allowing some retail pot stores to permit on-site consumption.The 3-2… Continue reading
A Juneau judge on Thursday rejected a proposed plea deal for the reality TV stars on Discovery Channels’ “Alaskan Bush People” who are accused of… Continue reading
It wasn’t on the agenda, but the FDA’s announcement about genetically engineered salmon rapidly became the talk of the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle.The expo,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A substitute village police officer in an Inupiat Eskimo village in northwest Alaska is facing charges that he provided alcohol to two minors,… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is inviting Alaskans to offer their suggestions on how to help the state’s ferry system cope with… Continue reading
The state of Alaska earned just shy of $10 million Wednesday as oil and gas producers bid on leases in the North Slope.Bidders offered $9.5… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s “livid” at the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of genetically modified salmon for human consumption.Murkowski and… Continue reading
