The State Officers Compensation Commission has ruled against raises for the state’s top lawmakers.On Oct. 27, the commission met in Anchorage as part of an… Continue reading
Alaska State Troopers will investigate the controversial arrest of a high school student in Sitka.In a widely publicized video, Sitka police are shown using a… Continue reading
SOLDOTNA — A moose on the Sterling Highway led to two crashes and damage to three vehicles Monday night south of Soldotna.Alaska State Troopers say… Continue reading
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday in Anchorage. On the agenda is a complaint against a supporter of a write-in… Continue reading
An overnight search early Saturday morning found a missing hunter in Sitka’s Granite Creek area.Byron Kashevarof, 31, of Sitka, was hunting and became lost on… Continue reading
A company better known for its barge service to Alaska has gotten permission from the U.S. Department of Energy to import Canadian liquefied natural gas… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has signed an Administrative Order requiring apprentices to make up 15 percent of the workforce on all state projects.Administrative Order 278, signed… Continue reading
KENAI — A Soldotna man will spend about six months in jail for beating a dog to death.The Peninsula Clarion reported Samuel Stroer was sentenced… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Fairbanks will switch from drinking water pumped from its own wells to water from a utility because of high… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ferry service connecting three southeast Alaska communities is set to resume following mechanical issues last month.The North End Ferry Authority announced that its… Continue reading
SEWARD — A 22-year-old Steller sea lion that was one of the original residents of the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward was euthanized Monday.The center… Continue reading
A Soldotna man charged with animal cruelty changed his plea to guilty and accepted a lesser charge from the state on Friday.During a hearing at… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Alaska State Troopers are investigating the theft of signed art prints from the state ferry office building in Ketchikan.The Ketchikan Daily News reported… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Classes in Alaska’s largest school district have been canceled because of treacherous road conditions following an overnight snowstorm.Anchorage school spokeswoman Heidi Embley says… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck off Alaska’s sparsely populated Aleutian Islands.The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor hit just after 7 a.m. Alaska… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan’s Marijuana Advisory Committee will consider a resident’s proposal to support funding for school travel with a marijuana tax.The committee will meet Monday… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — King salmon eggs are once again growing near Petersburg in a state-owned hatchery restored after a March 2014 fire.The Crystal Lake Hatchery is… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new research and development center in Alaska, looking to a future in which sophisticated algorithms… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska tribes and health providers are using federal dollars to combat methamphetamine use and suicide.The federal Indian Health Service awarded Alaska Native Tribal… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Brandon Emmett grew up around marijuana. His first job was turning compost on a marijuana farm for $5 an hour. He later moved… Continue reading
