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Bethel City Council drops protests against 2 liquor licenses
BETHEL — Bethel officials are withdrawing their protests to two liquor license applications, reversing a decision last week…
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Alaska troopers: Woman raped over 5 weeks at rural cabin
ANCHORAGE — A woman told police an abductor raped her up to six times a day while she…
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Corporation to review consultant contract as end date nears
JUNEAU — The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. will reassess the role of a South Carolina-based consultant as his…
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Park halts cable project
A proposed undersea communications cable from Juneau to Skagway and Haines has met an unexpected obstacle: A park.…
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Celebrity captured in letters of famed
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Marilyn Monroe liked the champagne: “It arrived, I drank it, and I was gayer,”…
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Sacred oil checks eyed amid budget deficit
JUNEAU — Alaska is facing multibillion-dollar deficits amid chronically low oil prices and relying on savings to help…
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Havemeister out as agriculture director
Gov. Bill Walker announced last week that Franci Havemeister will leave her role as director of the Alaska…
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Grants available to study seafood canneries
The Alaska Historical Society is making up to $1,000 available for projects studying the history of Alaska’s seafood…
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Company plans ATV tours in Haines
Alaska Mountain Guides Adventures Inc. has requested permission from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to operate ATV…
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Haines forestry office closes for season
The Alaska Division of Forestry is closing its Haines office for the winter on Nov. 21. The office…
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Drawing permit applications open
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has opened the application process for 2016 big game drawing hunts.…
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Video captures skier’s 1,600-foot fall down Alaska mountain
ANCHORAGE — A professional skier who walked away after falling 1,600 feet down an Alaska mountain says the…
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2 University of Alaska officials step down
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska is looking to fill positions on the president’s executive team following the…
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US Capitol Christmas tree rolls through South Dakota
MITCHELL, S.D. — A 74-foot-tall Christmas tree bound for the U.S. Capitol is passing through South Dakota. The…
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Walker downsizes state’s Washington office
ANCHORAGE — There will be fewer people staffing the state of Alaska office in Washington, D.C. The Alaska…
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‘Fairbanks Four’ trial ends, judge won’t rush
FAIRBANKS — Four men who claim they were wrongly found guilty of killing a Fairbanks teenager in 1997…
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Nonprofit works to replace Kodiak’s Madsen Bear statue
KODIAK — A Kodiak nonprofit is working to gather support for a new project that would replace the…
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Fish and Game advisory committee to meet
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 20 to discuss a proposal to…
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Pro-Walker group accused of ‘sanitizing’ campaign contributions
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has filed a complaint against two political action committees that backed Gov. Bill…
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Alaskans opt out of insurance, choose health care ministries
ANCHORAGE — Some Alaska residents are turning to religious organizations as an alternative to health coverage under the…