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
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with Alaska Natives Friday in Anchorage to discuss getting around a state with dynamic weather and limited… Continue reading
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories on heroin, with the next installments to be published Monday.Anchorage Sen. Johnny Ellis says his… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska is appealing a judge’s decision that found a state law and regulation further defining what constitutes a medically necessary… Continue reading
KENAI — Ninilchik officials are drafting a public transportation plan for a bus service in the western peninsula to provide members of the community access… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two companies owned by an Alaska Native corporation are facing federal fines over mismanagement of hazardous Anchorage construction waste in 2010.The Environmental Protection… Continue reading
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush filed the necessary paperwork to ensure Alaska’s Republicans will see his name on the Presidential Preference Poll on March 1,… Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and Frosty Fuel, LLC, established a unified command Friday in response to a diesel spill in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — FBI officials said a Washington, D.C.-based bomb squad defused a simulated nuclear device at the Port of Anchorage during a training exercise this… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — University of Alaska students will see an increase in tuition next year following a decision by the board of regents to approve a… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker was all smiles as he signed a bill that will give Alaska one-quarter ownership of a natural gas pipeline — once it’s… Continue reading
