Gov. Bill Walker has given approval for a fourth Alaska megaproject to move forward after blocking it in December.On Wednesday, the governor’s office announced that… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking proposals for its 2016 Wood Innovations grant program.On Tuesday, the USFS said it will award approximately $5 million to… Continue reading
The Federal Railroad Administration has given the Alaska Railroad permission to carry liquefied natural gas.The approval is a first in the United States and was… Continue reading
Former Southeast regional fisheries coordinator Scott Kelley has taken over the state’s top commercial fisheries job. Wednesday was Kelley’s first day as director of commercial… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — An internal review has revealed that several perpetrators of sexual assault at the University of Alaska Fairbanks were allowed to remain on campus… Continue reading
Crabbers’ fears of a diving quota came true with the third-lowest snow crab harvest limit since 2005.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, responding to… Continue reading
General Communications Inc. has been fined more than $620,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for failing to properly register 118 cellphone towers with a federal… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The latest edition of the Alaska Women’s Legal Rights handbook can now be accessed online and offers victims of domestic violence or sexual… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage mayor is proposing tougher penalties for using or dealing the synthetic drug known as Spice, which authorities say has been causing… Continue reading
JUNEAU — House and Senate committees plan to start holding hearings the first day of the special session in place of a mass briefing by… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The pilot of an air taxi that crashed on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula in 2013, killing all 10 people on board, underestimated the weight… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Frenchman with his cat tucked inside his clothing made a daring leap of faith Tuesday when he jumped to a waiting rescue… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has committed to hearing investment pitches from companies and projects working on ways to address climate change.Valerie Mertz,… Continue reading
BETHEL — A frozen well is causing headaches for school officials in Bethel.KYUK reported an ice chunk is blocking the well that every school in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Massachusetts college was found in violation of a federal law regulating the possession and sale of potentially sacred artifacts following a complaint… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Most U.S. states reported jobs losses in September as slowing growth has weighed on hiring nationwide in the past two months.The Labor Department… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A week after a church congregation in Ohio tipped a pizza delivery driver $1,000, a church in Anchorage has upped the stakes.Anchorage television… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan residents will no longer be able to hear the weekly warning sirens as fire officials have implemented a new testing system.The Ketchikan… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Transportation has announced that a new $19 million bridge near Dillingham is now open to traffic.The Aleknagik Wood River Bridge was… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska Airlines is planning more than $50 million in new capital investments in Alaska over the next few years.Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden… Continue reading
