Women’s legal rights handbook gets update, publishes online

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 officials consider tougher penalties for Spice

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

Lawmakers plan hearings instead of mass briefing

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

Police and emergency personnel stood near the remains of a fixed-wing aircraft at the Soldotna Airport in Soldotna.

Weight cited in ’13 plane crash that killed 10

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

Police and emergency personnel stood near the remains of a fixed-wing aircraft at the Soldotna Airport in Soldotna.
In this image from video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Frenchman with his cat tucked inside his clothing, at right, stands on his saildboat before making a leap to a waiting rescue ship, left, south of Alaska on Tuesday.

Frenchman leaps from sailboat to ship off Alaska

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

In this image from video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Frenchman with his cat tucked inside his clothing, at right, stands on his saildboat before making a leap to a waiting rescue ship, left, south of Alaska on Tuesday.

Corporation to hear pitches addressing climate change

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

Frozen well causes headaches for Bethel schools

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

Feds back Native group in artifacts probe

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

More than half of U.S. states report job losses in September

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

Alaska church tips pizza delivery driver $1,900

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

Weekly tsunami tests in Ketchikan to go silent

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

Aleknagik Wood River Bridge opens

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

Alaska Airlines plans $50M of improvements

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

New animal shelter to open in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will soon be opening its doors at a new facility in south Anchorage.The… Continue reading

Emergency vehicles line up outside the Deni'ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage on Oct. 17, 2015. Police responded after a person died after falling or jumping from the top-level concourse at the three-story convention center while the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference was being held.

Activist hopes convention suicide leads to more awareness

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska suicide-prevention activist is hoping a man’s very public suicide at an Alaska Native conference will propel people across the state to… Continue reading

Emergency vehicles line up outside the Deni'ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage on Oct. 17, 2015. Police responded after a person died after falling or jumping from the top-level concourse at the three-story convention center while the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference was being held.

Sitka’s ‘slave auction’ to be renamed

ANCHORAGE — Organizers of an annual Alaska charity event said Monday they will stop calling it a “slavery auction” after the NAACP complained.The event in… Continue reading

Oil collapse tests US colleges as donors dry up

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s easy to see what oil money means to the University of Texas. Tuition hasn’t budged in three years because of gushing… Continue reading

Three additional Boeing 737-700 freighters for Alaska Airlines' statewide fleet will also be unveiled as part of the new investments. The passenger planes will replace the airline's existing Boeing 737-400 combi jets, which CEO Brad Tilden said should be phased out by 2017.

Alaska Airlines plans $50 million of improvements in state

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

Three additional Boeing 737-700 freighters for Alaska Airlines' statewide fleet will also be unveiled as part of the new investments. The passenger planes will replace the airline's existing Boeing 737-400 combi jets, which CEO Brad Tilden said should be phased out by 2017.

Most states show increase in high school graduation rates, Alaska not among them

WASHINGTON — High school graduation rates for most states continue to improve, according to preliminary data released Monday by the Obama administration.The majority of states… Continue reading

NAACP criticizes Alaska Day ‘slave auction’ fundraiser in Sitka

ANCHORAGE — Organizers of an annual Alaska charity event said Monday they will stop calling it a "slavery auction" after the NAACP complained.The event in the town of… Continue reading