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TransCanada exec: Company ready for buyout
The state’s partner in the AKLNG natural gas project says it’s ready to be bought out. Vincent Lee,…
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Preteens questioned as suspects in Alaska cemetery vandalism
ANCHORAGE — Authorities in a southeast Alaska town say preteen boys and girls have been questioned as suspects…
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Giant conifer from Alaska will grace US Capitol lawn
KENAI — Alaska’s forests will finally have a representative in Washington, D.C.: This year’s Capitol Christmas tree will…
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Gov. Walker rolls out proposal to turn Permanent Fund into state’s money factory
Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is preparing to roll out the most radical change to the state’s annual budgeting…
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Legislators: Is gasline corp ready?
Leaders of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation were the subjects of a legislative inquiry on Tuesday as…
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BP reports 96 percent drop in 3Q profit
LONDON — Oil giant BP reported a 96-percent drop in third-quarter profit Tuesday and announced further efforts to…
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Study on Arctic port for drilling support ships put on hold
ANCHORAGE — The Army Corps of Engineers suspended its study into building the first deep-water port for large…
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Appeals filed in water reservation case
JUNEAU — Business and industry groups have appealed a state agency decision to grant a water reservation to…
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Woman struck, killed by van in downtown Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — A woman died Tuesday morning when was struck by a van on a busy downtown Anchorage…
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Delta leaves airline lobbying group; was split on issues
NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines is leaving the main trade and lobbying group for U.S. carriers. The…
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Vandals hit old Sitka cemetery 3rd time in recent weeks
ANCHORAGE — Vandals have struck a 200-year-old Russian Orthodox and Alaska Native cemetery in Sitka for the third…
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Research on Ice Age burials offers new insight
FAIRBANKS — Genetic research into the ancient remains of two infants found near the Tanana River may have…
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In Alaska Legislature, questions about legality of TransCanada buyout
On the third day of the Alaska Legislature’s gas pipeline special session, there was a shift in the…
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Time to review Medicare prescription benefits
The window for Medicare subscribers to review their prescription drug benefits has reopened. Each fall, Americans on Medicare…
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Tlingit-Haida hires court judge
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska tribal court has announced the hiring…
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Feds pause Arctic deepwater port prep
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday it is halting, for 12 months, work on a deepwater…
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Trooper shoots man in confrontation on Kenai Peninsula
ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a state trooper has shot and killed a man during a confrontation on the…
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Potholes outside Fairbanks cause problems for school buses
FAIRBANKS — School buses in Fairbanks are traveling down a deteriorating, pot-hole filled stretch of road that both…
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New CEO of Alaska Permanent Fund Corp to take helm this week
JUNEAU — The new CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. starts work this week. Corporation spokeswoman Laura…
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Southeast residents protest ferry cutbacks
KETCHIKAN — Southeast Alaska residents are worried ferry service will fall next year to what may be the…