More scams since PFD payouts

ANCHORAGE — With Alaskans ready to cash their Permanent Fund dividends, regulators and consumer protection organizations are seeing an increase in scams looking to snatch… Continue reading

Budget cuts could cost Alaska State Troopers a helicopter

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have already grounded one of their two search and rescue helicopters due to budget cuts, and officials say if changes… Continue reading

Senate panel votes to lift 40-year-old US ban on oil exports

WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee endorsed a bill Thursday to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil exports, the latest sign of congressional support… Continue reading

Juliano Hamana, 24, samples the aroma of one of the offerings at Shango Premium Cannabis on Thursday in Portland, Oregon.

Recreational pot users score bud at Oregon shops

PORTLAND — Excited shoppers looking to score some of the first recreational marijuana sold legally in Oregon bought up baggies of bud early Thursday, taking… Continue reading

Juliano Hamana, 24, samples the aroma of one of the offerings at Shango Premium Cannabis on Thursday in Portland, Oregon.

Ketchikan hospital’s parent company wins $3.66 million grant

KETCHIKAN — The operator of the Ketchikan Medical Center has been awarded a $3.66 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to… Continue reading

High court to hear appeal of National Park Service authority

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Park Service has authority to enforce federal regulations on state-owned lands and rivers in national… Continue reading

Anchorage mayor says police recruitment a priority

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is making good on a campaign promise to improve public safety, partially through police recruitment.Berkowitz said Wednesday that he… Continue reading

Gunman opens fire at Oregon community college, killing 13

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A gunman opened fire at an Oregon community college Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 20, authorities said.The shooting happened… Continue reading

Construction, property tax proposal offered for gas project

JUNEAU — A tentative agreement has been reached between the state and North Slope’s three major producers over payments for impacts on communities during the… Continue reading

Storm drops 11.2 inches of snow in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS — Thousands of Alaska residents are without power after a major snowstorm socked the Fairbanks area and forced a grocery to store frozen food… Continue reading

Anchorage Assembly passes LGBT anti-discrimination laws

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Assembly members have passed an ordinance making it illegal in the city to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender… Continue reading

State proposed regulations would limit Ketchikan marijuana

KETCHIKAN — Proposed state regulations could keep marijuana businesses from opening almost anywhere in downtown Ketchikan.The Ketchikan Daily News reported that draft regulations from the… Continue reading

Board votes to extend Sitka bulk water deal

SITKA — Alaska Bulk Water Inc. is asking the city of Sitka to extend its contract as it looks to provide bulk water to prospective… Continue reading

File - In this July 30, 2015 file photo, the Royal Dutch Shell PLC icebreaker Fennica heads up the Willamette River under protesters hanging from the St. Johns Bridge on its way to Alaska in Portland, Ore.  Royal Dutch Shell will cease exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska's coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions in investment and years of work. The announcement that came on Monday, Sept. 28, was a huge blow to Shell, which was counting on offshore drilling in Alaska to help it drive future revenue. Environmentalists, however, had tried repeatedly to block the project and welcomed the news. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Groups seek end to all Arctic Ocean drilling

ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to end its quest for oil in the Arctic waters off Alaska sparked jubilation among environmental activists, who said… Continue reading

File - In this July 30, 2015 file photo, the Royal Dutch Shell PLC icebreaker Fennica heads up the Willamette River under protesters hanging from the St. Johns Bridge on its way to Alaska in Portland, Ore.  Royal Dutch Shell will cease exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska's coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions in investment and years of work. The announcement that came on Monday, Sept. 28, was a huge blow to Shell, which was counting on offshore drilling in Alaska to help it drive future revenue. Environmentalists, however, had tried repeatedly to block the project and welcomed the news. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

McGuire says she’ll leave Senate after 2016

Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, won’t seek another term in the Alaska Senate, reported the Alaska Public Radio Network. She made the announcement during the Arctic… Continue reading

Man accused of fatally shooting father’s fiance

ANCHORAGE — A Marshall man was arrested and charged with fatally shooting his father’s fiance multiple times as she slept in a home in the… Continue reading

Troopers suspend search for missing Fairbanks hunter

FAIRBANKS — The search for a Fairbanks man who went missing during a hunting trip off the Dalton Highway has been suspended after air and… Continue reading

Alaska mulls change to land auction procedures

ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska is considering changes to the way it sells land to the public after a Washington man won 60 land… Continue reading

Shell move dims nation’s oil prospects

ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its long quest to become the first company to produce oil in Alaska’s Arctic waters, darkening the nation’s… Continue reading

Bethel drafts LGBT anti-discrimination laws

BETHEL — City employees could soon be protected from sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination under changes to Bethel’s municipal code.The Bethel City Council has… Continue reading