Gov. Sean Parnell is in New York meeting with banks and rating agencies about Alaska's budget and economic outlook.

The Department of Administration is putting out feelers for office space for the Department of Transportation in Juneau.

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday it will consider dialing back commercial fishing restrictions in the western Aleutian Islands that were put in place to protect endangered Steller sea lions.

Denali National Park and Preserve's entrance area facilities will open Wednesday for the summer tourism season, despite some lingering snow cover.

Scientists say small lava flows have been detected on two restless volcanoes in Alaska.

Buccaneer Energy has started drilling its first Cosmopolitan Prospect well with the Endeavour-Spirit of Independence jack-up rig, which arrived nine months ago from Singapore.

The state of Alaska doesn't plan to seek costs in a lawsuit brought against Sarah Palin.

The University of Alaska Anchorage is investigating an allegation that its former hockey coach struck a player with a hockey stick, another black mark for the beleaguered program which suspended a search for a new coach after naming four finalists earlier this month.

The state Department of Transportation has acquired property used by a half-dozen businesses that will allow widening of a busy Fairbanks street and is negotiating with one more.

A Canada mining company has withdrawn from an exploration project near Tok, saying it will focus on another, more advanced project in Alaska.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking public comment on proposed revisions to Steller sea lion protections in the western Aleutian Islands that could lead to more commercial fishing of Pacific cod, pollock and Atka mackerel.

A Fairbanks street project has forced a handful of businesses to relocate.

Denali National Park and Preserve's entrance area facilities will open Wednesday for the summer tourism season, despite some lingering snow cover.

A Trapper Creek man has been killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer rig and a truck.

Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to shut down stations that provide real-time tracking of eruptions and forgo repairs of seismic equipment amid ongoing federal budget cuts _ moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners.

A Canada mining company has withdrawn from an exploration project near Tok, saying it will focus on another, more advanced project in Alaska.

Denali National Park and Preserve is gearing up to open for the summer despite some lingering snow cover.

A former player for the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves says former hockey coach Dave Shyiak violently struck a player with his hockey stick.

And the picnic goes to ... Homer.

A Memorial Day remembrance ceremony is planned to take place at Fort Wainwright next week.