The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has been fined $118,100 by the Environmental Protection Agency for improperly storing hazardous waste in Juneau.According to… Continue reading
An Alaska lawmaker suing to challenge the results of his August primary defeat said on Wednesday he no longer wants to participate in the lawsuit.“I… Continue reading
Correction: The original version of this story stated that new construction was needed to accommodate F-22 fighter aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base. F-35 fighters… Continue reading
It’s far from a whale of controversy, but a statue proposed for a plaza in front of the Alaska Capitol is causing some discomfort by… Continue reading
Attorneys for Rep. Benjamin Nageak began their campaign in court Tuesday as the Barrow Democrat challenges the results of the August primary election that saw… Continue reading
HAINES — On a cloudy Friday morning, in a tent on a windblown beach near the ferry terminal here, Rick Chislett delicately fed a glass… Continue reading
Sen. Lisa Murkowski used the final pre-election meeting of the U.S. Senate’s energy committee to send a message to President Barack Obama and his administration.Murkowski,… Continue reading
When Barnaby Brewing Company opens its doors Saturday, you can thank Gov. Bill Walker.For more than a year, Alaska’s governor has promoted the idea that… Continue reading
The Alaska Democrat who lost his U.S. Senate seat two years ago is not planning a return this year.On Thursday, Mark Begich used a morning… Continue reading
A storm that knocked out power to portions of Southcentral Alaska with hurricane-force winds will arrive in the Juneau area late Wednesday and early today.The… Continue reading
Editor's note: This article has been updated due to a correction. The article reported that absentee votes from the village of Ambler were not received by… Continue reading
Joe Miller is again challenging Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate, and this time he’s running as a Libertarian.Late Tuesday afternoon, just hours before the deadline… Continue reading
In the first week of September, 45 years ago, Robert Mottram flew by helicopter to the Chilkat Mountains west of Admiralty Island. It was not… Continue reading
Addressing the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, U.S. Sen Dan Sullivan, R-Juneau, said Alaska may suffer if the Democratic Party takes control of the… Continue reading
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will wait at least two weeks to consider a complaint filed by the Alaska Democratic Party against a practice that… Continue reading
On Monday morning in Centennial Hall, the sound of democracy was the sound of shuffled papers.Half a state away, it was the sound of disturbed… Continue reading
Tough global competition and low natural gas prices have Alaska’s partners in a multibillion-dollar trans-Alaska pipeline preparing to give up — at least for now.On… Continue reading
You know wine. You’re about to learn cannabis.Earlier this month, Rainforest Farms became Juneau’s first working cannabis farm. Among its 240-some plants are 55 different… Continue reading
Rick Steiner and Mike Chenault agree on something.In separate announcements this week, both figures said an action this week by Alaska’s new attorney general represents… Continue reading
Don’t tell basketball jokes to Susan Carney. She’s heard them all.This afternoon, the former junior-varsity Harvard basketball player will become the newest member of the… Continue reading
