Anchorage police arrest suspect in train monument vandalism

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police acting on a tip have arrested a teenager suspected of painting graffiti on a train locomotive that stands as a monument… Continue reading

Renovations planned for UAS Ketchikan maritime facilities

KETCHIKAN — Construction is expected to start later this year on a nearly $6 million overhaul of University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan’s Regional Maritime and… Continue reading

Walker: Up to 45,000 Alaskans could lose coverage with GOP bill

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker says as many as 45,000 Alaskans could lose health care coverage under a Republican bill proposed in the U.S. House.… Continue reading

Kenai passes moratorium on gravesite reservations

KENAI — The city of Kenai in Southcentral Alaska is holding off on allowing residents to reserve gravesites in the city’s 10-acre cemetery. The City… Continue reading

Australia couple are 1st foreigners to own US radio stations

JUNEAU — An Australian couple with roots in Alaska has bought more than two dozen radio stations in three states, marking the first time federal… Continue reading

Vandal strikes historic locomotive in downtown Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Officials in Anchorage are trying to figure out how to go about cleaning graffiti off a monument along the city’s Delaney Park Strip,… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker signs SB 91 in front of Sen. Donald Olson, D-Golovin, left, Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, D-Anchorage, and Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, in his Capitol conference room on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The bill authorizes the chief medical officer of the Department of Health and Social Services to issue a standing order for the prescription of an opioid overdose drug. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Gov. Walker signs bill extending drug-abuse emergency through 2021

Lawmakers called Senate Bill 91 a tourniquet, a fire extinguisher and a defibrillator. The state’s top doctor said the metaphor isn’t important. What is important… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker signs SB 91 in front of Sen. Donald Olson, D-Golovin, left, Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, D-Anchorage, and Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, in his Capitol conference room on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The bill authorizes the chief medical officer of the Department of Health and Social Services to issue a standing order for the prescription of an opioid overdose drug. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Congress backs bill to lift Obama limits on Alaska hunting

WASHINGTON — Congress has approved a bill that would allow aerial hunting of grizzly bears and killing of bears and wolves near dens on federal… Continue reading

In this Sunday photo, a flight attendant holds a snake found on a Ravn Alaska flight between Aniak and Anchorage. The snake escaped from a passenger on a previous flight. The flight attendant captured the reptile and placed it in a trash bag and stowed it in an overhead luggage compartment. (Anna McConnaughy | For the Associated Press)

That’s not carry-on: Snake gets loose on Alaska flight

ANCHORAGE — Anna McConnaughy was flying to Alaska’s largest city when the announcement came over the intercom: a passenger on a previous flight had brought… Continue reading

In this Sunday photo, a flight attendant holds a snake found on a Ravn Alaska flight between Aniak and Anchorage. The snake escaped from a passenger on a previous flight. The flight attendant captured the reptile and placed it in a trash bag and stowed it in an overhead luggage compartment. (Anna McConnaughy | For the Associated Press)

Fairbanks cooperative denies wind farm request

FAIRBANKS — An electric utility cooperative serving the Fairbanks region has denied a request for interconnection from a company looking to build a wind farm.… Continue reading

Anchorage grand jury indicts 3 on armed robbery charges

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted two men and a teenager on armed robbery, assault and theft charges after a series of violent… Continue reading

Fairbanks leaders propose ending assembly meeting prayers

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FAIRBANKS — Some Fairbanks officials have proposed removing prayers from the beginning of borough assembly meetings. Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly members… Continue reading

Ellen Carrlee, objects conservator at the Alaska State Museum, watches Seth Irwin, a paper conservator from Boston, working at the Alaska State Museum on Sesquicentennial documents that will go on display later this year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska’s 150th anniversary: Juneau lab preserves historical documents

Everyone has enemies. Cats have dogs. Mice have cats. Dust mites have vacuum cleaners. Seth Irwin has Scotch Tape. For the past few weeks —and… Continue reading

Ellen Carrlee, objects conservator at the Alaska State Museum, watches Seth Irwin, a paper conservator from Boston, working at the Alaska State Museum on Sesquicentennial documents that will go on display later this year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Inspectors seek review of second Alaska underwater pipeline

ANCHORAGE — Federal inspectors have issued a second proposed safety order to the owner of an underwater pipeline spewing processed natural gas into Alaska’s Cook… Continue reading

This Sept. 2, 2015 photo shows an F-35 jet arriving at its new operational base at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (Rick Bowmer | The Associated Press File)

US, Asia-Pacific allies rolling out F-35 stealth fighter

HONOLULU — The U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies are rolling out their new stealth fighter jet, a cutting-edge plane that costs about $100 million each.… Continue reading

This Sept. 2, 2015 photo shows an F-35 jet arriving at its new operational base at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (Rick Bowmer | The Associated Press File)

Petersburg may consider letting ATVs on Mitkof Island roads

PETERSBURG — Voters in southern Alaska may find a question about whether to allow all-terrain vehicles on the roads of Mitkof island on this year’s… Continue reading

The F/V Glacier works its way around ice clogging the east end of the Homer Harbor on Tuesday afternoon. (Michael A. Armstrong | Homer News)

Ice postpones winter king tournament

HOMER — Continued cold weather with excessive ice in the Homer Harbor has caused the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center to postpone for… Continue reading

The F/V Glacier works its way around ice clogging the east end of the Homer Harbor on Tuesday afternoon. (Michael A. Armstrong | Homer News)

Operator lowers pressure, slows Cook Inlet gas leak

ANCHORAGE — The owner of an underwater pipeline spewing processed natural gas into Alaska’s Cook Inlet has lowered pressure in the line to reduce the… Continue reading

Soldier charged in fatal shooting at Fairbanks bar

FAIRBANKS — Two people have been arrested on charges stemming from a Fairbanks bar shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured. The… Continue reading

Former trooper wins civil suit from 2012 crash

KENAI —A former Alaska State Trooper who was involved in two major accidents was found not responsible for the harm caused to him by the… Continue reading