SITKA — A national group has honored a group of Sitka High School basketball players who last year helped pull residents from a burning building… Continue reading
Former Alaska judge Elaine Andrews believes the state has one of the best processes for selecting judges in the country — and she’d like to… Continue reading
Tourism businesses in Alaska are getting certified for green practices, both as a way to move toward sustainability and a way to attract customers. The… Continue reading
Mother Nature’s medicine cabinet is wide open — you just have to know where to look. Ute Olsson knows. As a naturalist at the Eagle… Continue reading
Democrats in the House Resources Committee are amending their oil tax and credit bill and the changes indicate some advice from the Legislature’s consultant was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal grant will help switch out inefficient wood-burning stoves that are contributing to air pollution problems in Fairbanks. The Environmental Protection Agency… Continue reading
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JUNEAU — The state of Alaska will sell a ferry that it says it no longer can afford to maintain and operate.… Continue reading
A group of 10 Homer citizens on Monday filed an application for a recall petition against Homer City Council members Donna Aderhold, David Lewis and… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A state Senate panel has proposed cutting a portion of the University of Alaska’s budget by another $16 million. Senate leaders previously cited… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says a proposed $1.3 billion cut to the Coast Guard’s budget conflicts with President Donald Trump’s goal of strengthening… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. attorney for Alaska has submitted her resignation. President Donald Trump on Friday requested the resignation of Karen Loeffler (LEF-lur) and 45… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska volcano that has erupted more than 35 times since mid-December has sent up another ash cloud. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Race leader and two-time champion Mitch Seavey has reached the village of Koyuk (KOY-uk) in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The Seward,… Continue reading
KENAI — Tourism businesses in Alaska are getting certified for being environmentally friendly to encourage more companies to move toward sustainable practices. The certification is… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A man who seemed headed for the winning spot in a Fairbanks sled dog race ended up in second place after his sled… Continue reading
The full Alaska Senate will on Monday consider a proposal to erase much of Alaska’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. In the process, the proposal would effectively… Continue reading
Their official christening is months away, but the parents have given their blessing on a name. On Friday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-0… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — President Donald Trump has never been to Alaska, so the state’s two U.S. senators brought Alaska to him. In a one-hour “Alaska-centric” meeting,… Continue reading
Rep. Dan Saddler, R-Eagle River, called it a “reconnaissance by fire.” If so, it ran into some thick armor plating. This week, Republican minority members… Continue reading
The Alaska Division of Forestry is offering grants to Alaskans who want to try growing fruit trees or nut trees. In a notice Monday, the… Continue reading
