Feds expand areas where ballots will be in Native languages

JUNEAU — More people who speak Alaska Native languages will be able to receive translated election material thanks to changes made by the U.S. Census… Continue reading

Kenai borough revives invocation policy

KENAI — The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has revived a controversial invocation policy that only allows members of established religious groups to pray at the… Continue reading

US rig count up 27 this week to 624; Texas adds 17

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 27 this week to 624.A year ago, 709… Continue reading

Medical examiner identifies body found near Soldotna

ANCHORAGE — The state medical examiner says one of two people found dead last month in a burned sport utility vehicle near Soldotna has been… Continue reading

Soldotna man dies in crash of trucks; second driver injured

KENAI — A 23-year-old Soldotna man Thursday died in a crash between two pickups.The Peninsula Clarion reported Steven Marshall died in the crash near the… Continue reading

Troopers release name of suspect shot by arresting officers

ANCHORAGE — A man shot by Alaska State Troopers in Nikiski has been identified as a Soldotna resident wanted on three felony warrants.Troopers say the… Continue reading

2 injured in head-on Seward Highway crash

ANCHORAGE — Two people were injured in a head-on crash on the Seward Highway six miles north of the junction with the Sterling Highway.Alaska State… Continue reading

Teens suspected in robbery of Anchorage credit union

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say a teenager suspected of robbing a credit union will be waived to adult status.Police say the 17-year-old will be charged… Continue reading

Missing plane likely crashed into Alaska lake, officials say

ANCHORAGE — A small airplane ferrying a father and his two teenage children to Anchorage presumably plunged into an expansive Alaska lake shortly after taking off… Continue reading

A shaft of sunlight spotlights the leaves of the Devil's Club plant in the forest along the Richard Marriot Trail in Juneau, Alaska, on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

Tongass National Forest plan moves to young-growth timber

JUNEAU — Plans for managing the nation’s largest national forest call for changes in timber harvests that one critic says will be “the demise of… Continue reading

A shaft of sunlight spotlights the leaves of the Devil's Club plant in the forest along the Richard Marriot Trail in Juneau, Alaska, on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

Alleged child predator and fugitive arrested in Alaska

SAN FRANCISCO — An alleged child predator described as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Alaska after four… Continue reading

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 crew members off Aleutians

ANCHORAGE — The Coast Guard says it’s suspending a search for two missing crew members off the Aleutian Islands.Thursday night’s announcement came two days after… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo President Barack Obama gets a tour of Kotzebue Shore Avenue which has dealt with erosion problems, in Kotzebue, Alaska. Obama used his executive powers Friday, Dec. 9, to add protections to waters off Alaska's west coast. The White House announced creation of a Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area that will focus "locally tailored" protections on marine resources. The area covers 112,300 square miles and supports the annual marine mammal migration of bowhead and beluga whales, Pacific walrus, ice seals and migratory birds. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik,File)

Obama creates ‘resilience area’ to protect Bering ecosystem

ANCHORAGE — President Barack Obama responded to appeals from Alaska Native villages and gave them more of a say in the federal management of marine… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo President Barack Obama gets a tour of Kotzebue Shore Avenue which has dealt with erosion problems, in Kotzebue, Alaska. Obama used his executive powers Friday, Dec. 9, to add protections to waters off Alaska's west coast. The White House announced creation of a Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area that will focus "locally tailored" protections on marine resources. The area covers 112,300 square miles and supports the annual marine mammal migration of bowhead and beluga whales, Pacific walrus, ice seals and migratory birds. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik,File)

Troopers fire at wanted suspect driving toward officer

ANCHORAGE — A man wanted on a felony arrest warrant was injured when multiple Alaska State Troopers fired their service weapons at him.A trooper press… Continue reading

State regulators look to update petroleum cleanup guidelines

JUNEAU — Alaska officials are working to revise decades-old protocols to be used in the event of petroleum-based spills.The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation met… Continue reading

Kodiak, military officials meet over military exercises

KODIAK — Kodiak and military officials are meeting to help assuage community concerns about military exercises in the Gulf of Alaska.The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported… Continue reading

Body found in truck burning in Steese Highway ditch

ANCHORAGE —Alaska State Troopers are trying to identify a person found dead in a truck that burned in a ditch along the Steese Highway.Troopers shortly… Continue reading

Chief of alcohol and marijuana regulation will resign

The head of the state agency that regulates the alcohol and marijuana industries is quitting.On Wednesday, Cynthia Franklin wrote in a letter to the members… Continue reading

In this June 17, 2008 file photo, Alaska state Reps. Mike Kelly, right, and Kevin Meyer, left,  confer during the legislature's special session on the proposed gas pipeline in Anchorage. A man killed in a plane crash Wednesday has been identified by his wife as former Republican state Rep. Mike Kelly of Fairbanks.

Former state Rep. Mike Kelly dies in plane crash

FAIRBANKS — Former Republican state Rep. Mike Kelly of Fairbanks was killed Wednesday in a plane crash in Alaska’s interior, his wife has confirmed.Cherie Kelly… Continue reading

In this June 17, 2008 file photo, Alaska state Reps. Mike Kelly, right, and Kevin Meyer, left,  confer during the legislature's special session on the proposed gas pipeline in Anchorage. A man killed in a plane crash Wednesday has been identified by his wife as former Republican state Rep. Mike Kelly of Fairbanks.

Search for missing plane continues

ANCHORAGE — A small plane that’s missing in Alaska with four people on board was rented by a pilot described as a man who makes… Continue reading