FAIRBANKS — A new 300-mile sled dog race slated for December can help qualify mushers for the Iditarod and Yukon Quest.About 20 teams are expected… Continue reading
The tune being heard from independents exploring on the North Slope has changed subtly but significantly over the past year.A previous insistence throughout the winter… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Veterans working with service dogs through Paws for Purple Hearts all said the same thing at the recent grand opening of the new… Continue reading
KENAI — Grief is a living thing, developing through a process and staying with the affected person forever. Lee Coray-Ludden describes progressing through grief like… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Authorities in Alaska are investigating the deaths of four people, including a 2-month-old girl, found in a hotel room as a murder-suicide.Hotel staff… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Marine Highway System is moving forward with plans to get rid of the ferry Taku, but it is still undecided about… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A new state survey shows fewer Alaska teens are engaging in cigarette, alcohol and drug use.The Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows students… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage animal control officials are investigating after a dog was found with its mouth taped shut.KTVA-TV reported that the dog was found Tuesday… Continue reading
PALMER — A 42-year-old Wasilla man died when his truck left the roadway and crashed near Palmer.Alaska State Troopers said James Eldred just before 5… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers say a 43-year-old North Pole woman has been found dead following a fire in the Fairbanks area.Troopers said they were… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — As in hunting, success in the new card game Gut Pile is a matter of preparation and getting lucky breaks.Players score points by… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by five this week to 593.A year ago, 744… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska corrections officials say a 71-year-old inmate has died of a terminal illness.The Alaska Department of Corrections said in a release that Jim… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man has secured a court order to get his marijuana back from authorities at the Fairbanks International Airport after it was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage officials could soon consider a proposal to bring a sales tax to the city.Anchorage Assembly member Bill Evans is drafting the ordinance… Continue reading
It’s not the night before Christmas, but not a creature will be stirring in many state offices Friday. Employees can give thanks to budget cuts.The… Continue reading
The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say… Continue reading
The final significant day of ballot-counting from November’s general election takes place today in regional elections offices across Alaska.No races are expected to change results… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Republicans have options to counteract the Obama administration’s move to pull Arctic waters from the federal offshore oil and gas lease plan, but… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 37-year-old inmate has died following an apparent suicide attempt.The Alaska Department of Corrections says in a release that Kristoffer Reuer died Monday… Continue reading
