For Odette Edgar, Election Day looms, but so does vacation.The Juneau resident was among more than 160 people who walked through the doors of the… Continue reading
The state of Alaska will pay $1 million in legal costs to Planned Parenthood after losing a lawsuit over a 2010 voter initiative that required… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Tribal knowledge will be included as much as possible in federal land and water management decisions under an Interior Department order.The order announced… Continue reading
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has voted 4-0 to uphold the right of an Alaska legislator to operate her own political action committee. The decision… Continue reading
Alaska might be the closest state to Russia, but that nation hasn’t expressed any interest in the 49th state’s elections, the head of the Alaska… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and rival Joe Miller shared the debate stage Friday for the first time since Miller entered Alaska’s Senate race… Continue reading
A hip new industry is attracting excited workers, but ongoing regulations might block some from working in the new field.To work in a licensed cannabis… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 14 this week to 553.A year ago, 787… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage’s first recreational marijuana shop is giving away free samples before starting operations under an official license.KTUU-TV reported marijuana retailers will be stocking… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Evon Peter pushed his way through hostility and overt racism in Alaska public schools to succeed in academia. He now directs one of… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Independent U.S. Senate candidate Margaret Stock says she’ll support Democrat Hillary Clinton for president.Stock announced her pick during a candidate forum at the… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The mayor of Fairbanks says the city and state should consider compensating the four indigenous men who spent nearly two decades in prison… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage has had its first measureable snowfall of the season and a rash of accidents along with it.National Weather Service meteorologist David Kramer… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska’s unemployment rate inched up to 6.9 percent in September, hitting its highest level since the summer of 2014.The state labor department said… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The man accused of shooting a Fairbanks police officer has been formally indicted by a grand jury.Fairbanks District Attorney Gregg Olson says the… Continue reading
KENAI — The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska has asked the Kenai Peninsula Borough to back down from its newly passed invocation policy.The organization,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is buckling under deep budget cuts, and now the state’s largest herring fishery is feeling the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Nikiski residents say they’ve been left in limbo by the state and its partners’ decision to suspend plans for a giant natural gas… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Fairbanks Mayor John Eberhart has reinstated the city’s police chief, one month after he was placed on leave pending the outcome of an… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A small group of people are working with the U.S. Army to bring home the remains of 15 Alaska Natives who attended a… Continue reading
