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In this file photo from August 2015, In this file photo from August, a team of volunteers works to remove mud, logs and other debris from the site where Christine McGraw's house once stood. McGraw's house was destroyed by the Aug. 18, 2015 landslide that killed three people, two of whom were inside her house painting at the time.

State receives grant to assess landslide risks in Sitka

SITKA — The state has received federal funds to conduct a comprehensive landslide hazard assessment of Sitka after slides there last year left three people… Continue reading

In this file photo from August 2015, In this file photo from August, a team of volunteers works to remove mud, logs and other debris from the site where Christine McGraw's house once stood. McGraw's house was destroyed by the Aug. 18, 2015 landslide that killed three people, two of whom were inside her house painting at the time.

4-year-old hit by fragments of bullet fired from apartment

ANCHORAGE — A 4-year-old Anchorage girl was struck and injured by bullet fragments when someone in an upstairs apartment fired a gun.Police early Thursday took… Continue reading

In this Jan. 23, 2015 file photo, airplane contrails are reflected in a building as they cross the early morning sky above Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington.

More than 750 paratroopers to jump near Delta Junction

ANCHORAGE — More than 750 paratroopers will drop from the sky in a military training event next week near Delta Junction.The Army in an announcement… Continue reading

In this Jan. 23, 2015 file photo, airplane contrails are reflected in a building as they cross the early morning sky above Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington.

Troopers release name of passenger killed in plane crash

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have released the name of the passenger killed Sunday afternoon in the crash of a commercial flight in southwest Alaska.Troopers… Continue reading

Woman in fatal village ATV crash charged with manslaughter

ANCHORAGE — A southwest Alaska woman faces a manslaughter charge after a fatal all-terrain vehicle crash last week.Alaska State Troopers said 25-year-old Katherine Noatak of… Continue reading

Anchorage police investigate 2 early morning shootings

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating two early morning shootings, including one that may have involved a robbery.Police just before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday took calls… Continue reading

Marijuana sales close, pending opening of test labs

ANCHORAGE — Alaska is nearing its first legal sales of marijuana, nearly two years after voters approved the recreational use of pot by adults.Retails stores… Continue reading

In this March 2016 file photo, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, depart the White House.

Senators ask DOJ to intervene over voter deadlines

Two Democratic senators on Wednesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to ensure that 10 states do not violate federal law with their mail-in voter… Continue reading

In this March 2016 file photo, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, depart the White House.
Sen. Mike Dunleavy stood outside the Anchorage Fred Meyer Wednesday afternoon to announce he is pre-filing a bill to restore half of the Permanent Fund Dividend appropriation that Gov. Bill Walker vetoed in June.

Dunleavy, in front of Fred Meyer, announces bill to reverse PFD cut

Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, held a press conference Wednesday in front of an Anchorage Fred Meyer store to announce his intention to offer a bill… Continue reading

Sen. Mike Dunleavy stood outside the Anchorage Fred Meyer Wednesday afternoon to announce he is pre-filing a bill to restore half of the Permanent Fund Dividend appropriation that Gov. Bill Walker vetoed in June.

North Pole, Mat-Su vote on pot businesses

ANCHORAGE — Residents in two parts of Alaska were deciding Tuesday whether to allow marijuana businesses to operate.Voters in the city of North Pole voted… Continue reading

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Petersburg man joins race for Southeast senate seat

PETERSBURG — A handyman from Petersburg is launching a write-in campaign for a state Senate seat in Southeast Alaska.Michael Sheldon has registered with the state… Continue reading

Michael Sheldon

Hilcorp to create new gas wells near Ninilchik

KENAI — State officials have approved a plan for Hilcorp Alaska to develop a gravel pad southeast of Ninilchik on the Kenai Peninsula to support… Continue reading

Troopers: Woman died of natural causes, not in moose attack

WASILLA — Alaska authorities say an autopsy has determined a 74-year-old woman found dead outside her home died of natural causes and was not killed… Continue reading

Hotel near Denali Park entrance to add 64 rooms for 2017

ANCHORAGE — A hotel outside the entrance to Denali National Park is expanding with an adjacent facility.Denali Hotel Properties says it has broken ground on… Continue reading

Employee who posted Trump-related tweets on agency feed gone

JUNEAU — An Alaska health department employee who posted political comments aimed at Donald Trump on the agency’s Twitter feed last week is no longer… Continue reading

New archbishop named for Anchorage comes from Wyoming

ANCHORAGE — Pope Francis has named a new archbishop for Alaska’s largest city.The Catholic News Agency said the Vatican announced Tuesday the appointment of Bishop… Continue reading

Tara Bass, left, and budtender Reba Radey, right, hold the new retail marijuana license awarded Skagway's The Remedy Shoppe on Oct. 4, 2016. The store is the first in Alaska to receive its retail license.

Skagway business is first in the state to get permission to sell weed – once it arrives

Tara Bass is ready to sell you marijuana — once she gets some to sell.On Tuesday, Bass’ business, The Remedy Shoppe, became the first retail… Continue reading

Tara Bass, left, and budtender Reba Radey, right, hold the new retail marijuana license awarded Skagway's The Remedy Shoppe on Oct. 4, 2016. The store is the first in Alaska to receive its retail license.
Andrea Pitz holds up some of the bicycles that a bear chewed up over the weekend. A bear apparently tore the seats and punctured all the tires on the four bicycles that were parked at the Medvejie trail.

Problem bear poses a threat to public in Sitka

SITKA — Authorities are warning Sitka residents to be on alert after numerous bear encounters around the city, including one involving a bicyclist who was… Continue reading

Andrea Pitz holds up some of the bicycles that a bear chewed up over the weekend. A bear apparently tore the seats and punctured all the tires on the four bicycles that were parked at the Medvejie trail.
State gets $1.1 million to process backlogged rape kits

State gets $1.1 million to process backlogged rape kits

The state of Alaska has been awarded $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to process a backlog of rape kits held by the… Continue reading

State gets $1.1 million to process backlogged rape kits
Members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Walker River Paiute Tribe talk in the background outside the federal courthouse as their lawyer, Rendal Miller of Winnemucca, Nev., discusses the lawsuit they filed under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 in Reno, Nev. The suit seeks a temporary injunction ordering the state and Washoe and Mineral counties to establish satellite polling places on reservations where they say Native Americans are being denied an equal opportunity to vote in the November elections.

The Latest: Hearing on Nevada tribes voting access continues

RENO, Nev. — The Latest on a federal court hearing in Nevada about access to voting on two Indian reservations (all times local):1:35 p.m.A hearing… Continue reading

Members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Walker River Paiute Tribe talk in the background outside the federal courthouse as their lawyer, Rendal Miller of Winnemucca, Nev., discusses the lawsuit they filed under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 in Reno, Nev. The suit seeks a temporary injunction ordering the state and Washoe and Mineral counties to establish satellite polling places on reservations where they say Native Americans are being denied an equal opportunity to vote in the November elections.