Man sought in Southeast village homicide arrested after standoff

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A 27-year-old Southeast Alaska man sought on a first-degree murder warrant was arrested Tuesday night after a standoff.Albert Macasaet was arrested by… Continue reading

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Libertarian options for House are similar in background, different in detail

Editor’s Note: Alaska’s state primary elections are less than a week away, and except for the incumbents, most of the names on the ballot probably… Continue reading

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Walker signs bill by Muñoz to help Point Bridget park

Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law a piece of legislation pushed by Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, to ease land swaps between the state and… Continue reading

Floatplane crash south of Iliamna injures 4 people

ANCHORAGE — A floatplane crash 35 miles south of Iliamna left four people seriously injured.Staff Sgt. Ed Eagerton of the Alaska Air National Guard says… Continue reading

In this February 2016 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to members of the Alaska media at the Capitol.

Murkowski undecided on voting for Trump

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she does not know if she will vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump this fall.But the moderate… Continue reading

In this February 2016 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to members of the Alaska media at the Capitol.

Search begins for Bethel’s next city manager

BETHEL — Bethel officials are mulling over applications for a new city manager.The search comes after City Manager Ann Capela filed a notice to leave… Continue reading

Virginia boy identified as person who died in Alaska river

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say the boy who died in a weekend rafting accident was from Virginia.Troopers on Monday identified the boy as 14-year-old… Continue reading

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Alaska restaurant serving elk fined for calling it reindeer

ANCHORAGE — This might be an only-in-Alaska problem: A restaurant in Fairbanks that has told customers since 2013 it was serving reindeer tenderloin was actually… Continue reading

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Warrant issued for man suspected of Anchorage kidnapping

ANCHORAGE — A warrant has been issued for a 25-year-old man suspected of kidnapping.Anchorage police are looking for Brendon Wesley Adam Valdez.Police said a man… Continue reading

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Cean Stevens offers Libertarian option in U.S. Senate race

Editor's Note: Alaska’s state primary elections are less than a week away, and except for the incumbents, most of the names on the ballot probably… Continue reading

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Anchorage homeowner shot during interrupted burglary

ANCHORAGE — A homeowner was shot and wounded early Monday by a man attempting to burglarize his home in southwest Anchorage.Police said the homeowner was… Continue reading

Anchorage police release name of man killed in hit-and-run

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the name of the man struck and killed by an unknown driver Saturday morning on the Glenn Highway.Police said… Continue reading

Teen dies after raft overturns in Anchorage’s Eagle River

ANCHORAGE — A 14-year-old boy died Sunday in a rafting accident on Eagle River in Anchorage.Alaska State Troopers said a raft carrying the boy and… Continue reading

Man shot, wounded in Anchorage convenience store parking lot

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating an early morning shooting Monday that left a man wounded.Police said a 39-year-old man shortly after midnight was shot… Continue reading

Denali National Park officials make plans to reopen road

ANCHORAGE — The only road into Alaska’s Denali National Park is expected to completely reopen Tuesday if the weather cooperates and steep terrain nearby remains… Continue reading

Officials criticize federal land plan

FAIRBANKS — State officials and leaders are criticizing the federal government’s plan to open one-quarter of the land it manages in eastern Alaska to mining… Continue reading

Alaska fire crews battling Lower 48 fires

ANCHORAGE — Several Alaska fire crews have been sent to help battle blazes in other parts of the western U.S. as the state’s fire season… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dan Pascucci, the education specialist for the Kenai Watershed Forum, treats the crowd to a rendition of "Sea Stars Are Not Starfish" on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. After 10 years, Pascucci will leave his position with the local conservation organization to take a job in Kentucky.

Kenai says farewell to conservation activist

KENAI — Thousands of kids who went to school in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will never mistakenly call a sea star a “starfish”… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dan Pascucci, the education specialist for the Kenai Watershed Forum, treats the crowd to a rendition of "Sea Stars Are Not Starfish" on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. After 10 years, Pascucci will leave his position with the local conservation organization to take a job in Kentucky.

13 injured when motor home rear-ends tour bus in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Thirteen people required hospitalization after a motor home slammed into the back of a bus that was turning into a wilderness lodge near… Continue reading

Suspect in fatal Anchorage shooting turns himself in

ANCHORAGE — A teenager sought on an Anchorage manslaughter warrant is in custody.Anchorage police say Deandrew Webster II turned himself in.Police on Thursday announced Webster… Continue reading