BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Researchers and crews with whale-watching boats from Bellingham to British Columbia are reporting an unprecedented number of sightings of North Pacific humpback… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the Alaska Republican will be speaking at the GOP’s national convention this week in Ohio.Sullivan… Continue reading
SITKA — The newest vessel in the Alaska Dream Cruise fleet suffered two groundings on two different coasts before it was revived with a 100-ton… Continue reading
TALKEETNA — Alaska State Troopers say a 44-year-old Wasilla man died in an apparent rafting accident in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.The body of Lawrence Christopherson was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — More than a month after a man was left bloodied and unconscious near an Anchorage park, wildlife officials are unable to say what… Continue reading
SITKA — The Sitka city administrator is seeking condemnation of an administration building at risk from landslides and the cancellation of property leases there.A landslide… Continue reading
An attempt by the state of Alaska to dismiss a lawsuit against itself and Gov. Bill Walker is scheduled to have its day in court… Continue reading
New Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer directly addressed what he sees as one of the biggest challenges to building a gasline during his… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The federal agency that oversees offshore petroleum development took a step Friday toward a possible 2017 lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet with… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Denali National Park officials are planning a “soft opening” next week of areas that had been closed because of a problem grizzly bear.The… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has adjourned the fifth special session of the 29th Alaska Legislature.At 2:31 p.m., lawmakers agreed to leave Juneau after five… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker smiled, sat down and lifted his pen.“This is a sweetheart piece of legislation,” he said shortly before affixing his signature to House… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state Division of Forestry will use a federal grant and matching funds to restore a seven-mile section of an urban Anchorage creek.The… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A reward of more than $7,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in connection with a vandalism spree that left… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The shooting death of a puppy in the Fairbanks area has ignited community outcry as residents who have had similar experiences with their… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service says more than half the climbers who attempted to reach the summit of North America’s tallest mountain have made… Continue reading
NICE, France — A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers… Continue reading
Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, has filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Bill Walker for a statement included in a press release issued from Walker’s… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is poised to adjourn its fifth special session without taking any action to address the 49th state’s multibillion-dollar deficit.On Thursday, Alaska Senate… Continue reading
EAGLE RIVER — A parent does not bury a child in the natural order of life.Yet, for one Eagle River father, that order was reversed… Continue reading
