A fiery Gov. Bill Walker on Wednesday decried the Alaska Legislature’s failure to fix a $4 billion gap in state finances and left open the… Continue reading
Alaska lawmakers have approved a compromise to avert a July 1 shutdown of state government, but the deal fails to address structural problems still facing… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A moderate earthquake Tuesday afternoon knocked light objects off shelves in two rural Alaska communities.The Alaska Earthquake Center says the quake was felt… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Police in Barrow are searching for a man suspected of firing a gun at officers.The North Slope Borough Police Department said officers are… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A father and son on an Alaska fishing trip died Monday when their boat overturned in Glacier Bay National Park.Four others on the… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A 19-year-old woman was shot and injured at an early morning weekend party in Fairbanks.Alaska State Troopers just after 3 a.m. Sunday took… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A nonprofit that provides services for people with disabilities has yet to find a taxi company in Ketchikan that will operate a vehicle… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two hikers are recovering from injuries after they were attacked by a moose in an Anchorage park.Melanie Sandstrom and Catherine Dwinnell had been… Continue reading
Lawmakers late Monday reached a compromise to avert a shutdown of Alaska’s government, but the deal fails to address the structural problems facing state government.Lawmakers… Continue reading
TALKEETNA — A mountaineer from the Czech Republic is dead after an estimated 1,500-foot fall on Denali Mountain.Pavel Michut, 45, was skiing Messner Couloir when… Continue reading
SEATTLE — Seafood processor Great Pacific Seafoods has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy.The Seattle Times reports that president Daniel DeMatteis said in a statement… Continue reading
The Valdez Museum is seeking proposals from artists interested in creating a memorial to the victims of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake in Valdez.The earthquake… Continue reading
PALMER — A Big Lake man is dead after a single-car crash west of Palmer.Alaska State Trooper said 50-year-old William Wallace died Monday morning in… Continue reading
PALMER — An Anchorage woman escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon when a semi smashed into her pickup, sending it rolling into a swamp off the… Continue reading
Glacier Bay National Park has set a new speed limit for cruise ships entering the West Arm of Glacier Bay. The 13-knot limit is intended… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating a Memorial Day shooting that left a man with a wound to his upper body.Police took a call on… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were found near North Pole… Continue reading
KENAI — The state is seeking contractors to look into the feasibility of privatizing four of its juvenile detention facilities.The Alaska Department of Health and… Continue reading
The Alaska House has voted to bail out the state’s high-risk health insurance market to reduce the possibility of a collapse.Lawmakers on Monday approved House… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A veterinary pathologist worked Monday to determine what killed a juvenile fin whale discovered on the bow of a cruise ship entering an… Continue reading
