The state of Alaska earned just shy of $10 million Wednesday as oil and gas producers bid on leases in the North Slope.Bidders offered $9.5… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s “livid” at the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of genetically modified salmon for human consumption.Murkowski and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — ConocoPhillips has approved funding for a $900 million drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope.When production begins in 2018 at the filed in the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — One person has been killed and another injured in an apparent head-on collision on the Parks Highway in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — What’s for dinner? Before long, it may well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A federal judge has quashed subpoenas against two groups that have been critical of the proposed Pebble Mine.The group behind the mine project,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska National Guard is asking lawmakers to pass a new version of the state’s code of military justice to help fix a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a 53-year-old Wrangell man who was overdue from a boating trip has been found dead about 12 miles from… Continue reading
The stars of the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People” admitted to lying about their Alaska residency and absences from the state on their Permanent… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska is working to finalize rules that will help govern its legal marijuana trade, but some industry supporters say a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has announced plans to provide hundreds of housing units for homeless people living in the city within the next three… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A woman is in critical condition after she was shot Tuesday night at a south Anchorage home.Anchorage police took a report just after… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says refugees seeking to come to the U.S. must go through a “stringent” process.His office says Walker was among… Continue reading
WRANGELL, — State and federal responders are continuing to search for a Wrangell man overdue from a boating trip.Alaska State Troopers say 53-year-old Kenneth Trammel… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska National Guard is asking lawmakers to pass a new version of the state’s code of military justice to help fix a… Continue reading
Environmental groups are hailing the announcement that Norwegian oil giant Statoil is giving up on its oil and gas exploration in the Arctic Ocean north… Continue reading
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Census Bureau is testing new questions on tribal enrollment to try to get a more accurate count of American Indians… Continue reading
HANNOVER, Germany — The friendly soccer game between Germany and the Netherlands was canceled at short notice due to the serious threat of an attack… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — More Arctic sea ice melting each summer from global warming is making it easier for ships to plot routes through the environmentally sensitive… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A standardized salary schedule for Alaska’s teachers would be a benefit to schools, but would be too expensive to implement, according to a… Continue reading
