Impeachment: Young votes no, and Alaska’s senators aren’t likely to vote against Trump, either
Alaska Congressman Don Young, like all House Republicans, voted against impeaching President Trump today, and both of Alaska’s U.S. senators appear likely to vote against removing the president from office.
Anchorage Assembly to formalize government-to-government relations with Eklutna tribe
The Municipality of Anchorage voted unanimously Tuesday night to formalize government-to-government relations with the Native Village of Eklutna.
Large turnout at Anchorage rally for Trump impeachment
Around 200 people gathered outside the federal building in Downtown Anchorage Tuesday to send a message to Alaska's congressional delegation ahead of an impending House impeachment vote.
Dunleavy lauded for fiscal discipline at conservative DC think tank
The Heritage Foundation billed Dunleavy as a fiscal hawk with lessons for Washington. The recall campaign sees it differently.
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation to leave the Alaska Federation of Natives
ASRC would be the only Alaska-based native corporation to leave the federation if it withdraw's at the end of the year.
Senior employee, APD officer embezzled $7.3M from ConocoPhillips, according to civil filing
Oil company ConocoPhillips is suing its former senior drilling and wells planner and a small group of co-conspirators, including an Anchorage police officer, for a scheme in which they allegedly embezzled nearly $7.3 million.
Bethel elementary principal charged with sending sexual messages to an agent he thought was a child
Gladys Jung Elementary School Principal Chris Carmichael was arrested and released into federal custody on Dec. 11.
Photo credit Petra Harpak / KYUK)
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Report: Pilot drank alcohol before Girdwood crash that killed 4
A pilot killed in a plane crash along with three passengers near Girdwood last summer had been drinking alcohol prior to flying, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
After bruising first year, new Dunleavy budget trades cuts for big PFDs and deficit spending
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed a new budget Wednesday that would spend most of the cash left in the state's primary savings account to sustain government services at status quo levels, while paying out record-sized Permanent Fund dividends.
Sinkhole along busy Anchorage road stalls Midtown drivers
Drivers heading west along Northern Lights Boulevard are asked to find alternate travel routes while crews work to fix a large hole in the road.
In new budget, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy retreats from cuts but still favors big PFDs
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy released a new state spending plan Wednesday that retreats from some of his aggressive budget-cutting proposal while still pushing for larger Permanent Fund dividends.
Seward Highway rockslides increase in frequency, trigger Alaska DOT emergency measures
Rockslides in the mountains south of Anchorage, like one that shut down the Seward Highway on Monday, have occurred more often in the year since a Magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the region.
Anxious about Dunleavy’s new budget? Alaska lawmakers will likely temper it, maybe by a lot.
While the Alaska Constitution grants the governor substantial powers over state finances, they’re far from absolute, and the governor’s initial proposal often amounts to an opening offer instead of the last word.
Dunleavy’s new budget may again seek deep cuts, bigger PFDs
Gov. Mike Dunleavy may again seek deep cuts in state spending, along with higher permanent fund dividends, when he introduces his second budget this week.
“I just kept digging.” How an Anchorage man rescued a hiker buried in Flattop avalanche.
The hiker, who has not been publicly identified, is believed to have been buried for as long as an hour and able to breathe because the large pieces of avalanche debris left space for an air pocket.
Alaska state government forecasts lower revenue for this year and next
The Alaska Department of Revenue forecasts $187.3 million less in state revenue this year than it did in the spring.
Kaktovik man agrees to plead guilty to illegal polar bear harvest, faces 4 months in prison
Chris Gordon will accept a maximum prison sentence of four months and a $4,500 fine, according to a plea agreement filed Friday that was signed by his attorney and federal prosecutors.
A soldier tried to buy a motorcycle in Anchorage. His lawyer says he was targeted by a ‘yo-yo scam’
A civil case in state Superior Court highlights one of the ways experts say members of the military are highly susceptible to fraud.
Pebble’s owner reports growing deficit and doubts about its future. Again.
A spokesman says Pebble remains confident. The parent company says it's lost $40 million so far this year, and has a deficit over $400 million.
Nine hospitalized after Coast Guard and Navy vessels collide near Kodiak
Six Coast Guard servicemembers and three U.S. Navy sailors were transported by emergency medical services personnel and hospitalized in Kodiak on Wednesday evening after a Coast Guard and Navy vessel collision.