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Crews from more than 100 boats are waiting for a higher price, but experts say they are facing global market forces unlikely to budge.

The U.S. Forest Service has started burning slash in Cooper Landing, to mitigate the fire risk of fallen trees and reduce beetle kill in the area.

Crystal Worl's design, featuring a formline salmon painted on a skateboard, will be available on postal stamps in March.

A 500-mile trail connecting the Kenai Peninsula to Fairbanks is in the works, which organizers say could bring big economic impacts along its path.

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First climate change and now financial worries are forcing some competitors to stay off the trail this year.

Gov. Dunleavy has cut state funding for ferries and reduced the fleet. Sen. Murkowski says, "Let's not mess this up."

The state of Alaska wants more than $60,000 back from Joe Gerace, claiming he misrepresented his military background to the Alaska State Defense Force.

Hilcorp is the latest company to consider a tidal energy project in Cook Inlet, which is home to some of the largest tides in the world.

The Choose Anchorage action plan calls on leaders to improve education, housing and public infrastructure.

A boulder tumbled down the face of Mount Maria early Wednesday, damaging one side of the Basin Road Trestle’s wooden railing.

Charlie McCann, a feature writer for The Economist's long-form magazine "1843," caught up with the men after they spent three months in detention.

A Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the mariner from the fishing vessel Northern Eagle early on Jan. 24.

The U.S. Secret Service has released a first-of-its-kind report that analyzes 173 mass attacks that took place in the country from 2016 to 2020.

Police say a man was found dead with upper-body trauma late Wednesday on the 2300 block of Eureka Street.

Questions over the origins of a court order for a mental health check, the courts say never existed. The story of two Russians who crossed the Bering Sea in a fishing boat to avoid the war in Ukraine. Plus the Alaska Long Trail is a long ways off, but supporters say the benefits are worth the wait.

Searchers found Thomas Brown's body about 10.5 miles from Kotzebue, near Cape Blossom. 

The panel has jurisdiction over the Coast Guard, air travel and other areas of importance to Alaska.

"It's really embarrassing, and I think it's probably my error," says Congresswoman Peltola.

Approximately 1 in 5 heterosexual couples struggle to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of trying to conceive in the U.S. Only 12% of women use fertility services to receive help conceiving a child. In Alaska we have not had access to specialized assisted reproductive procedures that are now available. What are the causes of infertility? When should you see an infertility specialist? What help is available to achieve pregnancy? Dr. Jillian Woodruff and her guest share these answers with you to help achieve a healthy pregnancy.