Former Sen. Lyda Green remembered as a mentor and advocate who brought lawmakers together
Green, who spent 14 years in the Alaska Senate and led a bipartisan caucus in 2007 and 2008, died Tuesday in Soldotna. She was 85.
Alaska Airlines flight attendants protest at Anchorage airport as strike vote looms
The flight attendants say many among them are living in poverty, and they’re committed to causing “chaos” unless they receive a livable wage.
Alaskans would get big PFDs but no per-student education funding increase in governor’s budget
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget include “full” statutory PFDs, money to sue the federal government and more funding for the state medical examiner’s office.
After Juneau voters rejected a new city hall, the city is looking for office space
Juneau City Manager Katie Koester said finding a place to rent that would consolidate all city functions would likely help both city staff and the public.
Report details 37 known killer whale entanglements in Alaska over three decades
The report does not include this year’s unusually high tally of 10 killer whales that were found ensnared in fishing gear, with nine of them dead.
Sen. Tuberville drops remaining holds on senior military promotions
The 11 four-star promotions were Sen. Tommy Tuberville's last holdouts after he held more than 450 promotions over Pentagon travel policy for abortions.
Colorado’s Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the state ballot. What happens now?
It's the first time a state high court has found that a ban on insurrectionist candidates applies to both Donald Trump and the presidency itself.
Eagle River member resigns from Anchorage Assembly
Kevin Cross will leave by April 1. He calls Assembly work important but not what God intends for him. He prefers hands-on volunteer projects.
America is larger now, by declaration of State Department
U.S. territory off Alaska grew by nearly a Texas Tuesday, when the feds defined the outer limit of its continental shelf.
From gas to power lines to a green bank: A look at some of Gov. Dunleavy’s energy proposals
Gov. Mike Dunleavy outlined a variety of ideas to address Alaska’s energy needs in his budget proposal. Here’s a closer look at a few.
Oregon man convicted of murdering Anchorage teen in 1978 cold case
Donald McQuade, 67, was convicted by a jury Tuesday of killing 16-year-old Shelley Connolly in 1978, after genetic genealogy linked him to the crime.
Appeals court says work at Alaska’s Willow oil project can proceed as larger case plays out
The move is another loss for conservation groups and an Inupiat organization that are seeking to stop the project.
Juneau will have a new parking enforcement system next year
Cameras in parking garages and on police vehicles will keep track of license plates.
Rising Ketchikan drug arrests leave downtown business owners frustrated
The owners told the City Council that homelessness and drug addiction have become problems too big to ignore — problems that now affect their income.
Big changes are coming to Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area
The area's planned overhaul has provoked hundreds — if not thousands — of public comments from local residents over the years.
Federal fisheries managers hold Bering Sea pollock quota steady
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will keep the total allowable catch for pollock at its current level of 1.3 million metric tons.
A known carcinogen is showing up in wildfire ash, and researchers are worried
Researchers found dangerous levels of hexavalent chromium in samples of ash left behind by California's Kincade and Hennessey fires in 2019 and 2020.
‘It’s troubling for every one of us’: Kodiak reacts to Trident processing plant sales
Kodiak Mayor Pat Branson says the city didn't have any advance warning last week of Trident Seafoods' plans to sell four Alaska processing plants.
Western Arctic Caribou Herd population decline continues, with hunting expected to be affected
What was once the largest caribou herd in Alaska has shrunk nearly 70% in 20 years, but it is not the only herd experiencing dramatic drops.
Grin and baritone: Festive musicians fill Anchorage’s PAC with sound at TubaChristmas
There are no rehearsals for Anchorage TubaChristmas. It may be the only time that tuba players get their big horns out of the closet to play.