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The decision opens up the entire coastal plain -- 8 percent of the refuge -- to drilling.

Under the Senate’s amendment, judges would be able to order bail for all defendants. The change isn’t final; it’s up to the House to accept or reject, possibly sending it to conference committee. Listen now

Chignik’s early run of sockeye this year is the lowest on record, and it failed to meet its lower-end escapement goal for the third year in a row. With commercial fishing at a standstill, the community is struggling to make ends meet.

In addition to being more contagious, the delta variant likely increases the risk of severe disease and hospitalization, compared with the original strain.

Anchorage firefighters say two house fires over the New Year’s holiday weekend left one person dead and a second critically injured.

On a cold, sunny day in Juneau, about 40 people gathered in the Capitol to eat lunch and learn about the Arctic. Juneau will host an Arctic Council meeting later this week, and state lawmakers got a visit from national and international scientists, policymakers and researchers on Tuesday. Listen now

After a decade of downsizing, Defense Department officials admit they need to rebuild the medical force and the general health of active duty troops.

At his first news event since his opponent conceded, Dave Bronson named two experienced political players to head his transition team.

The four-time Iditarod victor's kennel said he died Wednesday night after a long battle with cancer, following his re-diagnosis last year.

Prosecutors released images of the woman, allegedly found on Smith's cellphone, in court documents before his sentencing begins Friday.

President Trump highlighted the role of Fort Greely in the missile defense plan he unveiled Thursday. But what sounded like a call for a major expansion at the Interior base isn't breaking new ground.

Researchers are cruising the Gulf of Alaska on the lookout for one of the world’s rarest animals: the North Pacific right whale. Download Audio

Upsets over financing for school capital projects and a tax-cap calculation will leave Administration with budget challenges, though more liberal-leaning Assembly. Download Audio

The U.S. Army Alaska soldier was part of a small group training in the area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill.

The Alaska Republican Party is attacking U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller in a series of hard-hitting mailers. This is the same Joe Miller who was the Republican Party’s own nominee six years ago, when he beat the incumbent, Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Now the party is accepting money from Murkowski’s campaign and using it against Miller, which he calls "money laundering." The party says it’s perfectly legal. Listen Now

For Virgil and Dawn Campbell, making and selling knives is a way of life. The I.R.B.I. ("I'd Rather Be Independent") knife shop on the Seward highway has been in the family for three generations and serves as workshop and a landmark for passerbys from near and far.

The social media proposal was added late in the process as an amendment to another bill and hasn’t been subject to public hearings.

Rep. Mary Peltola, citing a lack of sick leave for workers, says she opposes strike-averting legislation in current form.

Kanye West isn't on the Alaska ballot, according to the Division of Elections.

Why are the chum numbers so low? The short answer is that no one really knows for sure. But there are a lot of theories.