Biden administration starts process to add or change ‘special area’ restrictions in the NPR-A
The BLM seeks public views on whether to add to the "special areas" of the reserve, where oil and gas development is restricted.
After a spree of Anchorage police shootings, advocates call for a citizen review board
The board would be staffed by professional investigators who would be guided by a board made up of Anchorage residents, aimed at holding the Anchorage Police Department accountable.
Rabies could become a disease of the past. Here’s what it would take.
Asia and Africa — where 95% of rabies cases happen — have two obstacles to progress.
As Ketchikan’s main homeless shelter closed, participants voiced frustration
First City Homeless Services served its last meal on June 14, leaving a void for the hundreds who relied on it.
Two members of a Washington family sentenced for selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan
Prosecutors say the two were part of a scheme to pass off fake stone carvings and wood totem poles as traditional art made by local Tlingít and Haida artisans.
Goals for new Alaska crime law range from harsher penalties for drug dealers to reducing recidivism
Some celebrate major progress on the state’s thorniest crime issues while others criticize the methods.
All Alaska Carrs stores targeted for sale in Kroger-Albertsons merger plan
The stores set to be sold include all 11 Carrs locations in Anchorage, Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla.
Alaska prosecutors release photos of possible third victim in sentencing for convicted killer Brian Smith
Prosecutors released images of the woman, allegedly found on Smith's cellphone, in court documents before his sentencing begins Friday.
New East Anchorage mountain bike trails open after 2 dads advocated for them for years
Steve Cleary and Carl Battreall said they wanted a place on the east side of town where kids could learn to mountain bike.
Alaska seafood marketers get $5M from feds after losing state funds
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute says part of the money will help it increase the state industry’s involvement in pet food products.
A 3D reconstruction of the woolly mammoth genome might help revive the extinct species
A skin sample from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth offers new insights into what made the animals tick — and could help de-extinction efforts.
Anchorage man fired shotgun at police and stranger before officers shot him, charges say
Damien Dollison, 51, is charged with felony assault for firing a shotgun at officers and a witness at an Anchorage gas station early Monday morning.
CDC’s new rules for dogs entering the U.S. will have unique impacts in Alaska
The new border rules include a ban on bringing any dog under six months old into the U.S.
Workforce shortages and inflation are key challenges for Alaska’s small businesses, new survey says
Small businesses remain optimistic even as they face hiring competition from other states.
The average single-family home costs more in Juneau than anywhere else in Alaska, study says
New economic data from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development reveals higher costs for almost everything.
Teen dirt-bike rider fatally struck Big Lake woman on pedestrian path, troopers say
Troopers initially cited Brendan Clark, 19, after the Monday collision along Big Lake Road that killed Nadara Williams, 79, but more charges are possible.
Floatplane in fatal Kenai Peninsula crash was set to visit different lake, NTSB says
National Transportation Safety Board investigators say underwater video of the plane will be "crucial" in the Crescent Lake crash that killed two men.
Mat-Su book review committee concludes, some books returned to shelves
The Mat-Su School Board has not taken action on all committee recommendations, but has voted to remove seven so far.
New federal program aims to speed restoration of damaged Alaska streams and rivers
A new program has a toolbox of techniques to be used as the Bureau of Land Management seeks to restore waterways damaged by mining.
North Carolina woman dies in Nenana River rafting accident
Troopers say Pamela Waaser, 67, died June 24 in an accidental drowning after she fell into the river near Denali National Park.