Attorney General Wants Changes to Ethics Act
Attorney General Daniel Sullivan on Wednesday recommended largely procedural changes in the state's Executive Ethics Act to cut down on what have been called...
Heavy Smoke Spreading Across Interior
Heavy smoke is spreading over large areas of the interior as hot dry weather allows wildfires to proliferate in the region. The first structures...
Permanent Fund Closes Books on First Annual Loss
The Permanent Fund is closing the books on its first annual loss since it was established in 1976. The $30 billion balance at the...
Biologists Studying Gray Whale Mystery
Alaskan biologists are working to help solve a deep mystery surrounding gray whales hunted by Native groups in Chukotka, Russia. For decades, hunters have...
Massive Search Launched by Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is searching for a 45-year-old woman missing from a cruise ship in Southeast Alaska. The woman was last seen just after...
Spill and Disaster Veteran Retires
Friday was the last day of state employment for Ed Meggert, a 20 year veteran of spill and disaster response. His career started with...
State and Feds Discuss Lifting Senior Services Ban
State and federal agencies are deciding what it will take to lift the federal suspension on new applications for Personal Care Assistance and Medicaid-related...
Mat-Su to Vote on New Sales Tax
Matanuska Valley residents will be asked to approve a new sales tax come this fall's borough ballot.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
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Railbelt Fires Prompting More Response
Operations are ramping up at the Railbelt Complex fires. The management team is leveling up, and eight additional crews are being assigned to the...
Fairbanks is Socked In
Fairbanks is socked in with wildfire smoke, and air quality is in the unhealthy range. A borough air quality specialist says conditions have...
Suit Filed to Challenge Pebble Permits
Trustees for Alaska filed a lawsuit in Anchorage Superior court this morning challenging all of the state's permits that allow exploration of the proposed...
Kenai Flooding, Some Residents Evacuating
Parts of the Kenai Peninsula are experiencing flooding rivers and waterways as seasonal snow and glacier melt combines with a couple days of consistent...
Cargo Shipments to Anchorage Falling
Cargo shipments in and out of Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport are down, and that's not helping much as the city deals with a...
Nome Wind Farm Confronting Challenges
A new wind farm went into operation just outside of Nome at the end of last year. But local leaders are confronting a...
Fairbanks Woman Dies after Contracting Swine Flu
A woman in her 40's from Fairbanks died this month after contracting the H1N1 swine flu. She is the first Alaskan to die from...
Platinum Opens New Processing Plant
A huge crowd gathered last week near the Bering Sea village of Platinum for the grand opening of the Goodnews Bay Processing Plant....
Legislative Session Meets DOE Rules
The special legislative session scheduled in Anchorage on August 10 will meet the requirements made official today by the US Department of Energy.
Dave Donaldson,...
Territorial Guard Could See Hike in Benefits
Alaska Territorial Guard members could see their military benefit payments restored by the federal government under a bill that passed the US Senate Thursday...
Parnell Wants Tighter Controls on Leaks
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell is asking Alaska's attorney general to recommend ways to ensure state ethics probes remain confidential before they are complete.
Annie Feidt,...
Anchorage Facing Bigger Budget Deficit
Anchorage is facing a considerable budget deficit this year and next. The city is $9 million dollars short this year and nearly double that...