Agency Head Working to Correct Home Healthcare Challenges
The head of the state agency that oversees a troubled home healthcare waiver program says they're working hard to correct problems. Last month the...
Groups Want Moratorium Lifted on Healthcare Program
Service providers and advocacy groups agree with Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) that the moratorium should be lifted. At a regular meeting today in Anchorage...
Palin May Have Violated Ethics Laws
An independent investigator has found evidence that Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated ethics laws by accepting private donations to pay her legal debts....
Fishermen Protest Pollock Practices
A fishing protest by a group of Marshall fisherman late last month is the latest development in an ongoing conversation in Western Alaska...
Legislature Holds Hearings on Next Lieutenant Governor
The State House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in Fairbanks on Monday on the man chosen by Gov. Sarah Palin to be the state's...
Gov. Palin Continues Last Tour of State
Gov. Sarah Palin is touring the state in her final days in office. In the last few weeks, she's visited Kotzebue and Fairbanks to...
Bethel Judge is Suspended from the Bench
The Alaska Supreme Court has ordered a Bethel district judge to be suspended. It’s the first time that a judge has been suspended in...
Don Young Releases Latest Figures for Legal Defense
Alaska’s lone U.S. House member is continuing to rack up hefty legal bills. Congressman Don Young is also still paying them out of money...
Alaska Native Contracts Scrutinized at Senate Hearing
Alaska Native Corporations’ special right to get no-bid federal contracts came under scrutiny today on Capitol Hill. A Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight examined the...
Lieutenant Governor Calls for Expanding Special Session
Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell has asked State House and Senate leaders to extend the planned one-day special session on August tenth in Anchorage.
Dave Donaldson,...
Anchorage Police Arrest One of Their Own
An Anchorage Police Officer is being accused of 10 counts of sexual assault. Anthony Rollins was taken into custody today (Wednesday), after a three...
Senate Prepares to Hold Hearing on Alaska Native Corporations
A Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing tomorrow (Thursday) in Washington on Alaska Native Corporations and the advantages they get through a Small Business...
Strange Substance Found off Alaska’s North Coast
The Coast Guard is working with the North Slope Borough to identify an unusual substance floating off Alaska’s northern coast, between Barrow and Wainwright....
Fire Crews Stop Two New Interior Wild Fires
The state stopped two fast moving new wildfires in the interior late yesterday (Monday) as hot, dry, windy conditions prevailed across the region. One...
Settlement Will Provide Better Yup’ik Voting Assistance in Bethel
The City of Bethel has settled a lawsuit with Yup’ik voters. The agreement will increase oversight of translation services during municipal elections. The State...
Mount Spurr Could be Huge Geothermal Energy Source
Over the past few years, people who live along Alaska’s Railbelt have begun to worry about the lifespan of the system that delivers energy...
State Seniors Division Suspends Applications
The state's division of Senior Disabilities and Services has suspended taking applications under its Medicaid waiver and Personal Care programs. The moratorium came after...
State Attorneys Release Opinion about Succession
State attorneys on Friday released an opinion outlining a possible resolution to an impending "succession gap."
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Fires Blamed for Smokey Southcentral Skies
A high pressure system over Southcentral Alaska is to blame for heavy smoke blanketing the Anchorage and Matanuska Valley areas. The system is trapping...
Heat Wave Hits Fairbanks
Wednesday was the hottest day in Fairbanks since 1994. National Weather Service meteorologist Corey Bogel says the official temperature at the airport reached 91...