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The 13,426 acres is scattered throughout the Haines Borough. (Map Courtesy of the University of Alaska)

Escalating tariffs, lingering questions hamper University of Alaska timber sale in Haines

There are various factors slowing the 10-year timber sale the University of Alaska announced last March.

Federal child pornography charges against Indiana man related to shooting of Anchorage teenager

Police say an Indiana man arrested on federal child pornography charges is connected to the shooting death of an Anchorage teenager earlier this month.

Sitka Pioneer Home resident Nancy Ricketts meets for coffee with friends in a local cafe. At 94, Ricketts says she carefully budgeted in order to live in the Pioneer Home — including selling her house. She testified that increased financial stress on residents will jeopardize their health, and ultimately cost the state more. “The state will have to pay to keep us here, or throw us out on the street,” she said. “A loss of independence is the most horrible thing I can think of.” (KCAW photo/Robert Woolsey)

Pioneer Home residents fight ‘preposterous’ rate increase

A proposal to more than double the monthly costs for most residents in Alaska’s Pioneer Homes met with stiff opposition during recent public testimony on the issue.

Unpacking Anchorage's new Climate Action Plan

Urban Alaskans may well celebrate snow that melts and disappears faster in spring. On the other hand, warmer summers are dramatically facilitating spruce…

Night Music: June 1st, 2019

Here is the Night Music Playlist for June 1st, 2019 with Kirk Waldhaus.

The State of Alaska has been providing drinking water to households with wells contaminated by PFAS that’s linked to a fire suppressant foam used at state-owned airports. (Photo by George Hodan / publicdomainpictures.net)

Governor’s top staff directed Alaska’s rollback of PFAS regulations

The Dunleavy administration’s decision to defer to the EPA over safe levels of PFAS chemicals in drinking water came at the direction of the governor’s top aides. That’s according to dozens of redacted emails released following records requests.

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday June 5, 2019

Have Alaska's US lawmakers read the Mueller report? We asked.; Murkowski 'not inclined to be supportive' of Trump's Mexico tariff; Critics say politics are driving the Dunleavy policy on PFAS contamination; Two Anchorage juveniles arrested in two separate homicide cases; Tanker crash kills driver, spills 2,000 gallons of diesel on Dalton Highway; Senior companions program expanding to keep pace with growing elderly population; Potential doubling of Pioneer Home rates draws ire from seniors and their families; Can the youth climate lawsuit go to trial? A federal appeals court will rule.; Homer and Anchor Point fishermen in Dog Fish Bay case fined; EPA grants $600,000 to Anchorage for contaminated sites

Have Alaska's US lawmakers read the Mueller report? We asked.

You can get an “I read the Mueller Report” button for bragging rights. But no one in Alaska’s congressional delegation can rightfully wear that button. Not yet, anyway.

A rendering of the Long Range Discrimination Radar facility under construction at Clear AFS. The polyhedron-shaped structure in the center of the image houses the radar. (Image via Missile Defense Agency)

Military celebrates milestone for radar system under construction at Clear Air Force Station

Military and contractor personnel and invited guests celebrated a milestone in the construction of a massive radar facility Tuesday at Clear Air Force Station, near Anderson.

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