Sweeney nominated for top Indian Affairs post
Tara MacLean Sweeney, executive vice president of external affairs for Arctic Slope Regional Corp., was nominated by President Trump on Oct. 17 to become...
DCCED Commissioner Chris Hladick named director of EPA Region 10
Chris Hladick, Alaska’s Commissioner of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, has been named by the Trump administration to be director of Region 10 of...
Global Recycling Day set for March 18
Organizers at the Bureau of International Recycling in New Delhi, India, say the countdown has begun for its 2017 World Recycling Day, with details...
Senators say drug issue is national emergency
Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are urging President Trump to declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency and take step to...
Alaska Legislature convenes special session on taxes, crime
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature has convened its fourth special session this year.Gov. Bill Walker has asked lawmakers to consider a wage tax and...
AG says Alaska’s tribes have legal sovereignty
ANCHORAGE — The state's top lawyer released a legal opinion Friday saying that, despite some misconceptions, Alaska Native tribes have sovereignty and legally exist...
Arctic refuge drilling closer as Senate moves to open site
WASHINGTON — Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one step closer to oil and gas drilling.A budget measure approved by the Republican-controlled Senate late...
Dogs test positive for drugs in Iditarod race for 1st time
Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as new details emerge.UPDATE:The Latest: Iditarod dog-doping case latest blow to race8:50 a.m.
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Bipartisan Senate bill aims to prevent Western wildfires
WASHINGTON — As wildfires rage across California and the West, Democratic and Republican senators have joined forces to help rural communities better prepare for...
Alaska gets REAL ID extension as it works to implement law
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska says it has received another extension to comply with national proof-of-identity standards.The state says it received from the...