Land swap eyed for road in Alaska wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE — The Interior Department will explore a land exchange that could lead to construction of a road through a national wildlife refuge in...
Sarah Palin’s oldest son pleads not guilty in assault case
PALMER — Sarah Palin's oldest son pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony charge in the case accusing him of assaulting his father at...
Anchorage police make fast arrest in carjacking case
ANCHORAGE — A woman with gun stole a car from a man at an Anchorage gas station but was arrested seven minutes after police...
Scientists seek US backcountry skiers to measure snowpack
ANCHORAGE — America's space agency wants you to head for the mountains with a smartphone and a measuring stick.NASA's earth science arm is funding...
US rig count down by 5 to 924
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by five this week to 924.That exceeds the...
Alaska may open up again for oil leasing, but risks linger
ANCHORAGE — President Donald Trump's plan to open America's oceans to petroleum drilling drew condemnation from West Coast and Florida governors but was welcomed...
New US pot rule sparks latest clash over states’ rights
SAN FRANCISCO — The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind an Obama-era policy on federal marijuana enforcement sparked an outcry from Republicans...
Michelle Ridgway fatally injured in car crash
Marine ecologist Michelle Ridgway, best known in the fisheries and environmental communities for her passion as an ocean conservationist, died in a Seattle hospital...
Economist: Alaska job losses expected to moderate
JUNEAU — The state labor department expects continued job losses in Alaska this year but at a more moderate level than earlier in the...
Digital aerial camera systems count caribou
Modern technology now offers a speedy alternative to counting Alaska’s largest herds of caribou, in the form of a pair of digital aerial camera...
