Liberty Interactive to acquire GCI for $1.12B
Liberty Interactive Corp. and General Communications Inc. have entered into an agreement for Liberty to acquire GCI .The split-off of Liberty Interactive’s interest in...
New executive director will head CDVSA
L. Diane Casto, the behavioral health policy advisor to the state Department of Health and Social Services, has been hired effective May 1 as...
Pebble mine issued one-year land use permit
A one-year land use permit has been issued to the Pebble Limited Partnership for its copper, gold and molybdenum mine in Southwest Alaska, conditioned...
VP Pence meets Gov. Walker in Anchorage
Gov. Bill Walker met with Vice President Mike Pence in Anchorage on April 15 to discuss Alaska’s trade relations with Asia, and further opportunities...
Lawmakers approve designating Indigenous Peoples Day
JUNEAU — Columbus Day would be known as Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska under a measure passed by the state Legislature.The bill, which passed...
Veterans land allotment equity act reintroduced
Legislation reintroduced in Congress would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow Natives who served during the Vietnam war era to apply...
Air Force intercepts Russian bears in the air
Air Force fighter jets from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage intercepted two Russian long-range bombers about 100-150 miles from Kodiak Island on April...
State income tax bill passes House; Senate may resist
JUNEAU — The Alaska House has voted to impose the state's first income tax in nearly four decades.The House bill passed in a 22-17...
Oil, gas spills from well house leak Prudhoe Bay
A well house leak at Prudhoe Bay that resulted in an uncontrolled gas release and a crude oil spray from the well top is...
Point Hope hunters sentenced for illegal hunt
Four Point Hope hunters have been fined and ordered to publicly apologize and community service for the illegal taking and waste of walruses near...
