First Indigenous Peoples Day offers peek into the future
JUNEAU — As Alaska residents celebrated their state's roots on its first Indigenous Peoples Day, community leaders made sure all those gathered know that...
Flu, pneumonia deaths surpass assault, homicide in Alaska
KENAI — The flu and pneumonia replaced assault and homicide as Alaska's 10th leading cause of death in 2016, according to a state report.The...
Members of Congress urge protections for Alaska fishery
JUNEAU — More than 40 U.S. House and Senate members have asked President Donald Trump to maintain protections for Alaska's Bristol Bay region, which...
Alaska officials evaluating impact of health care decision
JUNEAU — Officials in Alaska on Friday were evaluating the impact of a Trump administration decision to stop payments to insurers that help lower...
Alaska Senate to split session time in Juneau, Anchorage
JUNEAU — Members of the Alaska Senate do not plan to spend all their time in Juneau when the fourth special session this year...
Troopers investigate crash that killed 2 on Seward Highway
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say an investigation is continuing into a crash that killed two people on the Seward Highway just south of...
Contractor agrees to $280,000 fine in worker death case
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage building contractor will no longer contest a $280,000 fine assessed for workplace violations that led to the death of a...
Former federal official named to head BIA
Bryan Rice, who recently led the Interior Department’s Office of Wildland Fires, was named on Oct. 18 as the new director of the federal...
King Cove road back in the spotlight
A Washington Post report that the Interior Department plans to pursue a land swap that would allow the proposed road between King Cove and...
BLM pays state court ordered $593,007
Legal fees totaling $593,007 were recently paid by the Bureau of Land Management to the state of Alaska after a federal court ruled that...
