Mat-Su Assembly rejects 3 tax proposals, but a new one may be coming
The measures included a 1.5% sales tax, a 6.5% sales tax and a tax on gravel pit operators.
Shootout with police at South Anchorage Walmart leaves man dead and officer injured, police chief says
The officer remained hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday after the shoplifting suspect shot him in the lower body, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said. Another officer was shot in the…
Crude oil surfaced at historic Treadwell Mine in Juneau. The state plans to study it.
The Alaska Treadwell Mining Company, responsible for leaving the oil behind, collapsed after a massive cave-in flooded most of the tunnels in 1917.
Alaska’s Murkowski among Congress members seeking to save ocean science network
The senator is the only Republican among about three dozen members protesting the Trump administration plans to pull out Ocean Observatories Initiative stations.
Senators weigh risk of gas pipeline project as special session deadline approaches
Many of lawmakers' concerns center on a theme: what’s at risk for Alaskans if things don’t go according to plan?
Crews finish GCI fiber repair, restoring full service in the Aleutians
GCI had expected repairs to be finished on June 12, but weather conditions pushed back the work.
Lawmakers fight to stop Trump administration’s dismantling of $386M ocean observatory project
Monday’s pushback against the Republican administration’s actions comes as scientists are set to remove instruments from the Pacific and as an El Niño event is predicted to arrive this summer.
Anaktuvuk Pass hunters get long-sought permission to use ATVs in Gates of the Arctic
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced in May that it was restoring off-road vehicle access to the park for subsistence. Residents have been advocating for that change for decades.
Brown bear attacks biker on Dome Trail in Anchorage
This is the second aggressive bear encounter on the Dome Trail in less than a year.
Oregon man dies in apparent fall after getting lost on hike near Ketchikan
Searchers found the man, believed to be 49-year-old Portland resident Heath Didier, near Silvis Lake early Monday after he had reportedly gotten lost near the Deer Mountain trail.