Aaron Farinacci, a 37-year-old convicted felon, is accused of "knowingly and maliciously" causing the Old Trails Fire, the most destructive of the three blazes burning around Spokane, Washington.
The administration is seeking to change safety rules for oil operations in Arctic waters off Alaska, a region where exploration and development projects have stalled.
The outage is straining residents’ health and daily routines, with no quick resolution in sight as winter approaches.
The city is preparing to relocate its Parks and Recreation facilities maintenance division from its current location at the Mount Jumbo gym on Douglas Island.
The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced nearly a quarter of the city's residents.
Chugach Electric Association is researching the viability of a hydroelectric project on Caribou Creek and in three other locations across Southcentral.
Through July 31, the Alaska Division of Elections reported that 9,981 Alaskans had requested absentee ballots for the Aug. 18 statewide primary.
A look at how to vote before Election Day and what to look for on the ballot.
The state wants to improve safety on a stretch of the highway, but Anchorage policy makers say they think the $1.5 billion project could make the road more dangerous.
Anchorage police say a sedan was traveling south on North Bragaw Street Saturday morning when it collided with a tractor-trailer heading west on Mountain View Drive at the intersection. Police…