Voters probe gubernatorial candidates in Anchorage speed-dating style event
Voters who attended wanted to talk to the political hopefuls face to face. And they wanted policy specifics and clear answers.
Anchorage Assembly censures one of its own for misuse of campaign funds
The Assembly voted to formally disapprove of East Anchorage’s George Martinez’s misuse of campaign funds after a ruling from the Alaska Public Offices Commission that described his actions as “particularly…
Sen. Murkowski’s ‘landless’ bill advances to U.S. Senate floor
Alaska's congressional delegation has been introducing so-called "landless" legislation since the early 1990s without success, until now.
The Anchorage Weekender: Salmon slaying, a wine walk and 9 more local events
Despite the rain, there’s still plenty of summer to soak in.
Human remains discovered in freezer in Juneau
Juneau Deputy Police Chief Krag Campbell said it’s a suspicious death and investigators are not ruling out homicide.
A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes
Alaska scientists are teasing out the effects of Ichthyophonus, a parasite that has taken a particularly severe toll on already weak Yukon River Chinook runs.
Seventeen governor candidates vie for votes in Alaska’s primary election
Absentee ballots were mailed to overseas and military voters starting July 2, and absentee ballots will start going out to the general public on July 24. Early in-person voting starts…
Bill to fast-track glacial outburst flood solution in Juneau heads to U.S. Senate
The Water Resources Development Act passed out of committee on Wednesday. Separately, the Army Corps will pay for repairs to the temporary flood wall following the next flood.
U.S. Coast Guard monitors Chinese research vessels traveling north through the Bering Sea
For the first time this year, the U.S. Coast Guard tracked Chinese vessels traveling through a section of international waters in the Bering Sea.
Unions sue Alaska Gov. Dunleavy over vacant seats on state’s pension-management board
The Alaska AFL-CIO, National Education Association-Alaska and five individuals filed suit seeking a court order that would require the governor to fill seats on the Alaska Retirement Management Board that…