Center for Biological Diversity to Sue EPA over Particulate
An environmental group has given formal notice it intends to sue the federal government over the failure to enforce laws on particulate pollution in Alaska, Washington, Iowa and Puerto Rico. The...
View ArticleFirst Wave of Prefiled Legislation Released
Bills that would axe recommended salary increases for top state officials, institute crisis training programs for schools and limit use of materials gathered by drones are among the first wave of...
View ArticleNome Ice Fisherman Found Dead After Major Search
A Nome man who apparently fell through ice on the Nome River was found dead Thursday evening, almost a day after Alaska State Troopers say he was reported overdue from an ice fishing trip. According...
View ArticleAlaska Unveils New Way Forward on Gas Line
Alaska is dropping its years-old agreement with Canadian pipeline building TransCanada Corp. in a bid to pave a new way forward for its long-hoped for natural gas pipeline. Gov. Sean Parnell said...
View ArticleAPD Says Boy Believed Armed with Handgun, 12, In Custody
Anchorage police have taken a 12-year-old boy, reported earlier Friday to possibly possess a handgun and pose a threat to public safety, into custody. In a tweet from the Anchorage Police Department...
View ArticleAlaska LNG Pipeline Ownership Plan
The state has looked at incentivizing a gas pipeline through rebates, that agreement under agia is dead. Now Alaska's governor says it needs to have an equity share of the long sought after gas...
View ArticleBus Driver, 2 Others Hurt in Collision with Semi near Valdez
Alaska State Troopers say three people have been injured in a Friday crash involving a bus chartered for a school trip and a Department of Transportation semi truck on the Richardson Highway near...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Petition Putting Labor Law to Public Vote
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a petition seeking to put a controversial labor law to a public vote. The labor ordinance, called by Mayor Dan Sullivan the “Responsible Labor Act” but...
View Article2014 Commercial Real Estate Forecast: Some Growth Despite Limited Space
New developments and businesses are popping up all around town, but Anchorage real estate experts say the forecast for 2014 expects little space to build anything new. That means the coming year could...
View Articlecommercial real estate
Trying to fill spaces over the past couple of years, Anchorage's commercial real estate market has seen continued growth. As spaces quickly fills up in the city, what will that mean for the industry...
View ArticleAPD: 12-year-old Armed with Handgun in Custody
Anchorage police have taken a 12-year-old boy, reported earlier Friday to possibly possess a handgun and pose a threat to public safety, into custody. In a tweet from the Anchorage Police Department...
View ArticleParnell Announces Change in course for LNG Pipeline Project
Ending an agreement with Canadian pipeline company TransCanada, Governor Sean Parnell says the state should join oil and gas producers and invest in building a gas pipeline. After detailing the many...
View ArticleMan's Body Found in Woods Near Juneau School
Juneau police say there were no signs of foul play on the body of a man found in the woods between a trailer park and a middle school. Police in a web posting identified the man as 57-year-old...
View ArticlePolice Say Missing Man Found 'Alive and Well'
Anchorage police say a missing man who "slipped away" from his care providers at a Northern Lights fast food restaurant has been safely found. In a statement issued shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, APD...
View ArticleIce Sculptures Light-Up Downtown
It's art that doesn't last forever, but that doesn't make it any less beautiful. Dozens of ice sculptures in Anchorage's Town Square Park are there for your enjoyment...as long as the temperatures...
View ArticleNoorvik Man Arrested for Assault After Hitting Girl with Fourwheeler
A Noorvik man is behind bars in Kotzebue after Alaska State Troopers say he drove a four wheeler drunk through the northwest community, damaging property and injuring a young girl before being...
View ArticlePolice: Bystanders Chase Down Fairbanks Purse Snatcher
Police say bystanders chased down a man accused of snatching a woman's purse and held him until police arrived. Authorities in Fairbanks arrested a 23-year-old North Pole man on Thursday. A...
View ArticleAnchorage Gives Lawmakers a Warm-Up to Session
So many people showed up to the Loussac Library auditorium Saturday morning that dozens of people pressed their backs against the wall. Some sprawled out on the floor, forming groups and holding...
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