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The bills are intended to provide certainty for the more than 20,000 students enrolled in homeschool and correspondence programs.
Researcher Ben Jones found working tools — several paddles and a spear with a stone tip — within the Lost Jim Lava Flow on the Seward Peninsula.
For nearly two decades, longshoreman Jason Tolstrup carefully tended to a Christmas tree that brightened thousands of wintry commutes between Anchorage and the Mat-Su.
The tripod fell and stopped the clock at a time of 5:18 a.m. April 27, ending this year’s river breakup guessing game.
Police said an initial investigation found that a Chevy Spark was turning north onto Lake Otis Parkway from East 56th Avenue when it collided with a motorcycle heading south.
A dissenting justice said the decision limits state authority and the rights of employees at prominent tribal nonprofit groups.
The bill moves on to the Senate, but detractors said it could be subject to legal challenges even if it becomes law.
A budget draft approved by the Senate Finance Committee includes cash payments of around $1,600 — including the Permanent Fund dividend and an energy relief payment — per eligible Alaskan.
The roped pair fell from a peak in Ruth Gorge on Thursday night, the National Park Service said.
The woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, police said, and inbound traffic was limited to a single lane for several hours.
Donald McQuade, 67, was sentenced Friday in the killing of Shelley Connolly, whose body was found in a Seward Highway pullout.
The 53-year-old Florida man sitting in first class was removed from a flight to Minneapolis on Monday night and arrested Thursday in Anchorage, according to a federal complaint.
The utilities said they made “substantive revisions to the program,” but it still drew blowback from groups that wanted water restored to the full length of the river.
Alaska’s professional opera company closes its 61st season with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Meet five people among the dozens who make it happen.
A vote on the proposal could take place as soon as Friday, and if it succeeds, the idea would go to the state Senate.
Attorneys for the Assembly on Wednesday also appealed a decision by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska that has left the municipality without voting rights over the plan to restore the river.
A federal appeals court has upheld the revocation of a man’s pilot certificate after he delivered marijuana by plane to retail stores in Alaska through his business Flying High Investments.
The House passed a non-binding resolution Wednesday calling for a 14-month stay on a court decision that blocked public funds from being used for private school tuition.
The southbound highway was closed for several hours after the single-vehicle rollover between the South Eagle River and Hiland Road exits, Anchorage police said.
Rep. Andrew Gray, an Anchorage Democrat and the author of the proposal, says he will introduce a revised and updated version.
The city is planning an $18 million facility with reading areas, an outdoor balcony, and meeting rooms after a partial roof collapse closed the prior library last year.
The rezone will allow the land to be developed into high-density multifamily housing, such as apartments, along with some commercial uses.
Some local rescue organizations are expressing concern that the decision to enforce a pre-existing policy could put animals at risk.