Ambitious Mat-Su timber deal gets go-ahead despite public protest
The Borough Assembly approved the multinational venture in hopes it will bring much-needed revenue to the government-owned port.
Anchorage police search for shotgun-wielding thieves after 2 gas stations robbed hours apart
A stolen vehicle, described by police as “similar to the getaway vehicle” used in both robberies, was found Wednesday morning unoccupied and burning on Baxter Road.
Anchorage’s large private landlords team up to provide apartments for homeless
Weidner Apartment Homes and Cook Inlet Housing Authority have teamed up on a novel project to provide apartments, job training and case management to 40 homeless households in Anchorage.
Wanted: Coaches for Alaska college hockey teams that were on the chopping block
OPINION: The university's Strategic Pathways report entertained the idea of killing hockey. That didn't happen, but the threat may have crippled the programs.
Alaska Railroad finds savings closer to home
The railroad used to send passenger cars to the Midwest for repairs and paint jobs. Now that work is being performed by a local company where business is booming.
I’ve dedicated my life to teaching in Alaska. Here’s why I’m leaving.
There's a storm brewing and we are about to see an exodus of young, talented, and committed educators from our state.
Here’s the list of Alaska companies going to China with Gov. Bill Walker in search of deals
Walker's administration announced Wednesday that it's bringing a 26-member delegation on a May trade mission to China, in industries ranging from seafood to tourism.
Global warming has changed the Great Barrier Reef ‘forever,’ scientists say
Two years after a long-lasting undersea heat wave scalded large sections of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have now found that because so many corals died, much of the reef has likely been altered "forever."
Inside Southwest Flight 1380, 20 minutes of chaos and terror
Tens of thousands of feet above the Earth, the passengers clasped hands with strangers, prayed together and got ready to die.
Papua New Guinea oil company moves to develop big Alaska prospect
Geologists estimate the Nanushuk oil discovery on the North Slope is one of the largest in Alaska. Oil Search plans to find out just how big it is.
He Googled ‘how to rob banks.’ Then they robbed one.
Over a week in August 2016 two men stormed into Anchorage liquor stores, a gas station and finally a downtown bank with a sawed-off shotgun and a BB gun.
