State cancels long-term, no-bid contract to run Alaska Psychiatric Institute
The state will keep Wellpath in charge of API in the short term but will put long-term privatization out for competitive bidding.
Chugiak-Eagle River taxpayers could reap the benefits of proposed JBER buffer
The municipality has entered into an agreement to explore the idea of selling a conservation easement at Beach Lake Park in Chugiak.
Dunleavy's budget roadshow gets mixed reception at Anchorage business event
Some audience members said the proposed budget would help grow the economy. Others said reduced services would hurt efforts to attract investment in Alaska.
With House lawmakers reluctant to repeal SB 91, Dunleavy doubles down
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has a criminal justice proposal of his own.
Alaska governor, legislators ponder million-dollar special session on crimefighting
More than three weeks from the end of the regular session, lawmakers are already considering the prospect of overtime.
State considers extra terminal to accommodate short range of new ferries
The proposal is part of a plan to ensure Alaska’s brand new day boats can connect Juneau with Haines and Skagway during a single crew shift.
A bus found in East Texas turns out to be part of Chugiak lore
Nobody can say how it got there. But though the modern magic of social media, those who remember its glory days have shared the story of where it has been.
Anchorage high school students can now wear traditional tribal regalia at graduation after this mom’s effort
Starting this year, Anchorage seniors can wear traditional tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance — like sealskin graduation caps and leis — at their graduation ceremonies.
Kodiak-based Coast Guard members face drug charges
The Coast Guard announced in February it had initiated criminal proceedings against 12 service members. Three of those entered plea agreements earlier this month and no longer face criminal charges.
How maximum-security inmates took on Cambridge in a debate about nuclear weapons — and won
The debate team, which will be featured in a Ken Burns PBS documentary in the fall, has since become a powerful symbol of personal redemption and penal reform.
This historic South Addition house might get demolished. A neighbor wants to move it a block to save it.
Four luxury townhomes are planned for the site where the Shonbeck house is now, across from the Delaney Park Strip.
Analysis: What to do about Sarah Sanders? White House reporters have a few ideas.
The press secretary, exposed for false statements, may be permanently damaged as Trump’s spokeswoman.
New Coast Guard strategy for Arctic highlights ‘projecting sovereignty’ as China and Russia look north
The Coast Guard currently has only two surface ships capable of sailing in icy parts of the Arctic, and the Navy has none.
