Republicans fail to confirm Rep. Laddie Shaw for Alaska Senate vacancy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy must now name a new option for the seat vacated by Sen. Chris Birch.
Anchorage man was targeting woman he dated when he struck her with SUV, court documents say
The man was charged last month with assaulting the same woman and had been ordered to have no contact with her.
Judge: Alaska’s justice system is failing in the case of slain Mountain Village woman
A judge has declared a crisis in the state’s courts, saying turnover among public defenders is delaying criminal trials and denying justice for victims and defendants alike.
Enstar notifies 1,400 customers near Palmer after air pocket introduced into natural gas line
No leaks were reported but dozens reported no gas in their homes Thursday, an Enstar spokeswoman said.
The Kenai Peninsula wildfire knocked Alaska’s largest hydro plant offline. It could cost you.
A transmission line damaged by the Swan Lake Fire could take months to repair. Several utilities say rates will rise until then.
An Alaska wildfire is the nation’s most expensive so far this season
The Swan Lake Fire on the Kenai Peninsula has cost $46 million to suppress.
Intelligence official’s whistleblower complaint about Trump centers on Ukraine
The president’s communications included a “promise” regarded as so troubling that it prompted an intelligence official to file the formal complaint, the officials said.
Alaska and British Columbia fail to reach deal on ferry service
A U.S. firearms regulation could end service to Prince Rupert on the B.C. road system.
‘This town is just exhausted’: Cooper Landing wrestles with aftermath of a summer lost to wildfire
The Swan Lake fire choked the Kenai Peninsula town with smoke, blanketed it with ash and kept tourists away.
Seward police investigate man’s death as homicide
The body of Preston Atwood, 21, was found Aug. 30.
More than 1,000 rescues and evacuations as Tropical Storm Imelda soaks Texas
The National Weather Service said preliminary estimates suggested that Jefferson County was deluged with more than 40 inches of rain in a span of just 72 hours.
Pioneer Home residents, families face ‘heartbreaking’ decisions after rate hike
Payment assistance from the state of Alaska comes with a big catch.
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster pastor leads invocation at Kenai borough assembly meeting
The Pastafarian pastor’s invocation is the second non-traditional invocation before the assembly since a court ruling last year.
Crisp on the outside and fall-off-the-bone tender, chicken thighs make a stellar weeknight dinner
Recipe: If you’d like more kick, add hot paprika, gochugaru Korean chile flakes or some thinly sliced Hatch chiles, which are in season and available fresh at some local supermarkets.
Vaping-related illnesses surge as FDA discloses criminal probe
Federal health officials say 530 people have been sickened in 38 states by the mysterious vaping-related illness.
She leapt from a van on the Kenai to escape her rapist. Then she waited 18 years for an arrest.
Anna Sattler’s rape kit sat untested for almost 20 years as Alaska’s backlog got worse. Now, an ex-Iditarod musher faces charges, and she’s speaking publicly about the attack for the first time.
