Native corporation joins Hilcorp to seek gas and oil in Interior Alaska
A five-year deal with Doyon covers 1.6 million acres in the Yukon Flats north of Fairbanks.
Tourists describe terror of New Zealand volcano eruption and rescue of ‘horrifically’ burned survivors
Six people are known dead and another eight are believed to have died.
Couple beaten and stabbed, sleeping woman shot in assault near Wasilla
One of three suspects in the attack was arraigned Monday and cursed at the judge.
Five rock slides strike 5-mile stretch of the Seward Highway near Anchorage
Heavy wind and rain caused a slide near McHugh Creek that shut down traffic for more than an hour Monday. Four other slides were reported near Windy Corner.
Anchorage Assembly to take another run at alcohol tax
The newest proposal for a 5% tax would be more specific about how the revenues can be used.
Debate rages in Chugiak-Eagle River over post-earthquake plans for schools
A highly anticipated community meeting on whether to merge the area’s two high schools produced heated discussion Monday.
Man who found hiker trapped in Flattop avalanche said rescue was ‘a miracle’
The trapped hiker was able to kick his legs free. Another hiker passing by spotted his feet sticking out of the snow.
After his $100,000 payday, dazed Anchorage student deluged by calls and texts
“I still don’t even know what to feel, to be honest," Jack Underwood said after winning a lucrative college football halftime promotion.
Open & Shut: A new ‘nanobrewery,' Pier 1 stores closing and P.F. Chang’s will come to Alaska — with a catch
Plus, there are two new stores at the Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall, and Malaysian cuisine finds a home in Midtown.
Kaktovik man pleads guilty for killing polar bear, leaving carcass in front yard
Christopher Gordon shot a polar bear last December because it was eating whale meat he’d left in his front yard.
Chugiak man to plead guilty in sexual assault of 9-year-old girl
An assault in 2018 was filmed by the girl’s mother, who turned the video over to police, prosecutors said.
Confidential documents reveal U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan
For nearly two decades, U.S. leaders have sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress. They were not, and they knew it.
Manslaughter charge filed against driver in accident that killed longtime Mat-Su trooper
Jacob Moreland has a warrant out for his arrest for criminal negligent manslaughter and DUI with no bail, according to troopers.
Looking for Alaska’s ‘rural’ state police force? Check the fast-growing Mat-Su Borough.
Many remote Alaska villages have no law enforcement at all. But state troopers can be found in some wealthier, mainly non-Native suburbs, where residents have resisted paying for their own police departments.
SERIES || Lawless: Sexual Violence in Alaska
The Daily News and ProPublica are investigating sexual violence in Alaska and why the situation isn’t getting better.
