Alaska-based Coast Guard cutter detains Chinese-flagged vessel for suspected illegal fishing
The captain of the vessel was fishing with driftnets up to 5.6 miles in length, the Coast Guard said, and there were 80 tons of chum salmon on board.
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Why you might be hearing more noise from jets at your Anchorage home
A runway at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is closed for repairs, temporarily shifting airline traffic.
Anchorage police, other agencies made dozens of arrests in joint operation this week
The effort started on Monday and involved 100 uniformed and undercover officers and a helicopter from Alaska State Troopers.
How Alaska Eats: Make the historic Alaska cocktail (and other local food notes)
Seems like everybody is making it and adding their own twists. Including me. And maybe you?
Whale crashes like ‘torpedo’ into Alaska ferry, may have suffered fatal injuries
A whale struck the side of the ferry Tustumena traveling a scheduled route between Homer and Kodiak. The ferry sustained minor damage.
Troopers: Kasilof man dies after he was stabbed during fight
Travis Stubblefield, 48, had gone to a Kasilof home with a shotgun and was stabbed by people inside, troopers said.
Campground and motorcycle maker dismissed from lawsuit by Alaskan injured at Sturgis rally
A federal judge has dismissed Buffalo Chip Campground and Indian Motorcycles from a lawsuit filed by an Alaska man injured by a motorcycle at the 2016 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.
In deal with CIRI, company plans to pursue mineral exploration in Lake Clark National Park
Constantine Metal Resources plans to explore what it says is gold-rich land owned by Cook Inlet Region Inc. on the west side of Cook Inlet.
Recent deaths put an entire village behind on subsistence fishing
Among the recent deaths of Kasigluk residents: That of 23-year-old Cassandra Tinker, killed on an Anchorage street by a pickup a hit-and-run.
California man missing after raft flips in Katmai National Park
The man was in a raft with two others when it flipped over on American Creek on Tuesday, according to the National Park Service.
FBI seeks public’s help finding defense attorney accused of smuggling drugs into Anchorage jail
Defense attorney Kit Lee Karjala, along with her client, faces about a dozen new charges related to the alleged drug conspiracy.
Two Anchorage bike shops burglarized in two days
Thieves took tens of thousands of dollars' worth of bicycles and other merchandise and used a U-Haul in one of the burglaries.
First findings released in Susitna River fatal midair plane collision
A report describes the moments leading up to the collision, including the surviving pilot’s first glimpse of danger: The shadow of an airplane converging with the shadow of his own aircraft just before the crash.
Authorities confirm Eagle River man was killed by brown bear as search continues
A brown bear was seen on a game camera overnight Thursday off Hiland Road but wasn't caught in a Fish and Game trap.
Pilot uninjured in floatplane crash at Lake Hood, police say
The crash occurred around 10:30 Thursday morning and damaged the plane.
APD seeks ‘person of interest’ in fatal shooting
Jason Premo, 41, left before officers arrived at the scene on Austin Street, police say.
Man killed, member of search party injured in Eagle River bear attacks
Michael Soltis’ death is the second fatal bear attack in the Anchorage municipality in two summers.
The killing of an Eagle River hiker marks the 6th fatal bear attack in Alaska in the past 10 years. Here are the others.
Alaska went seven years without a fatal bear attack, between 2005 and 2012. The body discovered Wednesday would make three deaths in two years.
Anchorage neuropsychologist charged with possessing and distributing child pornography
Russell Cherry, 51, was indicted in Anchorage on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said.
Police name Anchorage man fatally shot in ‘targeted crime’ Monday
Police said that the shooting happened after an altercation believed to be related to “ongoing activity … possibly involving money or drugs.”