Anchorage Assembly reluctantly gives more money to $81 million software project
The SAP software upgrade project started in 2011 with a $9 million budget.
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Orphaned bear cubs find temporary homes at the Alaska Zoo
The bears will be shipped to other facilities in the U.S. and Canada.
With donations pouring in, terminally ill Maryland woman stranded in Alaska will go home
Nancy Greathouse could be on a medevac flight as early as Wednesday morning, her son and daughter-in-law said.
Anchorage police respond to gunfire in home
Police said a suicidal man was alone in his home, firing a gun.
Anchorage man sentenced to 18 years for drug trafficking and other offenses
In Bernard White's home, officers found 1,318 grams of heroin, 176 grams of cocaine, 837 grams of marijuana and 11 firearms, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Alaska.
Captain of capsized fishing boat jumps from safety back into water to rescue crewman
A camera mounted on a Coast Guard helicopter got dramatic video of the rescue.
Troopers: Nenana man pointed gun at girlfriend after she turned down marriage proposal
The 25-year-old man was arrested for assault.
Beware of door-to-door paving scam, state warns
The scam has been reported in both North Pole and Anchorage, said an assistant attorney general on Monday.
Embattled oil company fined $200,000 for unplugged wells
Nordaq Energy, which is also suing former executives after millions of dollars went missing, failed to cap two wells on Cook Inlet before abandoning them.
Stubbs, Talkeetna’s honorary ‘mayor’ cat and beloved feline fixture, dies at 20
The cat, named for his missing tail, was for years the subject of international media attention and local devotion.
A giant price tag grows: 5 things on Tuesday’s Anchorage Assembly agenda
It’s the middle of summer in Alaska, but keep an eye on the cost of the city's SAP software upgrade project. The long-overdue project is on track to cost more than $81 million.
Man drowns while swimming in Kenai Peninsula lake
Troopers say a 24-year-old man from Kenai was swimming in the middle of the lake when his boat drifted away.
Port Graham man charged with faking his own death to avoid prison sentence
The Coast Guard spent more than $300,000 searching for the man from Port Graham, charging documents say.
Here’s what it takes to keep Katmai’s famous bear cams running
The self-cleaning, remotely operated cameras provide access to Katmai bears every summer -- and millions of people are tuning in.
Fairbanks man killed in Parks Highway collision near Healy
The man’s vehicle crossed the center line and struck a motor home, Alaska State Troopers said.
Anchorage is making a new effort to curb illegal parking at state park trailheads
Hikers want to park on narrow streets near the trailheads, but residents and emergency responders need to get to the houses easily.
Galena family’s cabins destroyed by fire, and a threatening note was found at the scene, family says
Joyce Huntington said Sunday that three of her family’s cabins were destroyed this weekend near the Interior community of Galena.
She came to Alaska on the ‘cruise of a lifetime.’ Now she’s terminally ill and stuck in Anchorage.
Standing between Nancy Greathouse and getting home is an air ambulance flight that could cost $50,000 or more and isn't covered by insurance.
Scientists look to Alaska to answer question: Could melting glaciers trigger earthquakes?
Researchers have found that past movement in the region could have contributed to the 7.7 magnitude St. Elias earthquake in 1979.
Motorcycle passenger critically injured in Old Seward Highway crash
The crash closed the Old Seward Highway in both directions just before 6 p.m. Saturday.