Whither our Chugach Dall sheep?
As the sheep population plummets, the culprit may be advancing shrubs, spurred by climate change. They may be harming Dall sheep habitat in ways that cannot be reversed, leaving the mountain residents famished.
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Troopers: Nome man charged with DUI, manslaughter for rollover that killed toddler
On Friday, troopers identified James Bloomstrand as the driver in the wreck. An online dispatch said he was charged at the conclusion of an investigation.
Anchorage marijuana sales tax revenue continues steady climb
Anchorage collected around $70,000 in marijuana sales taxes in April, according to a city official. Nine cannabis shops were open during the month.
Anchorage man sentenced for pointing sawed-off shotgun at US marshal
The man received 41 months in federal prison on a single count of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said.
Conference draws hundreds of African-American teen leaders to Anchorage
UAA is hosting the regional event for Jack and Jill of America, a national group that aims to foster leadership skills and instill a sense of civic duty.
Coast Guard aids in search for missing Hydaburg man
Local crews in Hydaburg, a community of about 400 on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island, are searching for 20-year-old Frances Charles.
State issues unusual advisory about bears at dipnetting campground
The brown bear sow with cubs has shown up at O'Brien Creek for several years without incident, but recent fatal maulings have campers on edge.
The glacier search for servicemen lost in a 1952 plane crash continues. But time is running out.
Every June, the Air Force returns to Colony Glacier in the Chugach Mountains to recover what remains from a fatal plane crash in 1952. There’s no way to know how much of the wreckage has already tumbled into the lake at its terminus.
Fact check: Trump’s claim about the ‘catastrophe’ of Obamacare premiums increasing in Alaska
President Trump rails against the increase in health-care premiums under Obamacare, but he neglects a few key details.
Human toe stolen from cocktail returned to Yukon bar, with letter of apology
The dehydrated human toe, "believed to be in good condition," was returned by mail to the Dawson City saloon it disappeared from.
Mat-Su to spend another $1.6 million on failing Port MacKenzie barge dock
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly somewhat reluctantly approved money for repair of the little-used dock this week.
‘It came up from behind them and attacked’: Biologists ‘courageous’ in battle against bear
Erin Johnson, 27, of Anchorage, was killed Monday by a black bear while she was doing contract work for Pogo Mine in Interior Alaska.
Body of one of two missing Wales boaters found
A 14-year-old who was in the same rowboat remains missing after they ventured out in rough weather nearly two weeks ago.
Where are the kings? Kuskokwim River may see its worst run on record.
Residents who have long depended on chinook salmon to fill drying racks and smokehouses are worried about their food for next winter.
University of Alaska budget cut by $8 million in legislative compromise
The cut by a legislative conference committee is still a softer blow than the nearly $22 million reduction proposed by the state Senate.
Ahead of health care bill release, Alaska’s senators draw speculation
Both senators have clear priorities for new legislation, but how they will vote next week remains to be seen.
Documents portray abusive marriage before 2015 Denali Highway double homicide
Friends say Bruce Floyd Dowd Butler Sr. beat his estranged wife, Lynn, during their marriage and even in the weeks before she went camping with another man.
Biologists shoot, kill black bear suspected in fatal attack on young Bird Ridge runner
Biologists shot and killed three other adult black bears before finding one with a jaw wound that identified it as the suspect bear.
Anchorage woman’s gunfire pierced gas line in nearby home, police say
Authorities are still determining if charges are warranted in the incident.
Canadian driver dies when truck crashes into river near Hyder
The Tuesday crash left the victim’s truck “partially submerged in the Salmon River,” troopers said.