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UAA Brother Francis Shelter prepare for cuts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State budget cuts have University of Alaska officials anticipating the...
AK Legislature fails to override vetoes that prompt cuts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature failed Wednesday to override budget vetoes by...
Governor's call amended to include capital budget, full legislature to convene in Juneau
JUNEAU – On Wed., July 17, Gov. Mike Dunleavy amended his call for the Second Special Session to...
Head of US Forest Service visits Alaska's Tongass Forest
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —The head of the U.S. Forest Service visited Alaska’s Tongass National Fores...
Australia company seeks exploratory drilling OK in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Australia mining company is seeking permission to start exploratory...
Legislators brace for showdown over governor's vetoes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The message on the front...
Economists: Budget vetoes could result in job losses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Budget vetoes of $444 million by Alaska’s governor could cause...
Wasilla or Juneau? Disagreement over special session locale
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One of the most powerful Republicans in the Alaska Senate is bucking the...
Alaska officials close forest areas as wildfire approaches
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials closed some forest lands to all uses as a wildfire app...
Search underway for fisherman overboard
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard is searching for a commercial fisherman missing near...
Man stabbed at Juneau home dies at Seattle hospital
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Juneau man who suffered a stab wound to his abdomen two weeks ago has...
AK government says no delay for boat registration law
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska state government says it will not delay implementation of a new...
Judge ousted over plea deal outrage joins Walker's law firm
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- A former Superior Court judge ousted by voters after accepting a plea deal...
AK lawmakers reject Wasilla as site for special session
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers have rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s location of his...
SEARHC to rename five SE hospitals
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A health care business group plans to rename five southeast Alaska...
May employment in Alaska up from 2018
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent last month, which would be...
Ketchikan veterans honored with Quilts of Valor
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Stitching, padding, and layers of fabric are what can be seen and felt wh...
Exploration under way for SE Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ The developer of a proposed mine in southeast Alaska is moving ahead with expl...
Climate change forcing some Alaskan villages to relocate
QUINHAGAK, Alaska (AP) — Accelerating erosion is forcing villages in western Alaska to begin...
Alaska Senate fails to revive oil-wealth fund dividend bill
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Senate failed Monday to revive a bill that would pay residents a...
Report: Ak jobs gain after 3 years of losses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A state labor department report says recent job gains after three years...
Alaska awards contract to study Medicaid
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has awarded a contract to study whether the state can become the...
Officials rethink park use after concert cancelled
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials are reconsidering whether special events like outdoor...
Senator Sullivan wants new icebreaker to spend time in Arctic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is expected to take possession of a new heavy icebre...
