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The 19-mile gravel road would be designed to link the village of King Cove with life-saving medical access. Alaska’s elected leaders and the village have fought for the road for more than three decades.

The monthlong trial opened a window into what is usually an opaque world of health care inside of Alaska’s jails and prisons.

Study reveals dramatic increases since the late 1980s, signaling potential future stress for bears already coping with a warming environment in Alaska and Siberia.

The question of whether to allow a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a vast wild area in southwest Alaska, has vexed policymakers for decades.

The 153-acre gravel pit would sit on Havemeister Dairy property off busy Bogard and Engstrom roads.

Over 46,000 Alaska ballots were counted on Tuesday and Wednesday, with tens of thousands still to be counted.

The proposed Xunaa Borough, based in Hoonah, will include much of Glacier Bay National Park and excludes three nearby small towns

The lawsuit by the onetime Republican vice presidential candidate and ex-governor of Alaska stemmed from a 2017 Times’ editorial.

The Anchorage-based company said the decision was prompted in part by the popularity of streaming.

Kodiak High School resumed classes Tuesday after the three-day weekend with extra medical supplies and sanitizer in case students had burns that needed care.

Backyard gardeners and nursery owners are pioneering new ways to grow everything from artichokes and cherries to peaches and walnuts.

The 30-year-old said he fired at the clinic Monday and a substance abuse recovery center last month “for religious beliefs,” according to a criminal complaint.

Some absentee and early votes are set to be counted on Tuesday, but Alaskans may need to wait until Nov. 20 for clear results.

No one was inside the administrative and education building at the time, and clinic staff found damage and bullets when they arrived for work.

The ceremony was attended by decorated veterans who served as far back as World War II.

The corporation is preparing to bid on an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

A recent study by UAA economists found that the sales tax would impact low-income residents the most, while largely reducing property taxes for businesses.

A large black column of smoke was initially visible before responders got control of the fire Monday afternoon.

The ordinance would also increase the fines for people who illegally park at a disabled parking meter.

Alaska State Troopers said a 55-gallon drum of fuel was placed in a fire on a beach, causing a large explosion.

Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle could pollute Alaska’s waterways.

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Several properties on DeLong Lake have water damage from swamped marshlands, an issue that’s worsening from heavy precipitation and big snow loads in recent winters.