Interior Policy

An in-depth look at some of the key bills remaining as the legislative session ends Sunday. ALASKA PIPELINE     House Speaker Mike Chenault opposes a rewritten version of his bill to advance an in-state natural gas pipeline project.     Chenault told...

Rocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent has pleaded guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in Alaska.     Nugent followed through on a plea agreement he made with federal prosecutors earlier this month.     The agreement was...

Snow removal and the city budget:  issues you would expect to hear about in the Anchorage Mayoral race. But now Anthony Rollins, a disgraced police officer, has become a part of the debate. Documents filed in court last week offer more details about the...

We haven't even made it to our final destination yet and wow, what a trip. My photographer, Albert Lutan, has traveled the world, but I'm the kid who just got his first passport for this trip. And until Monday the only time I had left the country was...

Arctic offshore drilling could move closer to development after new language was introduced in the House’s 2012 Department of Interior spending bill. Alaska’s D.C. delegation is praising language that transfers air quality authority from...

By now, his family says, Hubert Tunuchuk would have been back from a summer of commercial fishing in Bristol Bay, a few months into working a plum new job as a generator maintenance operator in his home village of Chefornak. “No doubt, he would...

These are common warning signs that someone is at risk of suicide: - Threatening to hurt or kill him or herself, or talking about wanting to hurt or kill him or herself. - Looking for ways to kill himself or herself by seeking access to firearms, pills...

The state could save $5.3 billion in payments to Alaska's troubled public employees' retirement system by putting $2 billion into a reserve fund, according to a legislative fiscal analyst. David Teal says the $2 billion would raise the system's funding...

Attla, Harold  Snowmobile Polaris Pro R Rush 600cc Age: 47 Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska Racer Status: Rookie Years Raced: Pro Class Rookie; 2010, Trail Class, Finished  Biography Harold is a life long Alaskan. Harold has 3 children Austin,...

Name: Douglas Urquidi Occupation: Electrician Website: www.DouglasUrquidi.com Registered Political Party: Democrat Last book you read: Rotorcraft Flying Handbook Favorite movie: John Adams    Favorite TV show: Hogan's Heroes Why are you running for...

A Baltimore police sergeant who claimed he was never treated for post-traumatic stress disorder after he fatally shot a man in 2005 has settled a lawsuit against the city, in a deal that allows him to retire with his pension, according to court...

SACRAMENTO — A data breach that jeopardized the personal information of more than 700,000 people has spurred California officials to change the way they transport sensitive material. Packages of payroll data, including Social Security numbers, will...