Governor considers state ownership of LNG plant
A state official says Gov. Sean Parnell is considering state ownership of a gas liquefaction plant on the North Slope.
Study predicts fewer icebergs from Alaska glacier
A new study says Alaska’s Columbia Glacier should break off far fewer icebergs in about eight years.
43-year-old Bethel woman found dead in home
A 43-year-old woman was found unresponsive in Bethel, the second to die within a week.
Alaska search for missing Wisconsin man suspended
Authorities have suspended a search for a missing 31-year-old survivalist from Wisconsin who set out alone in the Alaska wilderness in late September.
Lawyer files motion for consolidated fishing trial
A lawyer is asking a judge to consolidate the trials of 22 Alaska Native fishermen charged with illegal fishing during a poor salmon run.
Judge says phone books on the way out
A move is under way to stop the automatic distribution of residential phone books in Alaska, and an administrative law judge supports the idea.
Alaska high court rejects Alyeska appraisal claim
The Alaska Supreme Court has rejected claims by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. that the state erred in its appraisal of right-of-way land leased for the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
Parnell picks Allard for Appeals Court
Gov. Sean Parnell has picked Anchorage attorney Marjorie Allard to serve on the Alaska Court of Appeals.
DOT worker fatally struck on Seward Highway
Alaska State Troopers say a van fatally struck a 60-year-old state Department of Transportation employee who was putting out traffic cones at the scene of an earlier accident on the Seward Highway.
Scientists want new name for mammal-eating orcas
A group of U.S. and Canadian marine mammal experts want to rename a type of killer whale for the researcher whom they consider the founding father of modern killer whale scientific studies.
