A village in northwest Alaska is in line to receive a $450,000 federal grant to restore water service lost in a December freeze.
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Officials discuss overcrowded housing in rural Alaska
State officials heard from residents and groups on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea in a first of its kind meeting to address housing overcrowding and affordability in rural Alaska.
Alaska investigates cause of oil found at old spill site
Alaska regulators are investigating after crude oil was discovered along a buried section of the trans-Alaska pipeline north of Fairbanks.
Body of man found floating off Southeast Alaska island
An Alaska fisherman found the body of a man floating off Yakobi Island. Alaska State Troopers say the state medical examiner will conduct an autopsy and attempt to identify the remains.
Alaska candidate faces charges over food stamp benefits
Rebecca Halat, who goes by Bekah, is a Republican running against state Rep. Chris Birch in next week’s GOP primary for an Anchorage Senate seat.
Court: Some sex offenders don’t need to register in Alaska
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that some sex offenders convicted outside the state are not required to register in Alaska.
Alaska Volcano Observatory to get $12M for equipment, staff
The budget increase will replace the aging and outdated equipment used by the observatory, which is a joint program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the state Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.
Austria man dies in Alaska pack-rafting accident
National Park Service officials say Aidan Don, 22, of Salzburg, Austria, died Thursday in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Bear tears through classic Shelby Cobra on Alaska road trip
Tom Cotter found his red Shelby Cobra with a gaping hole in the roof and claw scratches all over the body, after staying the night last week at Alyeska Ski Resort, southeast of Anchorage, KTUU-TV reports.
Study: Economic recession to end in Anchorage by next year
A study paints a more optimistic economic portrait for Anchorage over the next three years, projecting the city will exit its economic recession by 2019.