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Lawmakers in Washington state on Friday passed a ban on bump stocks, a gun modification that allows certain weapons to fire more rapidly. They debated the ban under the shadow of last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

“We’ve seen 8,000 positions across the agency that we have essentially shifted from either providing services, forest management (or) recreation management to fire suppression,” said U.S. Forest Service Associate Deputy Chief Chris French.

Gov. Bill Walker said party lines shouldn’t apply to health care policy. “The pendulum swinging back and forth between the administrations on health care – that’s what’s got to stop.”

The business partner of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has reached a deal with the special counsel’s office. Manafort, however, continues to maintain his innocence.

“If you see a library burning, you should at least try and get the rare books out,” said archaeologist Anne Jensen.

Murkowski cited a recently released Alaska Department of Labor report, stating the share of out-of-state workers in Alaska’s oil industry rose to 37.1 percent in 2016.

The enriched uranium probably came from somewhere in Asia. But even using wind trajectories and particle dispersion models, researchers can’t pin it on a specific country.

The ice may not be as safe as it looks. Almost daily there are reports of people stepping or falling into the water, according to officials at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, especially near the face of the glacier.

Instead of broader gun control, Gov. Rick Scott called for keeping guns away from mentally ill or violent people. He announced funds for “school hardening” and police officers in every school.

The Wednesday night meeting was the only opportunity for Alaskans to comment on the draft proposal in person. But it wasn’t what some participants had hoped for.

A 12-year-old male student from the Ninilchik School is in custody after making threats about bringing a gun to school.

In her annual address at the state Capitol, Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke passionately about the shooting that killed 17 at a Florida high school last week. She called on Congress to take action.

The National Weather Service originally forecasted several inches of snow for parts of Southeast Alaska. Meteorologist Edward Liske says what we got — was rain, and a push of southerly warm air is to blame

A common story goes that there was a shipping mix up. Somewhere in Florida, there’s a federal building with our eagle statue, and our federal building got their pelicans. Is it true?

The House version looks to be pretty similar to the $4.5 billion that Walker proposed.

The city’s drop-off recycling center building in Lemon Creek has been closed due to concerns over its structural integrity. But the building’s closure won’t mess up your Saturday routine.

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council apologized for the harm from its Wearable Art 2018 show. In a statement, the council’s board acknowledges the situation surrounding the geisha-inspired piece that ran in Saturday’s show could have been avoided or better handled.

Passenger fees total about $45 million a year statewide, said John Binkley, president of Cruise Lines International Association Alaska. He said pooling that would allow other cities to boost their industries, too.

Public defender Jude Pate selected by Gov. Bill Walker to succeed retiring Sitka Superior Court Judge David George. Ten lawyers have applied to succeed retiring Juneau Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez.

Alaskans gathered in downtown Anchorage on Wednesday night to weigh in on the Trump administration’s proposal to open almost all Alaska waters to oil and gas development.