Alaska News

Eleven candidates for the Alaska Legislature withdrew from Nov. 5′s general election.

An O’Reilly Auto Parts is planned for most of the spot once occupied by the Carrs Safeway grocery store.

The deadly crash was one of five in the area over the weekend. A crash north of Glennallen also seriously injured two people, officials said.

The sixth-place finisher will appear on the top-four November ballot after two Republican candidates dropped out.

Isaac Beshaw is accused of killing Steven Williams while he worked at the Speedway Gas station early Monday, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday.

A national legislators’ group is pushing Congress to give states more time to spend money for homeless students, but advocates say it may be too late for an extension.

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A 22-year-old man was arrested on first-degree murder charges after the shooting at a gas station, according to the Palmer Police Department.

The proposal would require the platforms to disclose the number of short-term rentals in the city, in order to better understand their impact on a tight housing market.

A man riding a motorcycle southbound on C Street collided with a Toyota Highlander at the intersection with Seventh Avenue and died at the scene. Police are investigating the cause of the collision.

Challenges to the mine permit are now pending in both state and federal courts within Alaska.

They typically won’t save money in Anchorage. But the natural gas crunch might change that. They’re fairly common in Juneau, where it’s warmer.

The departures mean a head-to-head race between nonpartisan candidate Ky Holland and Republican Lucy Bauer.

Republican Matthew Salisbury and Alaskan Independence Party chairman John Wayne Howe will advance, joining frontrunners Mary Peltola, the Democratic incumbent, and GOP businessman Nick Begich III.

On a recent trip to Alaska’s upper Colville River, scientists found a lost world, a time of “polar forests with reptiles running around in them.”

Troopers said no criminal factors appeared to be involved in the crash.

The group seeking to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries in Alaska had raised just over $61,000 by late August.

The department is expected to report new information next year on how families of homeschooled students use the funds they are allotted.

The scores are similar to last year’s results overall, even though the state lowered its standards for the assessment in January.

Benjamin Crittenden repeatedly refused to communicate with his clients, appear in court and disperse settlement funds, according to an state Supreme Court order issued Friday.

The head of the Alaska Division of Elections said that “we’re very concerned” by the incident and the agency is working with the U.S. Postal Service to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

The Pikka field is set to deliver first oil within two years, said Kevin Gallagher, chief executive for Santos.

Proponents say the move brings the Assembly in line with other elected offices around the state, and is essential to recruiting a broader pool of prospective candidates.