At 10 p.m. on Sunday, Juneau resident Brandi Reynoldson put her truck with three-quarters of her household goods on the state ferry LeConte, bound for Sitka.
...really appreciate the opportunity to hunt in a place where firearms aren't allowed," said Cathie Harms, spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Fairbanks. It's unlikely highway restrictions would have made a difference in this...
...under the Clean Water Act would allow states to set limits on the discharge of pollutants. Lynda Giguere, spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, said neither Commissioner Larry Hartig nor Division of Water Director Lynn...
The FBI is investigating whether Alaska political appointees improperly punished state regulators who tried to enforce environmental rules against oil companies operating in Alaska, according to people contacted by investigators.
ANCHORAGE - A second person from Alaska has died from a suspected case of paralytic shellfish poisoning in less than a week.
...to Alaska. "No one is in panic mode over this but we are taking it seriously," said Jennifer Yuhas, spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. That's because the cute frogs - whose joyful chorus is often used for movie soundtracks...
...issues at "There are huge washouts in the roadway and approaches to bridges," said Shannon McCarthy, a spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Transportation. "We have debris on the road. We have mudslides. We have asphalt that's literally...
Mining and tourism are booming in Alaska this year while oil has a murky future despite today's high prices, industry officials said Tuesday at the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Convention and Trade Show in Juneau.
The commercial fisherman arguably is one of the few enduring icons of Southeast Alaska's traditional outdoor life.
...Flooding in September 1995 prompted officials to reconsider fixing the structure, said Shannon McCarthy, a spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities in Fairbanks. Mail pilot crashes in fog, rescued by villagers...
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