Bargaining parties say they’re hopeful, though the outcome will depend on funding being included in the next state budget.

The plan was not especially serious to begin with as onlookers chuckled when it was proposed in the spring session of the ...

Santa and Mrs. Claus took supersized rides to southeast Alaska this week in a C-17 military cargo plane and a camouflaged ...

Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by a tuckered herd of flying reindeer. Santa and Mrs.

Southeast Alaskan tribal groups are decrying a proposed mine in northwestern British Columbia, arguing it will have ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas ...

Southwest Alaska has the fastest-growing population in the state, according to new predictions from the state Department of ...

An unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building ...

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Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by a tuckered herd of flying reindeer. Santa and Mrs. Claus this week got supersized modes of transportation to southeast Alaska, riding in ...

The apology is scheduled to take place in Wrangell on Jan. 11, with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Army officials slated to ...

Operation Santa Claus, by the Alaska National Guard, brought joy to the Tlingit village of Yakutat, Alaska. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived via a military cargo plane, delivering gifts and spreading ...