Police are searching for a man that allegedly robbed a 27-year-old woman in the Mendenhall Valley early Thursday morning. The victim reported that a man approached her and demanded money shortly after 1 a.m. while she was sitting in a vehicle at a business. Before she could react, the man opened the door and grabbed her purse, according to police. She held onto the purse and was dragged from the vehicle before the man fled the scene with the purse in hand.

Managers of the Reindeer Research Program in Fairbanks have 16 newborn reindeer on their hands and they’re asking the public to help name them.

The state is holding a series of career fairs in Alaska villages and urban areas.

A few downtown Ketchikan businesses didn’t hear the cha-ching when the first cruise ship of the season arrived.

Alaska Air Group Inc., parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, said Thursday it narrowed its first-quarter loss and will start charging for a first checked bag like most other airlines.

The Juneau Assembly’s Finance Committee teed up an additional $152,700 for school classroom costs Wednesday, while simultaneously putting its $500,000 commitment to defray the cost of student participation in school sports and activities in limbo.

Female common mergansers sun themselves Wednesday on a rock in the Mendenhall River.

Female common mergansers sun themselves Wednesday on a rock in the Mendenhall River.

ANCHORAGE – In the last eight years, many rural Alaskans moved away and had fewer children, leading to a population drop that’s likely to continue, according to a new state report.

ANCHORAGE – In the last eight years, many rural Alaskans moved away and had fewer children, leading to a population drop that’s likely to continue, according to a new state report.