The winner’s take in the upcoming Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be nearly $20,000 less than last year’s top prize.

The Anchorage Assembly has agreed to pay $193,000 to meet the obligation for a one-of-a-kind life insurance deal the city made 28 years ago after Mayor George Sullivan left office.

An Alaska State Trooper shot and killed an armed man after a confrontation in the village of Golovin along Alaska’s western coast.

Alaska Communications Systems has laid off 21 Fairbanks employees.

The following art openings are scheduled for Friday night at various locations downtown and in the Mendenhall Valley.

Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposal for scholarships got both applause and some skeptical questions during his first address at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall since becoming governor.

NEW YORK – Sarah Palin is ready for the next chapter of her publishing career.

As the commercial halibut season prepares to open Saturday, running through Nov. 15, fishery managers are still discussing the best way to measure the impact of bycatch and what it means to other harvests in the Northwest Pacific.

Two University of Alaska presidency hopefuls were introduced to Juneau on Wednesday, along with one who needed no introduction.