VIDEO: High-speed chase involving Alaska State Troopers in Wasilla

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska State Troopers conducted a high-speed pursuit Thursday along the Parks Highway in Wasilla. The video shows approximately seven trooper squad cars assisting in the chase. Troopers did not specify where the chase occurred, …

New Ketchikan company aims to kick-start Alaska kelp industry

Nick Stern holds up a strand of giant kelp, after harvesting it from a wild kelp bed near Ketchikan on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD)On a clear March afternoon, John Smet shut off the engine of his workboat as he approached his go-to …

Alaska Drilling Restrictions Set To Be Lifted As Energy Projects Advance

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced on Thursday that restrictions on oil and gas leasing and infrastructure development in Alaska will be lifted. The move reverses policies set under the previous administration, opening more land for …

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Which anti-homeschool judge did the Alaska Bar Association just recommend to the federal bench?

It’s showtime for getting two federal judgeships filled for Alaska. Currently, two positions on the three-member Alaska US District Court bench are vacant, and Judge Sharon Gleason has reached the age of retirement and may open up a vacancy if she moves to …

Man accused of multiple bomb threats in Alaska is arrested in Arizona

A man accused of making multiple bomb threats in Alaska was arrested in Flagstaff, Ariz. on March 6, following a federal grand jury indictment that was announced in December 2024. Christopher Gilbert, 33, allegedly made six bomb threats in 2023, targeting …

Months after fish died near an Alaska mine, its owner and state regulators still don’t know what killed them.

An aerial view of part of Southeast Alaska’s Kensington gold mine. (James Brooks via Wikipedia under Creative Commons 2.0) In August, roughly 100 fish turned up dead in a creek below the large Kensington gold mine north of Juneau.  Seven months later, …

Trump Administration Opening Millions Of Hectares In Alaska To Oil And Gas Drilling

Alaska’s wilderness is back on the market for big oil. The US government has announced it’s taking steps to open up oil and gas leasing in the Alaska National Petroleum Reserve and the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The US Department …

Trump’s team opens Alaska lands to oil, reigniting drilling debate

The Trump administration is pushing forward plans to expand oil and gas drilling across vast stretches of Alaska, reopening battles over the Arctic’s future. Valerie Volcovici reports for Reuters. In short: The U.S. Interior Department announced it will …

"Interior To Open Millions Of Acres In Alaska To Drilling And Mining"

"Trump officials said they would open up areas of Alaska that Joe Biden had made off-limits to oil and gas production, and allow for a gas pipeline to be built across the state." "The Interior Department on Thursday announced that it aims to …