JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market is in the spotlight this week at a conference convened by its Republican governor, even as the state continues to embrace new fossil fuel production, including the controversial Willow oil project on the petroleum-rich North Slope.
Erdogan wins endorsement for Turkish election runoff from third-place candidate Ogan
May 22, 2023 GMTANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections formally endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday for the second-round runoff vote to be held on May 28.
Alaska lawmakers pass budget, ending special session in one day
May 19, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers have passed a state spending package, which includes a dividend of about $1,300 each to residents this year, and ended their special session after one day.
The special session began and ended Thursday, one day after the 121-day regular session ended without a budget deal.
Alaska court reconsiders 135-year sentence given to youngest girl ever convicted of murder in Alaska
May 18, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lower court will reconsider the 135-year sentence given to a then-14-year-old girl four decades ago for her role in the shooting deaths of three people in Anchorage.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers began a special session Thursday after failing to reach agreement on a state spending package during their four-month regular session.
Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy called the special session after the House failed to take up a budget plan sent over by the Senate as a take-or-leave proposition.
Alaska lawmakers pass bill to keep gun shops open during disasters if other businesses are
May 18, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation that seeks to block state and local officials from closing gun stores during disasters declared by the governor, unless such closures apply to all other businesses.
Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several of them knocked from their foundations by large ice chunks, and shut one of the state's few east-west highways down to one lane.
Ice jams on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers caused most of the damage through a large swath of Alaska, while a quick melt of the snowpack caused Moose Creek to overflow near Glennallen, causing delays for motorists on the Glenn Highway which connects Anchorage to points east, including Canada.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ice jams that blocked two Alaska rivers broke loose over the weekend, unleashing a surge of ice and water that caused major floods, damaged homes and left behind huge chunks of ice as tall as 12 feet (3.7 meters).
2 climbers missing in Alaska’s Denali national park are presumed dead, officials say
May 11, 2023 GMTTwo climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday.
Leaders of the search efforts “have concluded that survival is outside the window of possibility,” citing the rocky terrain, the climbers' limited supplies, temperatures dipping as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 Celsius) overnight and the time that has passed since the men were last heard from, according to a statement from the park.
Alaska lawmakers confirm governor’s Cabinet-level picks
May 9, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers on Tuesday confirmed Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's Cabinet-level appointments.
The legislature, meeting in joint session, confirmed Jen Winkelman as commissioner of the Department of Corrections; Kim Kovol as commissioner of the Department of Family and Community Services; Heidi Hedberg as commissioner of the Department of Health; John Boyle as commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources; and Adam Crum as commissioner of the Department of Revenue.
Rangers search for two overdue mountain climbers in Alaska
May 8, 2023 GMTDENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Aerial and limited ground searches were underway Monday in Alaska for two overdue mountain climbers whose last known tracks disappeared at the site of an avalanche, officials said.
Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri
May 6, 2023 GMTJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lower-income new mothers could gain a full year of Medicaid health-care coverage in Missouri under legislation given final approval Friday as part of a national push to improve maternal health.
Denali National Park worker dies after triggering avalanche
May 5, 2023 GMTDENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — A Denali National Park and Preserve employee died when he was caught in an avalanche while skiing in the backcountry, not far from the park’s entrance, officials said Friday.
For soldier killed in Alaska crash ‘family was everything’
May 2, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The mother of one of the three soldiers killed last week when two U.S.
US Army: Helicopters crashed in mountains, fair weather
April 30, 2023 GMTFAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army helicopters that crashed last week in Alaska, killing three soldiers, collided over a rugged, mountainous area, and there were no weather issues or visibility problems at the time, an Army spokesperson said Sunday.
Army identifies 3 soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash
April 30, 2023 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission.
Alaska center deletes magnitude 6.2 earthquake posting
April 29, 2023 GMTCHIGNIK, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that the Alaska Earthquake Center reported Saturday morning apparently didn't happen.
The quake appeared on the center's earthquake map saying it occurred at 8:32 a.m.
Army grounds aviators for training after fatal crashes
April 29, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army has grounded aviation units for training after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday.
Recent U.S. military helicopter crashes in training missions
April 28, 2023 GMTThe collision of two helicopters in Alaska was the latest in a series of military helicopter crashes this year whose causes are still being investigated.
The crashes and a rollover involved Black Hawk and Apache helicopters on training missions.
‘People are suffering’: Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger
April 23, 2023 GMTEAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon that wiped out stockpiles of fish and fishing equipment.
Haaland defends Willow, says US won’t end oil drilling
April 22, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department's approval of the contentious Willow oil project on Friday, saying that despite President Joe Biden's campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands, "We're not going to turn the faucet off and say we’re not drilling anymore.''
Rocket science: Alaska sky spiral caused by SpaceX fuel dump
April 18, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northern lights enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.
Ski Report
April 15, 2023 GMTBoyne Mountain — Closed for Snow Sports
Ski Report
April 15, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:30a machine groomed 116 - 116 base 54 of 55 trails 98% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed 7:29a machine groomed 75 - 100 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p Apr 23: Last day.
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April 14, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:37a machine groomed 116 - 116 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed 6:47a machine groomed 75 - 100 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p Apr 23: Last day.
Federal agency OKs exports for proposed Alaska gas project
April 14, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an order that would allow a proposed mega-gas project in Alaska to export liquefied natural gas overseas, though it remains unclear if the project decried by environmentalists will be built.
Ash from Russian volcano prompts Alaska flight cancellations
April 13, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Airlines canceled more than two dozen flights in its namesake state Thursday because of an ash cloud from a volcano in Russia that drifted into Alaska, the Seattle-based airline said.
Ski Report
April 13, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:42a machine groomed 116 - 116 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed 7:21a machine groomed 75 - 75 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
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April 12, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:58a machine groomed 122 - 122 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed 7:21a machine groomed 75 - 75 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
Ski Report
April 12, 2023 GMTBoyne Mountain — Wed Reopen 04/15 machine groomed 36 - 36 base Sat/Sun: 9a-4:30p; Open Sat/Sun Apr 16: Last day.
Mount Bohemia — Wed Reopen 04/15 packed powder 50 - 50 base Sat/Sun: 9:30a-5p; Open Sat/Sun.
Ski Report
April 11, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:54a machine groomed 122 - 122 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Valley — Wed 6:40a machine groomed 193 - 230 base 48 of 75 trails 64% open, 6 of 10 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Apr 16: Last day.
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April 10, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:36a machine groomed 123 - 123 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Valley — Wed 6:40a machine groomed 193 - 230 base 48 of 75 trails 64% open, 6 of 10 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Apr 16: Last day.
Family of Czech billionaire sues over Alaska crash death
April 10, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 says in a lawsuit that he survived the impact but succumbed to his injuries in the hours between the crash and when rescue personnel arrived.
Moose feasts on lobby plants in Alaska hospital building
April 7, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — So this moose walks into a medical building...
While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday.
A young moose trudging through the snow looking for a meal spotted green plants in the lobby of a medical building in the Providence Alaska Health Park and decided to drop in for a dose of greenery.
Ski Report
April 7, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:42a machine groomed 125 - 125 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Valley — Wed 7:52a packed powder machine groomed 196 - 236 base 48 of 75 trails 64% open, 7 of 10 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Apr 16: Last day.
660-mile rescue flight highlights Alaska’s unique challenges
April 6, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Air National Guard this week traveled nearly 660 miles (1,062 kilometers) to rescue a pregnant woman on a small island 2 miles (3 kilometers) from Russia, reflecting the challenges patients face in the nation's largest state where the most remote areas have no roads and hospitals can be hundreds of miles away.
Ski Report
April 6, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:23a powder machine groomed 125 - 125 base 55 of 55 trails, 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed No Recent Information machine groomed 75 - 100 base 27 of 27 trails, 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
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April 5, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:46a 2 new machine groomed 125 - 125 base 55 of 55 trails, 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed No Recent Information machine groomed 75 - 100 base 27 of 27 trails, 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
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April 4, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:56a 4 new powder machine groomed 125 - 125 base 55 of 55 trails, 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat/Sun: 10a-4p.
Alaska oil plan opponents lose 1st fight over Willow project
April 4, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Environmentalists lost the first round of their legal battle over a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope on Monday as a judge rejected their requests to halt immediate construction work related to the Willow project, but they vowed not to give up.
Alaskan charged for transphobic notes threatening students
April 4, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A children’s book illustrator has been charged in Alaska with terroristic threatening after police allege he posted anti-transgender notes that referenced shooting children.
Ski Report
April 3, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:29a machine groomed 125 - 125 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Sex abuse case against ex-Alaska attorney general thrown out
April 3, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge dismissed a sex abuse case against former acting Alaska Attorney General Clyde “Ed” Sniffen, citing the statute of limitations in place when the alleged abuse happened over 30 years ago.
Journalist assaulted while covering political sign vandalism
April 2, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A journalist was assaulted and had his phone stolen while working on a story about the vandalism of political campaign signs, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Alaska Natives rescued Navy crew in 1955. Their medals have arrived
April 1, 2023 GMTGAMBELL, Alaska (AP) — Bruce Boolowon, then a lean 20-year-old, and a group of friends were hunting for murre eggs in a walrus skin boat on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Strait when they saw a crippled airplane flying low.
AP Was There: US crewmen shot down by Soviets arrive home
April 1, 2023 GMTOAKLAND, California (AP) — Editor’s Note: Sixteen Alaska Native men were honored this week for rescuing the crew of a U.S. Navy patrol plane shot down over the Bering Strait by Soviet fighter jets nearly 70 years ago.
Ski Report
March 31, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:55a 4 new powder machine groomed 129 - 129 base 55 of 55 trails, 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Sunrise Park — Wed 2:02p 4 new machine groomed 86 - 92 base 67 of 67 trails 100% open, 6 of 8 lifts, Fri: 9a-4p; Sat: 9a-4p; Apr 1: Last day.
Ski Report
March 30, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:28a 1 new powder machine groomed 126 - 126 base 55 of 55 trails, 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed 8:16a 3 new machine groomed 75 - 100 base 27 of 27 trails, 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
Officials warn of wildfire risk as Southwest US dries out
March 30, 2023 GMTALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned Wednesday that dry, windy conditions in other areas are increasing wildfire risks and prompting red flag warnings.
Ski Report
March 29, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:39a machine groomed 126 - 126 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Sunrise Park — Wed Reopen 03/31 machine groomed 86 - 92 base Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Open Fri-Sun April 1: Last day.
Ski Report
March 28, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:51a machine groomed 126 - 126 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Sunrise Park — Wed Reopen 03/31 machine groomed 86 - 92 base Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Open Fri-Sun April 1: Last day.
Ski Report
March 27, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:56a machine groomed 126 - 126 base 55 of 55 trails 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Sunrise Park — Wed Reopen 03/31 machine groomed 86 - 92 base Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Open Fri-Sun April 1: Last day.
2 face charges in death of Alaska man after online post
March 24, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two southeast Alaska men face charges in the beating death of a man who was attacked because of a social media post, according to an investigator's affidavit.
ConocoPhillips details gas leak cause, remedies at hearing
March 24, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural gas leak at another North Slope field that prompted the evacuation of 300 employees last year.
Official: Willow oil project holds promise, faces obstacles
March 23, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Willow oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope is part of a “new era” of large-scale development in the region but it isn't a sure thing, with litigation and costs among the factors that stand as potential impediments, a state official told lawmakers Thursday.
Ski Report
March 23, 2023 GMTArizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:41a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 121 - 121 base 45 of 55 trails, 82% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Bear Mountain — Wed 7:44a machine groomed 75 - 100 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
Lower oil price, production outlook impacts revenue forecast
March 22, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers have nearly $680 million less in expected revenue for the upcoming budget year amid lower oil price and production outlooks, a report released Tuesday suggests.
Biden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas mountains
March 21, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments on more than half a million acres in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii.
The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding
March 20, 2023 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks.