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Wilderness survival is a top priority for Grayson Davey, who recently received a 2014 Spirit of Youth Award in the category of Business & Government.

Martin Buser was greeted by hugs galore from friends and family, handlers and his Nome hosts.

A proposed hydroelectric project in the official wilderness of Wood-Tikchik State Park in southwest Alaska has been spiked and the Alaska Legislature is shifting the money to other projects.

The Callaghan Innovation chief executive relocated from the US state of Alaska to take the helm of the Government's new hi-tech business body last year.

Police are investigating a stabbing in South Anchorage Wednesday night that sent a woman to a local hospital with severe injuries, the department said.

An East Anchorage assemblyman up for re-election in three weeks delivered a big win for his constituents Tuesday night, over accusations from some of his colleagues and the Sullivan administration that he was flouting the city's planning process.

Light pouring in from above makes their colors stand out. Here, bright splashes; there, subtler shades.

Maybe Dallas Seavey can celebrate his come-from-behind Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race win with a plate of fresh halibut.

Anchorage will be getting a Nordstrom Rack store in the fall of 2015, the Seattle-based department store chain announced Wednesday.

Walmart / Sam's Club Health & Wellness has exciting full time and part time practice opportunities for Independent Doctors of Optometry.

A proposal to abolish Alaska's 6-year-old film subsidy program cleared a key House committee Tuesday but a number of members said they were torn and the bill may not have the support to pass the full Legislature.

A Republican legislator who is part of the state Senate leadership said Tuesday that he is looking into whether guns should be allowed in the state Capitol.

Several years ago, I went to work for the clothing company Patagonia. It was a relatively brief stint but one that made a lasting impression on me.

The chief operating officer of the National Archives and Records Association offered a defense Tuesday for his agency's decision to shutter its Anchorage branch, which he said costs more than $500,000 annually to keep open even as it recorded just 535 visits last year.

A 25-year-old man was in custody Tuesday, accused of robbing two South Anchorage credit unions in a week's time, according to the FBI.

Marquez was convicted of murder last July for the 2012 killing of Carla Webb, who had been shot in the left eye.

Police say the store manager at the Great Alaska Council for Boy Scouts' store in East Anchorage stole more than $27,000 in a series of fraudulent credit card transactions, according to court documents.

Within moments of entering the plane, I smelled the rich aroma of freshly ground coffee.

Anchorage Police responded to the scene of shooting just east of 5th Avenue and Karluk Street on Monday, March 10, 2014.

The victims _ two men and one woman _ were shot about 6 p.m. Monday in a tent in a wooded area beyond a parking lot east of Karluk Street and Fifth Avenue.