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Last year, Tracy Day’s family requested a death declaration hearing as a way to ask police officers questions about their investigation. But the judge said their questioning wasn’t allowed.

“Tambayan at Kwentuhan,” or “a place to hang out and share stories,” features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau.

According to a social media statement, the tram’s staff is investigating what led to the incident and making “necessary corrective measures to ensure the safety of our guests and employees.”

Proponents of Senate Bill 64, an unlikely coalition that included some of the Legislature’s most conservative Republican lawmakers and every member of the bipartisan House and Senate majorities, said Senate Bill 64 would make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.

This month, Etsy notified artists that it will ban the sale of many fur products on its platform, starting Aug. 11.

Blake Gettys, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, will run for lieutenant governor alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Shelley Hughes, the duo announced Thursday in Anchorage.

Scott Ciambor has worn different hats within CBJ, from chief housing officer to planning manager to his newest role as director of the Community Development Department.

Senators raised deep concerns over a number of controversial choices Cox has made in his short tenure as attorney general during hearings Thursday and Friday.

The Board of Regents appointed Fairbanks attorney Matt Cooper to the role Friday morning.

Twice a year, student leaders from across the state gather at the Alaska Association of Student Government conference to decide on goals to improve their schools.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s legislation might come as soon as next week and could be the most concrete step yet by a Republican senator to place limits on the Trump administration’s war with Iran.

It’s unclear whether the bill has enough support to overcome a veto — it requires 40 votes, and it passed by a combined total of 39-20 with one member absent.

Capital City Fire/Rescue Chief Tom Hatley says five people were aboard the tram when the incident occurred. He said the cause is still under investigation.

Officials say a flood that large is unlikely, but they’re building for the worst-case scenario.

Lawmakers are trying to balance two competing goals: cutting taxes enough to move the liquefied natural gas project forward without forcing local taxpayers to subsidize the cost.

Nearly 80 people signed up to share their two cents on the city’s proposed budget as the Assembly deliberates a list of more than 40 service cuts and facility closures due to a budget shortfall.

It’s that time of year again when we’re all told to be “bear aware.” Bear encounters can happen when we’re hiking, camping or even just walking through town. KTOO’s Mike Lane recently sat down with Area Management Biologist Carl Koch with Fish and Game Wildlife Conservation to learn what attracts the bears and how we…

Last year’s federal budget reconciliation bill included billions of dollars for aviation improvements around the country – including many new weather stations in Alaska.

Last weekend’s Live Art on the Trails event is part of a two-week art festival put on by a local nonprofit.

The state’s gas shortage is hitting electricity consumers in Fairbanks and the Mat-Su, and will likely affect home heating prices, as well.