Alaska News

Outpost Tavern is closing its bikini-clad swinging doors for good. The scrappy beer joint known for its friendly crowds, tasty burgers and priceless collection of space memorabilia will shut down next month, according to a melancholy Stephanie Foster. “We all...

To describe Sarah Palin, the former Republican Vice-Presidential candidate (failed), as a divisive figure would be an understatement. Once the surprise of her nomination had worn off, Americans and Europeans loved her or loathed her...And as John McCain's campaign increasingly...

More than 7,770 sq kms in Alaska would be protected as critical habitat for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, under a proposal issued by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The area would encompass more than a third...

Fruit, vegetable and seafood wholesalers are worried that their perishables will spoil at airports next year because of a new security law requiring crates of goods to be checked for bombs before going on passenger airplanes. Boxes of fresh food...

Muppets Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear were hanging out at the main post office with Postmaster General Jack Potter on Tuesday to kick off the holiday “Letters to Santa” program. The program is a letter adoption program that enables...

The Texans must want to get coach Gary Kubiak and his assistants fired. That's the only reasonable explanation for their remarkable second-half collapse against Indianapolis and their proclivity for blowing close games they have a chance of winning...But the way...

BP Plc warned on Monday that it may shut in some production at Alaska's giant Prudhoe Bay oil fields after it detected an oil spill on an idle pipeline over the weekend. The line is one of dozens serving Prudhoe...