Alaska voters are preparing for Primary Election Day, with election officials expecting long lines and high turnout. Voters share what to know before heading to the polls, from bringing identification ...

Ferry service to and from Skagway is suspended until further notice after major structural damage was found at the docking facility. Inspections are underway.

Students returned to Mountain City Christian Academy Monday, with about 75 new students joining the school this year. For senior Natalie Earhart, the day marked her last first day of school at MCCA.

The Anchorage School District is changing how school nurses cover absences by using six regions to coordinate staffing and moving nurses to schools with greater medical needs.

Former state Sen. Shelley Hughes is running for Alaska governor, focusing on affordability, lower energy costs, housing and making more state-owned land available.

A wildfire near the Alaska Highway has prompted GO evacuations north of the highway from Sundog Trail to Midnight Sun Drive. The fire is estimated at 20 acres.

A Soldotna woman faces multiple charges after Alaska State Troopers say she drove intoxicated with a child, struck another vehicle and later crashed into a ditch in Funny River.

A 42-year-old Saint Mary’s woman died after Alaska State Troopers say she was pinned underneath an ATV in Pitkas Point. Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.

An Eagle River home was damaged by fire after a caller reported hearing an explosion and seeing the roof on fire. Anchorage Fire Department dispatch received the report just before noon on Sunday.

The Louise Creek Coal Seam Fire near Healy has grown to about 71 acres after smoke was reported Friday. Officials say no structures or other values are threatened.

Former Gov. Bill Walker is running for Alaska governor as an independent, citing the state's fiscal and energy challenges and calling for faster resource permitting.

A young bicyclist died Saturday, three days after being struck by an SUV near Park Place on Anchorage's Old Glenn Highway. The driver remained at the scene.