Biden expected to sign bill that eliminates government pension offset from benefits.

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed bipartisan legislation early Saturday that would give full Social Security benefits to a group of public sector retirees who currently receive them at a reduced level, ...

A proposed increase of more than 60% in water rates and 80% in sewer rates during the next five years has some unhappy ...

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Some aspects of a shutdown would be more noticeable to Americans, like changes in the operations of national parks and ...

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls varsity basketball team won their second game in a row at the Tarkanian ...

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys varsity basketball team earned their first win of the season Thursday with ...

Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s transition plan for Donald Trump includes a laundry list of wishes for the next four ...

My mother’s smile on the Christmas holidays was never so large as when she stood with her arm around my father’s waist, and ...

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more data, at The listings below will be updated and published weekly until ...

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A decline in Alaska’s student test scores during the past two decades, including fourth graders now being a year behind their ...