Russian immigrant running for US House seat in Alaska

In this Aug. 26, 2017 photo provided by Kyle Reardon, Dimitri Shein, back center, poses with his family, back row from left, Vincent, Joy, Victoria, wife, Melissa; front row, left to right, Genevieve, Mica, and Madelyn at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, Alaska. Shein, a Russian immigrant, is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Alaska and is one of four candidates competing in the Aug. 21 primary.

China Airlines B744 at Chicago on Jun 21st 2018, touched down off the runway and went around

A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18711 performing freight flight CI-5148 from Anchorage,AK to Chicago O'Hare,IL with 4 people on board, was on an ILS approach to runway 10L at 09:57L when the crew advised they were going around having had a last minute deviation on the runway. The crew of another aircraft on the ground advised the aircraft had gone off the runway, a third crew advised tower the runway needed to be inspected.

Labor secretary talks economy, visa program on Alaska visit

Alaska's economy should pick up given an increase in military spending and pro-energy policies of the Trump administration, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said. Acosta toured areas of Interior Alaska with Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Sunday, stopping in spots in Fairbanks and King Salmon, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported .

Smith Bay is Caelus Energy’s development just southeast of Barrow.

Caelus Energy wants to develop the Smith Bay prospect just southeast of Barrow. Company officials said last year that they've applied for between $75 million and $100 million in cash tax credits from the state for work done at Smith Bay and elsewhere, but that drilling work at the site has been delayed.

Hundreds gather to celebrate life of Alaska Special Olympics leader Jim Balamaci

Darci Owens joined other Special Olympics Alaska athletes on stage who shared stories about President/CEO Jim Balamaci as hundreds attended the Celebration of Life during the closing ceremony of the Special Olympics Alaska Winter Games at the Alaska Airlines Center on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Hundreds gathered Sunday to celebrate the life of Alaska Special Olympics advocate Jim Balamaci at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.

HHS Secretary Tom Price resigns after private charter flights draw Trump’s ire

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price speaks to reporters at Southcentral Foundation's Primary Care Center in Anchorage on Aug. 18, 2017. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price speaks to reporters at Southcentral Foundation's Primary Care Center in Anchorage on Aug. 18, 2017.

Trump’s threat deserves swift kick

Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks at a town hall meeting at Bartlett High School in Anchorage on Saturday, May 20. Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks at a town hall meeting at Bartlett High School in Anchorage on Saturday, May 20. How dare you, Mr. President, from your Twittering perch in distant Washington, threaten a senator from Alaska - or any senator - with damage to her state's share of public interests because she voted not your views but her own carefully considered views on a matter of concern to Alaskans. Apparently you think that Alaskans are so attuned to top-down dictatorial styles of government that they will punish Sen. Lisa Murkowski at the polls at your direction.

Alaska Senate tees up income tax and votes it down

The Alaska Senate on Friday rejected the House's income-tax proposal in a 15-4 vote - an emphatic statement of opposition to a key deficit-reduction measure that also underscored how far apart the two chambers remain after nearly four months in Juneau. Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, talks with members during a break from the Senate debate on the House income tax proposal Friday at the Capitol.