Anderson News

TIME ON HIS HANDS ... Well, darlings, it's done. The corrupter gets three years in a federal summer camp.

The Alaska Federation of Natives convention launches this morning in Anchorage, promising a complex look at the law and politics surrounding those basic village needs.

Former Beaverton resident Ross Shoger was the last person to get free land to build a home in Anderson, Alaska in 2007.

The city is looking at foreclosing on most of the 26 lots it gave away two years ago as an experiment in community growth.

They're from the government, and they're here to help. No, really. More Alaskans are feeling jittery about the state's economy.

They're from the government, and they're here to help. No, really. More Alaskans are feeling jittery about the state's economy.

A wildfire burning near Fairbanks has destroyed several structures. KTUU reports the Hard Luck Creek Fire about 20 miles northwest of Fairbanks has destroyed one vacation home and two cabins and threatened about 30 other structures.

A wildfire burning near Fairbanks has destroyed several structures. KTUU reports the Hard Luck Creek Fire about 20 miles northwest of Fairbanks has destroyed one vacation home and two cabins and threatened about 30 other structures.

A wildfire that threatened a subdivision of about 20 homes near Anderson last week was caused by a burning underground coal seam, not a lightning strike as fire officials first suspected.

Four new fires were reported to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center Tuesday and another Wednesday night to join the now 79 active wildfires currently burning in the state, according to AICC.

Rain is giving fire crews a break in fighting massive wildfires in Alaska's interior, but extreme smoky conditions persist.

A wildfire burning near Fairbanks has destroyed several structures. KTUU reports the Hard Luck Creek Fire about 20 miles northwest of Fairbanks has destroyed one vacation home and two cabins and threatened about 30 other structures.

A wildfire south of Fairbanks is nearing an isolated subdivision and Alaska fire officials called for a voluntary evacuation Tuesday.

A new attorney for former Alaska state Rep. Tom Anderson says he hopes to free him from federal prison before his sentence is complete.

A senator from Missouri is launching a new investigation into the billions of contracting dollars awarded to Alaska Native corporations by the federal government in recent years.