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Brian Steven Smith, 52, faces up to nearly 200 years behind bars

Brian Steven Smith has been found guilty on all counts in the murders of Veronica Abouchuk and Kathleen Jo Henry.

Brian Steven Smith, 52, faces up to nearly 200 years behind bars

Brian Steven Smith, 52, faces up to nearly 200 years behind bars

Brian Steven Smith, 52, faces up to nearly 200 years behind bars

The Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository will raise its profile within Kodiak’s growing tourism economy with a new grant from the U.S. Forest Service and the American Indian Alaska Native

The latest North Slope and Cook Inlet oil and gas activity maps were recently posted on the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas website (see maps in pdf and print versions of this story). Both maps are dated December 2023 but were released in January 2024 in legislative h...

In a potential major setback for the Ambler Access Road, Doyon, Limited will not renew a land access agreement critical to the project’s success, according to an Oct. 17 letter

A proposed 211-mile industrial road that would cut through pristine Alaskan wilderness to reach a planned copper and zinc mine would disrupt the way of life in Native Alaska communities, harm fish and caribou, and likely speed the thawing of permafrost, according to an environmental review released by the Biden administration Friday. The road, known as the Ambler Access Project, would cut through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and requires a federal permit to move forward. The q