Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to shut down stations that provide real-time tracking of eruptions and forgo repairs of seismic equipment amid ongoing federal budget cuts — moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners...

The Wyoming Most Wanted Facebook page posted a link to the profile of Wesley Nebeker, a fugitive being sought by Wyoming investigators for multiple counts of sexual abuse.

Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming some lives even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Heavy snow fell in Alaska's largest city Thursday, adding to what already has been the snowiest period for Anchorage since records have been kept. The National Weather Service predicted a snowfall of 8-16 inches, with the city's upper Hillside neighborhoods expected to get the bulk of the snow...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say the fire that burned a gas station near Denali National Park was apparently started by an explosion inside the convenience store. Trooper Sgt. Mike Roberts told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is...