The state of Alaska has sued current and former owners of a North Pole refinery, claiming both caused or failed to stop a chemical spill that has damaged soil and groundwater. The lawsuit filed ...

A North Pole man charged with kidnapping and assault stemming from a situation that happened in October is facing new charges.

A Palmer man is being charged with terroristic threatening and assault after bringing a gun into the Santa Claus House and ...

North Pole, Alaska, population 2,100, fully embraces its role as the home of Santa Claus. The roads have names like Mistletoe Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. The street lights look like candy canes and ...

Aug. 19—After nearly two decades of Anchorage teams being the face of high school flag football in Alaska, a team from the Interior emerged from the fray last season to claim the first sanctioned ...

The former owner of a North Pole petroleum refinery is financially liable for groundwater pollution that has contaminated drinking-water wells around the refinery, the Alaska Supreme Court said in a ...

The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a North Pole workshop last week. A third victim who was in the shop was hospitalized and is still ...

Alaska held its first sanctioned flag football state championship in October, making it one of about a dozen states to claim the designation. Already, the brighter spotlight is having a ripple effect ...

A 19-year-old North Pole woman died Tuesday in a house fire that started near a chicken coop, according to Alaska State Troopers. The North Star Volunteer Fire Department got a report of a structure ...

Dec. 10, 2006 — -- In today's digital world, letter writing is somewhat of a lost art. But during the holiday season, millions of children take out their pencils and paper and address letters to ...

A contingency of Alaska’s high school distance runners traveled to the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, showcasing their ...

When Tom Bartels bought North Pole Coffee Roasting Co. 16 years ago, he made sure that running an Alaska coffee business was never a grind. Bartels took over a small family-run wholesale distribution ...