The Alaska Department of Revenue expects North Slope oil production to rise sharply over the next two years, though the price that oil fetches remains an open question.
Alaska has a trophy that did not exist a year ago. The Nanooks won the inaugural United Collegiate Hockey Cup on Saturday in St. Charles, Missouri, taking the championship game against Stonehill at the Centene Community Ice Center.
Alaska’s oldest and largest winter festival returns this week, with Fur Rendezvous running from late February through March 8 across downtown Anchorage.