Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Wesley Early covers Anchorage life and city politics for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org and follow him on X at @wesley_early. Read more about Wesley here.
Anchorage museum exhibit spotlighting Filipino-Alaskan history defaced with crude sticker
The creative team behind “Mana: The History We Inherit” is criticizing how well the museum protected its exhibit.
Amazon opens first Alaska sorting facility in Anchorage
The facility is currently in a “ramp up” period and is expected to reach full operations over the next few months.
Anchorage Museum pauses free admission policy for Alaska Native visitors
The policy, announced earlier this month, would’ve allowed anybody who identified themselves as Alaska Native to not have to pay for admission.
Alaska excluded from free IRS direct tax filing pilot program
IRS officials say the direct file program doesn't support the reporting of Permanent Fund Dividends.
Veteran Anchorage TV reporter and anchor Maria Downey announces retirement after decades of Alaska journalism
Downey has been an anchor at KTUU, now known as Alaska’s News Source, for almost 40 years.
With Anchorage’s record-setting snow, officials say it’s not a bad idea to shovel roofs
There are several winter months still to come and the potential for more snow, as ice-damming on roofs is already a concern.
Alaskans begin filing for 2024 Permanent Fund Dividends
Eligible Alaska residents have until March 31 to file PFD applications with the state Department of Revenue.
Feds award $9M to research carbon capture for proposed Southcentral Alaska coal power plant
Carbon capture storage is drawing attention at the state level, though critics say it’s expensive and may not have a large impact on emissions.
Search continues for woman who disappeared under Eagle River ice
Troopers say Eagle River resident Amanda Richmond, 45, went missing Saturday after she chased one of her dogs into the north fork of Eagle River.
Yes, most of Alaska will have a white Christmas, except for Southeast
Anchorage has already set a November snowfall record, and December has pushed the city to its snowiest 45-day period on record.
Anchorage’s homegrown Howard Weaver remembered as a ‘national-caliber newsman’
Tom Kizzia, who worked with the editor for more than a decade, says he urged Anchorage Daily News reporters to find stories on-the-fly in rural Alaska.
Alaskans would get big PFDs but no per-student education funding increase in governor’s budget
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget include “full” statutory PFDs, money to sue the federal government and more funding for the state medical examiner’s office.
Alaska chapter of federal MMIP report highlights historic violence, legal hiccups
Longtime tribal judge Michelle Dimmert says violence against Alaska Native women has been prevalent dating back to Russian colonization.
Southcentral Alaska mayors form coalition to address looming natural gas shortfall
State officials and utilities have warned that Cook Inlet, which supplies natural gas to Southcentral Alaska, may face a shortage by the end of the decade.
Alaska’s domestic violence rates remain high, as advocates push for more preventative measures
Alaska women are more likely to be murdered by their spouse or boyfriend than in any other U.S. state.
Anchorage police roll out body cameras, with about a quarter of officers outfitted so far
Anchorage voters approved a $1.6 million tax levy more than two years ago to buy and equip city police officers with body cameras.
Cook Inlet natural gas producer says it’s sitting on large deposit, but nobody wants in
Natural gas extraction in the Cook Inlet region has become more difficult, and utilities are considering importing it from outside Alaska.
Alaska tribe’s members say corruption, self-serving deals brought Manh Choh gold mine to their land
A former tribal chief for the Native Village of Tetlin greenlit the mine and leased mineral exploration rights to a mining venture, now led by Kinross Alaska.
Alaska’s top veterinarian warns of respiratory illness that’s killed several Lower 48 dogs
More than a dozen states, including several in the Pacific Northwest, are reporting outbreaks of a new respiratory illness.
On Alaska having 5 new Native corporations, Wilderness Society reverses opposition
Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee Springs and Wrangell were initially excluded from the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.