What to know about Alaska’s privacy clause and its link to abortion rights
As Alaskans prepare to vote in November on whether to hold a constitutional convention, the privacy clause is a major focus.
Lower Kuskokwim students return to classrooms that served as weekend storm shelters
Lower Kuskokwim School District buildings served as evacuation centers during the storm in Newtok, Kipnuk, Nightmute, Kwigillingok, Kwethluk and Tununak.
Bering Strait communities resume air service, plan to fly in drinking water after massive storm
With a boil water notice in Unalakleet after Western Alaska's massive storm, area communities are asking for drinking water to be flown in.
Alaska National Guard begins to mobilize in wake of Western Alaska storm
Guardsmen will help with debris removal and damage assessment from Western Alaska's historic storm, with more being sent to Hooper Bay, Nome and Bethel.
Weather service officials say worst of heavy Bering Sea winds have passed
After a massive storm brought storm surge and flooding across hundreds of miles of Western Alaska coastline, officials with the National Weather Service say they expect the worst of the wind has passed.
Dunleavy says state taking stock of damage as historic storm moves north along Alaska’s coastline
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Saturday night that this weekend’s historic storm has impacted almost 1,000 miles of Alaska’s coastline.
Historically powerful storm slams Western Alaska. Here’s what people experienced across hundreds of miles of coastline.
Forecasters have predicted it could be one of the worst storms to hit Western Alaska in recent history.
A historic number of people resettled in Alaska this year. What happens once immigrants, refugees, and migrants arrive? | Alaska Insight
Every year, people resettle in Alaska after escaping conflict in other parts of the world. The reasons they left their homes and the circumstances under which they arrived may be different, but they’re all looking for the same thing – safety and security for their families.
Western Alaska residents urged to brace for what could be one of the worst storms in recent history
“In 10 years, people will be referring to the September 2022 storm as a benchmark storm," said a climate specialist.
Anchorage Assembly seeks to audit disgraced former health director Joe Gerace’s tenure
Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance wants the audit to review Gerace's work as health director such as, “documents that were signed, disciplinary actions that were conducted, grants that were administered, contracts executed and policies enacted."
NOAA asks Alaskans for help Saturday in annual Cook Inlet beluga count
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be staging a citizen-science event on Saturday called Belugas Count!
Alaska SeaLife Center admits rescued harbor seal and sea otter pups
Staff at the center have rescued an emaciated harbor seal and a 4-month-old sea otter pup in late August and early September, respectively.
Peltola’s campaign gets big financial boost after special election win
Her campaign raked in almost $1.4 million in the 19 days following Election Day, according to her latest campaign finance disclosure report.
Escaping conflict abroad, arrivals in Alaska seek stability and opportunity
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War and political upheaval are driving a major increase in the number of refugees and other immigrants arriving in Alaska from overseas. Whatever the...
Engineering firm pitches plan to solve Skagway’s rockslide problem
National geotechnical engineering firm Shannon and Wilson made its initial pitch to address recent rockslides in Skagway at the Skagway Borough Assembly’s Sept. 1 meeting.
Peltola lands a spot on House Resources. Next up: Magnuson-Stevens fisheries bill
New Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola won't always get what she wants, says House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz.
Ex-Anchorage health director calls his lies about military, education and medical credentials ‘a ticking time bomb’
American Public Media investigative reporter Curtis Gilbert offers a follow-up look at former Anchorage health department director Joe Gerace's phony credentials.
As storm approaches, the search for a group of missing Bethel hunters becomes a race against time
The storm system is forecast to bring high storm surges and wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour.
‘I’m here to represent all Alaskans’: A close-up look at Mary Peltola’s swearing-in
Alaska again has a voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, as of Tuesday afternoon, when Congresswoman Mary Peltola was sworn in on the House floor.
How an Anchorage woman is spreading awareness of FASD by painting rocks
Karen Lomack hopes her outreach helps inform people of how alcohol can affect pregnancy, and reduce the negative stigma of those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.