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.
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.
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.
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.
Weather service says storm is near Point Hope but will continue to weaken
A meteorologist says the worst of the flooding is over.
Now that flood waters have receded, Hooper Bay looks toward recovery
Hooper Bay was one of the communities hit hardest by the historic storm this weekend when a typhoon slammed 1,000 miles of the Western...
In Golovin, Alaskans shovel sand out of their homes after historic storm
Golovin residents are in clean-up mode as their community works to restore power, phone service and clear debris. As the floodwaters recede from the...
Dunleavy to seek federal disaster declaration for Western Alaska storm
Alaska National Guard Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe says the state will ask for public and private assistance, covering both infrastructure and individual homes.
For the first time in 230 years, Congress has full U.S. Indigenous representation
With Rep. Mary Peltola's recent swearing-in, for the first time in more than 230 years a Native American, an Alaska Native and a Native Hawaiian are all members of the House.
Alaska can expect more big storms like September’s ex-typhoon, as ocean continues to warm
The storm that slammed into western Alaska over the weekend was the result of several factors all converging to make it so destructive, including an ocean warmed by climate change.
Nome restaurant burns, nearby inn saved during Alaska storm
Nome's Bering Sea Bar and Grill is gone after a fire started in the building on the evening of Sept. 17, as Nome was being buffeted by a powerful fall storm.
Unalaska grasps at solutions to stifling airfare costs
“The cost of an airplane ticket to get out here is attention-getting," Sen. Lisa Murkowski said during an August visit to Unalaska, where one-way tickets to Anchorage cost nearly $1,000.
Disaster response presents an early test for Alaska’s Rep. Peltola
Mary Peltola says she's approaching her new House colleagues about how to fund disaster relief for Western Alaska
Cruise industry group to meet with Ketchikan City Council after Juneau agreement
Thursday's meeting is the latest development in a years-long dispute over how Ketchikan can spend the money cruise lines pay to dock downtown.
Qawalangin Tribe donates food boxes in Unalaska after tough subsistence season
The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska donated $22,000 of food to tribal members on Sept. 7, in the form of 22-pound boxes of frozen sockeye salmon.
Kodiak investigators seize $656K in fentanyl, heroin, meth bust
Two people were arrested in Kodiak, with 11,457 blue fentanyl pills, 3.15 pounds of crystal meth, 89 grams of tar heroin, five handguns and $58,722 in cash confiscated.
Rep. Peltola joins Alaska senators to champion Willow project
Mary Peltola's signature on a letter promoting a drilling plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could carry weight with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Kotzebue Sound mostly spared from storm damage
Some flooding was reported in Kotzebue and surrounding villages, but nothing close to the damage seen further south.
Anchorage grand jury indicts Ed Sniffen, former acting attorney general, on child sex abuse charges from 1991
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica interviewed a woman who said Sniffen had sex with her when she was 17 during a trip that Sniffen helped chaperone.
‘Our lives are at stake’: Shaktoolik residents seek aid to rebuild berm lost in storm
People in Shaktoolik are back in their homes after many evacuated to the school when the remnants of Typhoon Merbok hit Western Alaska over...