Salvation Army moves families at Centennial Campground to Anchorage shelters
The Salvation Army took over efforts to connect campers to housing and other services last week and prioritized moving families into more permanent shelter. The youngest child at the camp last week was two days old.
Who wins and who loses when the Fed hikes interest rates?
Another month, another Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
Alaska voters are welcome to write ‘Tara Sweeney’ on the special election ballot, but here’s why it might not count
Sweeney is campaigning for a full term in Congress. She hasn't ruled out registering as a write-in for the special election.
Four children killed in Fairbanks murder-suicide, troopers say
Troopers say their investigation determined that a 15-year-old boy shot three siblings and then himself.
Another big Fed rate hike is here to battle inflation. Economy hangs in balance.
U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s.
Anchorage Assembly puts more than $7 million toward sheltering and housing initiatives
The Assembly also rejected a proposal from Mayor Dave Bronson that would've allowed for the waiving of camping limits for people who are homeless and staying at the controversial Centennial Campground.
In rural Alaska, communities contemplate a double whammy from high fuel costs
Annual fuel deliveries are arriving with prices near record highs, crimping the budgets of small towns and villages with no road access.
There will be no poultry at this year’s Tanana Valley State Fair due to bird flu concerns
The decision also took into account the fairgrounds’ location next to Creamers Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, said the fair's board president.
How kayaks (qayaqs) are rejuvenating Alaskan Sugpiaq culture | INDIE ALASKA
Jonathon Sawden normally works in HR, but sees an importance to tell the world that his people, the Sugpiaq (Sookh-pee-ahk) and other Native peoples are still here. Here, Jonathon and another young apprentice artist are working together with a Master Kayak builder to learn the techniques to build traditional boats and be the next generation to keep the craft and culture alive.
JBER’s Ursa Major Elementary School will close for at least a year due to earthquake safety
The Anchorage School District hopes to have Ursa Major students start their fall classes at other schools on base.
Anchorage floatplane crash sends 6 to hospital, including 2 seriously injured
The de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver's passengers were visitors from the Lower 48 flying with Regal Air, which offers flights to Katmai, famous for its bear viewing.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson reflects on first year in office, homelessness and testy relationship with Assembly
Alaska Public Media’s Wesley Early spoke with Bronson last week about his first year in public office, and his future goals for addressing homelessness and navigating a stark divide with the local Assembly.
State says Alaska homeschooling families can use public funds for some private school classes, but not full tuition
Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills said the goal of student funding allotments is to supplement public education, not to replace it with private school.
No cases of monkeypox in Alaska yet, but health officials are readying for the disease’s arrival
“We're expecting our first case any day now,” said Alaska state epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin.
Cook Inlet fishermen sue over set-net closures
The set-netters were shut down early this year for the fourth year in a row.
Village public safety officers get opioid response training in Juneau as statewide overdose rates climb
Alaska has the fastest rising opioid overdose rate in the nation. More than 200 Alaskans died from overdoses in the last year.
‘I had to get out of there’: Fairbanks man’s remote rafting trip turns into wilderness COVID ordeal
David Hamilton, 77, emphasized the value of his $125 per year medevac insurance.
Interior windstorm starts fires and briefly knocks out 911 service
Several area fire departments responded to fires that started when trees pulled down power lines.
Alaska is experiencing wildfires like it’s never seen before
Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the usual worst of the fire season lays ahead.
Two Alaska governor candidates report big Outside donations. Another had more small in-state gifts
The amount of cash individuals can give to campaigns is unlimited this year, after an appeals court tossed out the relatively strict limits Alaska used to have.