Alaska-rooted Portugal. The Man surprised Anchorage high school with live concert
The band showed up on Dimond High School’s football field after the student government won a district-wide video contest.
Prosecutors vet US Senate candidate’s fishing license case
Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former State of Alaska official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago. They have turned it over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law, an official said Thursday.
Dunleavy adds proposed $2,350 PFDs to special session agenda
Without the move, it was possible Alaskans wouldn’t receive PFDs this fall for the first time in 40 years.
Bronson appoints two critics of pandemic restrictions to Anchorage’s public health advisory committee
Anesthesiologist Shawn Degler and retired physician’s assistant Jim Wojciehowski were appointed to fill vacant seats on Anchorage’s Health and Human Services Commission. Assembly members say they will scrutinize their past comments before they vote to confirm.
Anchorage inspectors intercept more than 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
The counterfeit vaccination cards were found in a shipment from China to the Port of Alaska.
Five residents at Ketchikan’s Pioneer Home die from COVID-19, state reports
Five residents at Ketchikan’s Pioneer Home died from COVID-19 during an outbreak at the assisted-living home this past week, according to the state health...
Alaska children make up growing percent of state’s coronavirus cases
Children age 11 and under accounted for 15% of Alaska’s COVID cases last month, up from 7% a year ago.
COVID-19 cases stress Anchorage intensive care units
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The intensive care unit system in Alaska’s largest city is near capacity amid a rise in COVID-19 cases during what is typically a busy season for hospitals.
Yukon subsistence users go to new lengths for food after chums don’t return
Subsistence fishing on the lower Yukon River is closed for both king and chum salmon. Residents who usually depend heavily on the fish are pivoting toward other ways to get meat.
As bee populations decline, a statewide study looks into Alaska’s other pollinators
The goal of the project is to collect more comprehensive data on all pollinator species, including those on Mitkof Island.
Alaska reports 9 coronavirus deaths and over 1,100 new cases in 2 days
The cases announced Wednesday are the most since December, when infections were decreasing from a peak in November.
Head of Alaska’s nursing home association says Biden’s vaccine requirement could cause workers to quit
The Biden administration says it will require nursing home staff to be vaccinated for COVID to receive federal funds, but there’s concern that some workers in Alaska would quit rather than get the shot.
Federal judge reverses Trump environmental approval for major Alaska oil project
The Willow project, if it's built, could produce 160,000 barrels of oil a day — roughly a third of Alaska's current total production. But the judge faulted the Trump administration's analysis of the project's potential greenhouse gas pollution and effects on polar bears.
These Anchorage residents waited until August to get a COVID vaccine. Here’s why they’re finally getting the shot.
About 1,000 Alaskans are getting vaccinated each weekday. Some say they're driven by fears from new waves of infection, employer mandates or border crossing requirements.
‘Chickaloonies’ comic puts contemporary spin on traditional stories
The name Chickaloonies comes from what Macheras’ mom called all the “crazy kids from Chickaloon.”
No longer able to make a living in Cook Inlet, young commercial fishermen head west to Bristol Bay
More and more young commercial fishermen are making the tough decision to migrate from the Kenai Peninsula to fish Bristol Bay, where salmon are running in record numbers.
Group that wants to recall Anchorage Assembly member Meg Zaletel says it has enough signatures
The group announced in a post on social media Monday that it had gathered 4,500 signatures. It needs about 2,500 valid signatures to get the recall vote on a municipal ballot.
Bronson appoints new head of Anchorage trash services
Dan Zipay, father of the former campaign manager for Mayor Dan Bronson, will take over as head of Anchorage’s Solid Waste Services after the previous director resigned last week.
With COVID cases rising, Anchorage students head back to school
This is the third school year that’s been impacted by the pandemic, and families, teachers, and staff are optimistic that it will feel more like normal.
Alaska school district will pay $3.8M to settle with victims of a predatory Bethel principal
KYUK’s Greg Kim spoke with Anchorage Daily News reporter Kyle Hopkins who published a story on the Lower Kuskokwim School District's settlement.