Dunleavy aide who ran campaign against ranked choice voting returns to lead ‘statehood defense’
Brett Huber, a former top aide to Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy, has returned to the governor's office after running last year's campaign against the ballot measure that instituted ranked choice voting and other overhauls to the state's election system.
Here’s how a Bethel woman survived 2 nights on a mountainside after being charged by bears near Palmer
After getting lost on the trail, she said that she was charged by multiple bears and survived by eating last year’s cranberries.
Jury indicts Ft. Wainwright soldier for fatal shooting of BLM protester in Texas
Some Fairbanks residents are questioning why Sgt. Daniel Perry was stationed at an Alaska military base when he was facing charges of murder in Texas.
Skipper rescued by girlfriend on air mattress after falling overboard off Sitka
A near tragedy was averted in Sitka on Monday morning after a fishing boat skipper who had fallen overboard was rescued by his girlfriend on an inflatable mattress.
Environmental regulators to give Alaska LNG pipeline another look
Last year the Alaska LNG pipeline project got the go-ahead from environmental regulators, under then-President Donald Trump, to build the massive project, but the Biden administration wants to take another look.
Delta variant wasn’t detected in Alaska until a few weeks ago. Now it’s 40% of samples.
Officials say that delta’s fast-growing share of the samples analyzed in Alaska tracks with what’s happening across the country, as the substantially more-contagious strain crowds out others.
LISTEN: How did this Anchorage runner go missing in a popular mountain race?
Michael LeMaitre went missing while running the 2012 Mount Marathon Race, never to be seen again.
Bronson won’t consider former Alaska Club building for Anchorage homeless shelter
The decision throws a wrench in the Anchorage assembly’s push to have smaller shelters dispersed around town. Meanwhile the Bronson administration is pushing forward with its plan to build a larger shelter on Tudor and Elmore roads.
Passengers safe after 18-year-old takes control of plane in Southwest Alaska
An Alaska State Troopers report says that Bethel resident and flight passenger Jaden Lake-Kameroff entered the cockpit of a Cessna Caravan on a flight from Bethel to Aniak. The 18-year-old took control of the yoke, causing the plane to nosedive.
What the rise and fall of lumber prices tell us about the pandemic economy
Over the past two months, lumber prices have been dropping fast, giving weight to the central bank's argument that pandemic price spikes for many products are likely to be temporary.
Kicking off a season like no other, Alaska’s first big cruise ship since 2019 is on the way
When the Serenade of the Seas ties up on Friday, it’ll be the first ship to visit Ketchikan since October 5, 2019 — 21 months ago.
LISTEN: Anchorage mayor points to Outside homeless shelters as a model. This reporter went to see for herself.
The Bronson administration points to examples of shelters in cities like Reno, Nevada, so the Anchorage Daily News sent reporter Michelle Theriault Boots and photographer Marc Lester to see for themselves.
Budget working group aims for compromises that have eluded Alaska Legislature for years
The working group may consider changing the formula for setting permanent fund dividends, lowering the maximum amount that the state government can spend and raising new or higher taxes.
LISTEN: Alaska bumblebees are master twerkers thriving in an unfriendly climate
As bumblebees have declined in parts of the Lower 48, they're apparently thriving in Alaska, even in the high Arctic. But entomologists want to know more.
Cool, wet weather helps temper wildfire near Chena Hot Springs Resort
Cool, wet weather helped temper a wildfire burning near a popular resort near Fairbanks, a fire official said Wednesday.
Beware of ‘shrinkflation,’ inflation’s devious cousin
Products are shrinking. Only some people are noticing.
Protected portion of Alaska Permanent Fund grows by $4B thanks to apparent mistake
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he was going to veto the transfer. But his office failed to cross out the lines in the actual budget bill delivered back to the Legislature.
Reborn Ravn eyes launch of Asian routes for 2022
The company, which right now operates solely inside Alaska, would fly between Asian hubs and destinations in the Lower 48, with stops in Anchorage for passengers to clear customs — and, potentially, to visit some tourist attractions.
Installation of long-awaited water plant underway in Tuluksak
A long-awaited water plant has arrived in Tuluksak after a fire destroyed the community’s only source of running water back in January 2021. Efforts to ship the new portable water plant to Tuluksak have been underway since the winter.
Black bear enters camper near Seward, scratches sleeping man’s leg
The bear had entered the man’s camper through an open door, said Alaska State Troopers.