‘We live in limbo’: Haines residents displaced by landslide seek path to return home
Some Haines residents displaced by the recent landslide say they’re still cut off from their properties and in the dark about what comes next.
Sealaska Corporation says it’s quitting logging
The move by one of the region’s economic powerhouses is the latest sign of Southeast Alaska’s economic transition away from logging.
In a Fairbanks lab, Alaska scientists search for the new, more contagious coronavirus strain
Alaska officials say they wish they could be analyzing more than the 96 samples they're processing every five days. But the state is being strategic about which specimens are targeted for sequencing, said Jayme Parker, a top scientist at the Fairbanks lab.
Dimond Center in Anchorage to close Sunday in response to planned ‘armed protest’
A nationwide rally shared among far-right groups in the last days of Donald Trump's presidency listed the Dimond Center address as the site of the Alaska rally.
FBI, police investigate ‘suspicious vehicle’ at Anchorage Midtown Mall
The Anchorage Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating a “suspicious vehicle” reported at the Midtown Mall.
Drilling boosters, opponents consider next steps after first Arctic refuge lease sale
Not many companies showed up to the first-ever oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But still, about a half-million acres were picked up, mostly by a state-owned corporation.
‘I don’t want to die from this’: 40% of incarcerated Alaskans contract COVID-19 despite visitation bans
Advocates, inmates, and families are frustrated about what they see as an inadequate and opaque response from the Department of Corrections.
Why aren’t more Alaska health care providers ready to vaccinate against COVID-19?
Clinics that wish to participate in the vaccination program face a slew of requirements, and don't get much in return.
On Alaska lawmakers’ wish list: income taxes, a ban on police chokeholds and business protections from COVID lawsuits
Some of the legislation advances familiar concepts that have failed to get traction in the past — levying state income taxes, adopting Daylight Saving Time year-round — but there are plenty of new ideas, too.
Dunleavy will appeal permit denial for the proposed Pebble Mine
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling the denial a “dangerous precedent” that would harm Alaska’s future.
Alaska Supreme Court strikes down Rep. Lance Pruitt’s challenge to his election loss
State Republican Rep. Lance Pruitt lost his legal challenge attempting to overturn the results of his East Anchorage district election. He lost to Democrat challenger Liz Snyder by just 11 votes.
‘I can’t just be quiet right now’: Murkowski says Trump needs to resign
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump incited the violence at the Capitol and is too angry about losing the election to govern.
Federal and state officials sign right-of-way permit for controversial Ambler Road
In the latest step in a longstanding dispute between mining advocates and environmentalists, federal and state entities signed a 50-year right of way permit for the controversial Ambler Road project on Wednesday.
For the fourth year in a row, Alaska’s population declined
Alaska’s population dropped by nearly 4,000 people — or 0.5%– last year, according to estimates released from the state on Thursday.
In rural Alaska, COVID-19 vaccines hitch a ride on planes, sleds and water taxi
Tribal health care providers have mobilized a massive effort that’s delivering thousands of doses to remote parts of the state, evoking the Serum Run that delivered lifesaving diphtheria treatment to Nome a century ago.
An ‘imperfect system’: Getting Alaska’s seniors signed up for the COVID-19 vaccine is not going smoothly
State health officials are finding much more demand for vaccinations than there are appointment slots.
With teachers next in line for vaccines, some in Anchorage want to postpone return to face-to-face instruction
Teachers are scheduled to get a vaccine after older Alaskans but there is no timetable set for widespread distribution
How Murkowski escaped mob violence at the Capitol
Alaska’s congressional delegation affirmed the Electoral College. They rejecting a campaign to keep President Trump in office despite his election loss.
‘Mob rule’: Alaskans at the Capitol watch unrest roiling outside their doors
All three members of Alaska's Congressional delegation issued statements on social media Wednesday afternoon, saying they were safe and condemning violence.
Arctic refuge lease sale goes bust, as major oil companies skip out
The first-ever oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge marks a historic and controversial moment in a 40-year battle over whether to drill for oil on the northeast Alaska land.