Denali Park glacier surging 65 feet a day, threatening summit route
The Muldrow Glacier on the north side of Denali National Park is advancing at 100 times its normal rate.
Anchorage acting mayor seeks emergency order extension
Currently, the emergency proclamation includes gathering-size restrictions, social distancing requirements in restaurants, bars and other businesses, health restrictions for some sports teams and a citywide mask mandate and would expire at the end of this week.
How the pandemic has further strained recovery resources | Alaska Insight
has consumed the attention of many of us over the past year, but another killer has continued to claim lives. Overdose deaths are on the rise, and the need for substance abuse resources in Alaska is pressing. How have recovery programs around the state adjusted their services to meet the demand?
Extra marks on ballots held up tabulating on Anchorage’s Election Night
Results in the Anchorage election came in slowly this year. Last year the elections center got through more than half the ballots the first night, but by Tuesday night, less than a fifth of the total ballots that had been received were tabulated. On Wednesday evening, the clerk’s office explained the early reports were held up by some unusually marked ballots.
Dunleavy’s $70m cut to UA could cost the state $130m in federal pandemic funds
The American Rescue Plan has a lot of money for schools. But Alaska may not be able to collect its full share, due to pre-pandemic cuts to the university.
Cases are rising again, but Alaska’s rate of vaccination is slowing
Anchorage COVID-19 vaccinations are starting to plateau, while case numbers are rising. And that has the city’s epidemiologist worried.
Hilcorp ordered to replace gas pipeline with history of leaks
The last time the pipe leaked, in 2017, Hilcorp didn’t complete repairs for three months, citing danger from ice in the inlet. Sea ice is again a problem.
ASD superintendent and former governor among 8 finalists to lead University of Alaska Anchorage
The three Alaskans in the running to serve as leader of the state’s largest university are Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop, former Gov. Sean Parnell and Pearl Brower, former president of Iḷisaġvik College in Utqiaġvik.
Arctic air hitting Anchorage ‘like a freight train,’ with -25 F wind chill
Unseasonably cold air swept into Alaska’s largest city Thursday, and forecasters expect it to stay through the weekend.
Alaska sues PFAS makers as lawmakers seek broader action from regulators
Alaska is suing chemical manufacturers over PFAS, toxic compounds that have contaminated water in more than a dozen communities across the state.
Alaska Supreme Court restores access to public employee and teacher retirement benefits
Now, as many as 78,000 Alaskans could buy their way back into the state’s more generous retirement benefit programs.
Alaska legislators apologize after breaking COVID rules by bringing friends for ping-pong, basketball at Capitol gym
Members of the public who are barred from the state Capitol complex due to pandemic safety rules attended a social gathering with legislators in a complex building last week.
Dunbar and Bronson still lead Anchorage mayor’s race as more ballots are counted
Assembly member Forrest Dunbar and former Air Force pilot Dave Bronson are still leading the race for mayor after the Anchorage municipal clerk added a second batch of votes to the results of the April 6 election Wednesday afternoon.
Judge orders state to allow in-person visits for lawyers and jailed clients, whether vaccinated or not
A judge has ordered the Alaska Department of Corrections to allow in-person visitation between lawyers and their clients in jail, regardless of an inmate’s COVID-19 vaccination status.
Discussion on Anchorage School Board race and equity policies heats up
The school board heard more than an hour of public testimony almost exclusively about the policies
Redington declared winner after harrowing race to finish in Kobuk 440
The annual Kobuk 440 sled dog race came to a close on Tuesday after teams faced some of the toughest conditions in race history to cross the finish line in Kotzebue Tuesday. Ryan Redington was announced as the winner later that evening at the musher's banquet.
New CDC guidance seen as ‘unworkable’ for cruise lines and small port communities
Smaller towns say there's no way to implement the guidance that would allow cruise ships to visit in time for a robust cruise season.
Alaska officials detect case of COVID-19 strain first found in South Africa that’s less affected by vaccines
A single case of the variant, known as B.1.351, was detected last month in the Anchorage-Mat-Su area. Officials haven't said how the infected person acquired the virus, or whether others may have been exposed.
Early results show Dunbar with slight lead in Anchorage mayor race
At 9 p.m. with only 10,606 votes counted, Forrest Dunbar had 3,701 votes, followed by former Air Force pilot Dave Bronson with 3,116 votes
Former troopers head Cockrell named Alaska public safety commissioner
Former head of the Alaska State Troopers Jim Cockrell has been appointed the new commissioner of the Department of Public Safety by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.