Scientists team up to make Alaska a leader in the hunt for new COVID-19 strains
Alaska's health department has pulled together a group of researchers from the state's public health labs and its university system in hopes of speeding up and expanding its search for more contagious strains of COVID-19.
‘Pretty damning’: 2nd Trump impeachment case is compelling, Murkowski says
Alaska's U.S. senators say watching videos of the Jan. 6 violence reignited their anger.
Alaska to broaden COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
Alaskans with underlying health conditions who are as young as 50 will be able to receive the shots, along with teachers, workers congregate settings, such as shelters, and COVID-19 response workers of any age.
Change the law to make prosecution for rape more possible in Nome and across Alaska, experts say
Advocates say the way the 1982 Alaska statute on sexual assault is written places an impossibly high burden on women to prove they were assaulted.
Anchorage Assembly decides against formal action after member defends Nazi license plates online
The Anchorage Assembly unanimously dismissed a resolution on Tuesday to recognize actions from Assembly member Jamie Allard around two controversial, Nazi-themed license plates as a “breach of the public trust.”
Murkowski votes to proceed with 2nd impeachment; Sullivan votes to stop
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of six Republicans who voted to proceed with ex-President Trump’s impeachment trial.
‘People really pulled together’: Volunteers help fix Nenana’s frozen-up water plant
After Nenana’s water-treatment plant froze up Monday, leaving about 150 homes without water, city workers and volunteers got the system back up and running in about 12 hours.
Several Mat-Su schools close after increase of COVID-19 cases tied to maskless sports, activities
Several Matanuska-Susitna Borough schools remain closed this week amid an increase in COVID-19 infections that the school district attributes mostly to student athletes going maskless while playing indoor sports.
LISTEN: Sure it’s cold, Alaska. But these chilly days are becoming more scarce.
Temperatures have dipped to colder than 40 below in parts of the Interior and windchills down to 70, 80 and even 90 below in some places.
Juneau nursing home could be model for COVID-19 outbreaks in a vaccinated world
At least a dozen people in a Juneau nursing home tested positive for COVID-19, but almost no one showed symptoms.
Gov. Dunleavy issues emergency declaration for Tuluksak water crisis
The declaration comes nearly a month after a fire destroyed the village’s only source of drinking water. In the interim, residents of Tuluksak have been drinking bottled water donated by private citizens and businesses.
Alaska’s US attorney is investigating something about Pebble, but the target is unclear
The mining firms suggests the case involves the "Pebble tapes." But is the alleged crime the recordings, or what executives said on them?
Alaska’s US senators want to thwart Biden’s anti-oil policies. Here’s what they’re trying.
Order by executive order, President Biden is frustrating Alaska's U.S. senators. But what can they do?
Biden administration’s shift to equity over speed could bring more clarity to Alaska vaccine response
Two weeks into the Biden administration, the emphasis has shifted to equity instead of speed.
3 weeks later, Tuluksak is without running water or disaster relief
It’s been three weeks since a fire destroyed Tuluksak’s only source of drinking water. Since then, the village has been living on donations of bottled water from...
Haines man mauled by bear while backcountry snowboarding
The man’s current condition is not known, however, Coast Guard personnel say he was responsive and talking during the rescue.
LISTEN: Alaska’s top doctor says misinformation hurts vaccination effort
In part, Dr. Anne Zink is responding to a report this week by the conservative blog Alaska Watchman under the headline, "At least five Alaskans died and 111 suffered adverse reactions after COVID vaccines."
More Indigenous knowledge needed to navigate ‘new Arctic,’ scientists say
A letter signed by over 200 scientists asks for more Indigenous input on the National Science Foundation's flagship initiative on Arctic warming.
Anchorage police report declining violent crime and property crime in 2020
Police Chief Justin Doll said he’s hopeful the department’s anti-violent crime initiatives are having a positive impact.
How many Alaskans died from COVID-19? ‘Excess death’ count sheds some light
A new report found 529 excess deaths, more than twice as many as the 255 deaths Alaska doctors have determined the coronavirus disease caused in 2020. But it's not clear what caused them.