After four-week “reset,” Anchorage opens bars, restaurants to indoor dining
After a four week “reset,” in an attempt to curb the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Municipality of Anchorage is once again loosening restrictions on businesses.
State now has an opportunity to veto Pebble Mine. Pebble foes aren’t getting their hopes up.
The state of Alaska now has the power to veto Pebble's federal permit. But the opportunity won't last long, and mine opponents aren't hopeful.
Alaska primary results solidify heading into end of vote counting
The races for Alaska’s legislative elections this fall continue to take shape on Thursday, after most of the remaining absentee ballots were counted. In all but a few races, it would take hundreds of ballots that hadn’t previously been announced to change results.
Mystery seed packets showing up in Alaskans’ mailboxes
The unsolicited seed packets have been showing up around the country, and officials are worried about people planting them.
2 dead, 2 seriously injured in Fairbanks plane crash
Two people were killed in a collision at a private airport in Fairbanks, and a third has life-threatening injuries.
‘A large outbreak’ at Anchorage homeless shelter grows to 61 coronavirus cases
City health officials say they've confirmed infections in 60 people who have stayed at the shelter and one staff member. And they expect the outbreak has impacted more.
Charges: ConocoPhillips employee and cop friend stole millions in fraud scheme
A senior ConocoPhillips employee tricked the oil company into paying more than $3 million to a business owned by his friend, an Anchorage police officer, for work that was never performed and materials that were never received, according to criminal charges filed this week.
Mat-Su elementary student tests positive for COVID-19
The school district says the student is in 3rd grade at Machetanz Elementary and did not attend school Thursday.
State confirms 16 COVID-19 infections at McLaughlin Youth Center
That includes 12 young Alaskans at the youth detention center and four staff members.
‘Move out of the way’: Bering Sea fishing boats report close encounter with Russian military
Bering Sea pollock fishermen had a close encounter Wednesday with Russian military vessels conducting pre-planned exercises, according to industry officials and a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman. It happened in waters where fishing is reserved for American boats, but international vessels are not barred.
BIA opens Anchorage office to investigate cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people
Federal authorities in Anchorage Wednesday marked the start of a new effort to bring the perpetrators of those crimes to justice.
Anchorage Assembly passes ban on conversion therapy
The Anchorage Assembly voted to ban conversion therapy for minors on Wednesday, after a two-day public hearing. Conversion therapy, as defined in the ordinance, is a practice that seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It has been discredited and condemned by the American Psychological Association and many other medical and civil rights organizations.
Anchorage Pioneer Home resident with COVID-19 dies
The death comes as the Pioneer Home works to contain a cluster of infections among a vulnerable population.
This machine is a microcosm of Alaska’s, and America’s, COVID-19 testing successes and failures
A federal shipment of Cepheid supplies directed to fishing towns has allowed providers to test tens of thousands of samples on a rapid basis. But in other communities, Cepheid machines are sitting largely idle because of a lack of the cartridges needed to process each sample.
LISTEN: How months of reporting on attorney general’s unwanted texts led to his resignation
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reported that Clarkson sent a junior state employee 558 text messages to her personal phone in the month of March. In the texts, Clarkson asked the woman to come to his house at least 18 times, often using a kiss emoji and commenting on the woman’s beauty.
Some sitting Republican lawmakers lose ground in primary, while others take leads
Five incumbent Republican House members and the Senate President face difficult odds. It’s unlikely there are enough votes left to count for them to make up the amounts they’re trailing.
Brother Francis Shelter confirms 20 COVID-19 cases
All of the cases were asymptomatic, according to Brother Francis managers.
NTSB: Alaska lawmaker killed in midair crash did not have required medical certificate
The federal agency says Rep. Gary Knopp was denied a medical certificate in June 2012 because of vision problems. It released the information as part of its investigation into the fatal crash that killed Knopp and six others.
Seattle entrepreneur and Unalaska businessman to start flight co-op between Unalaska and Anchorage
Two people are promoting a new idea that they say could help address the Unalaska's persistent travel problems: a flight co-op.
The vision is a $10/month service that offers protection against delays and would aim to provide seats on charter flights for $600.
Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders are harder hit by COVID-19 in Alaska. The reasons are complex.
Multi-generational housing, lack of proper plumbing in rural villages, and cultures where physical touch is valued have made Alaska Native and Pacific Islander groups more affected by COVID-19.