As COVID cases skyrocket, Alaska health officials closely watch hospitalizations, staffing
In the last week, the coronavirus’s omicron variant has pushed Alaska’s daily case counts higher than the fall delta variant surge and sidelined health care workers at an alarming rate.
President Obama: Alaskans Are On the Front Lines Of Climate Change
Alaska is ground zero for climate change -- that's the message of a new video issued by the White House discussing president Obama's upcoming visit to the Last Frontier.
Alaska state senators scour budget in hopes of $300M in cuts
The state Senate is looking to make up to $300 million in cuts to the state budget. But the Senate subcommittees looking to trim state agencies’ budgets are finding much smaller cuts. Listen now
Dunleavy jabs at Biden to open border so Americans can drive to Alaska
"The Biden Administration MUST do more to open this route through Canada,” the governor recently tweeted.
ASD wants to increase diversity at its charter schools. Parents say transportation is a challenge.
Anchorage School District leaders say reaching out to underrepresented groups about optional programs is a priority for next year.
Only 55% of Anchorage's Alaska Native 9th graders likely to graduate
The Anchorage School District has released its first report that details the percentage of ninth grade students who are on track to graduate. Overall,...
Lt. Governor Parnell announces run against Don Young
Lt. Governor Sean Parnell is running against Don Young for Alaska's lone seat in the US House. Parnell made the surprise announcement this morning...
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.
Layoffs and shop closures hit Seattle and Portland airports, terminal expansions continue
The recovery in airline travel seems to have hit a plateau in recent weeks, according to Transportation Security Administration checkpoint screening numbers, spelling a warning for two of the largest layover hubs for traveling Alaskans
With law enforcement sparse, Alaska villages build network of safety for survivors
Advocates for domestic violence victims are seeking solutions as federal money goes to small Tribes with limited access to law enforcement.
Crews Continue to Battle Funny River Fire; Rain Forecasted
Video by Sonya Wellman - Alaska Public Media
The Funny River Fire continued to burn the central Kenai Peninsula this week. As of Monday afternoon, it’s estimated to have burned more than 158,000 acres with 30% containment. Funny River Road from Mile 7 to the end was evacuated on Sunday afternoon. The Kenai Keys were put on evacuation alert.
Murkowski, Walker Remain Undecided on Write-In Campaign
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau and Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Congress is returning to Washington, but Senator Lisa Murkowski is not among...
This Anchorage ER nurse is among the growing number of health care workers out sick with COVID-19
For Greer Gehler, an emergency room nurse in Anchorage, it started last Friday with a tickle in her throat.
Landslide Destroys Restoration Projects Near Sitka
High rainfall this month is being blamed for a major landslide near Sitka. The U.S. Forest Service reports that a 100-acre slide came down in the Starrigavan Valley, about ten miles from town. Although there was no structural damage in the event, hundreds of thousands of dollars of watershed restoration projects in the valley have been wiped out.
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Anchorage Assembly overrides Bronson’s veto of process for removing a mayor
The Assembly voted to override the mayor’s veto 9-3 at a brief meeting Monday afternoon.
Young’s idea: ‘Wall bonds’
Rep. Don Young is no fan of President Trump’s plan to build a border wall. But if you like it, Young says he knows a way you could pay for it. Listen now
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker returns to Antarctica to resupply American scientists
Each year, the crew maneuvers the nearly 400-foot, 13,000-ton icebreaker to cut a channel to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s logistics hub.
Baby walrus, rescued from Arctic tundra, receives 24-hour cuddle care at Alaska SeaLife Center
A wayward walrus calf, just one month old, was rescued from the North Slope.
Corps of Engineers Planning ‘Remedial Investigation’ at Fort Glenn
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning what’s called a “remedial investigation” at Fort Glenn, a former defense...
Dallas Seavey wins 2016 Iditarod in record time
In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Dallas Seavey and his dog team came running down front to claim victory in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and he set a new race record. The younger Seavey finished less than an hour ahead of his father.