Trump administration wants to open millions of more acres to oil development on Alaska’s North Slope
The administration is proposing to open 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing, a move staunchly opposed by environmental groups.
Napaskiak residents asked to shelter in place after COVID-19 case identified
A Napaskiak resident tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and officials worry about community spread of the virus in the small Southwest Alaska village of about 400 people.
Three Alaska Native women join Anchorage Public Safety Advisory Commission
The Public Safety Advisory Commission examines public safety issues and advises the mayor and city assembly.
Trump wants to bail out Maine lobster fishermen. Alaska’s seafood industry calls it a “gut punch.”
President Trump this week announced an effort to alleviate the damage on the fishing industry caused by his trade war with China.
But Alaska fishing groups say they’re deeply displeased, because the relief is targeted solely at the lobster industry, which is centered in Maine.
State investment agency approves $500K for summer work on Ambler Road project
The Ambler Road project has been a lightning rod for controversy for years, pitting the desire to expand business and mining interests in the state against the concerns over impacts to the environment and subsistence
Alaska records more than 40 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase yet
It’s the fourth time in the past month that the state has a new daily high.
Court deals potentially fatal blow to logging plan for tens of thousands of acres of Tongass National Forest
The court challenge ends the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to open up 24,000 acres of old-growth forest on Prince of Wales Island to commercial logging. It also halts road building for the 15-year project.
Alaska clarifies new rules for ferry travel, no test required for short trips
The Alaska Marine Highway System announced the new coronavirus-related protocols on Sunday. Three days later, it sent out a statement tweaking some of them.
Ravn says 30 bidders want to buy at least a piece of the company, but next steps are murky
Five of the bidders are interested in buying Ravn intact. There were also nearly a dozen offers to buy “substantial assets” from Ravn -- not the whole business, but more than $1 million.
But the next steps in the process are still murky.
Alaska Native vets from the Vietnam War era may lay claim to 160 acres
The Bureau of Land Management is trying to reach some 2,200 Alaska Native veterans to let them know they can lay claim to 160 acres apiece.
With unknowns on the supply and the demand side, salmon markets have become unstable
An economist says that increased operating costs due to the pandemic, a decline in restaurant demand, and a decline in consumers' incomes has resulted in a huge amount of uncertainty in the salmon market.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation recommends lockdown after COVID-positive person traveled to a regional village
The health corporation is not naming the village, and says the individual is now in isolation.
Anchorage mayor says he may issue mask mandate soon if increase in COVID-19 cases continues
The announcement comes as the number of COVID-19 infections in Alaska continues to climb, and as people clash over wearing masks. Some businesses are requiring face coverings, but there’s currently no city-wide or statewide mandate.
A Mat-Su state House race could reshuffle the Alaska Capitol’s balance of power. Here’s why.
The state House race centers on an incumbent, David Eastman, who’s so polarizing that some lawmakers say he played a big role in blocking his own party from forming a majority in his chamber last year.
Most travelers screened at Alaska airports opt to test for COVID-19 instead of two-week quarantine
About 12,000 people got screened at eight airports in Alaska during the second week of the state's new travel rules. Just 2,000 opted to quarantine for two weeks instead of testing for COVID-19.
Following a series of earthquakes, Unalaska tested its tsunami sirens. Half failed.
Only three of the seven tsunami sirens in the Aleutian community worked, despite high seismic activity in the last week.
Petition seeks removal of statue of William Seward
Petitioners have called for the removal of a statue in Alaska depicting the U.S. cabinet secretary who arranged the purchase of the state’s land from Russia.
12 seafood workers in Dillingham are diagnosed with COVID-19 as number of cases in Alaska continues to rise
The 12 infections in the nonresident workers are among 35 new cases included in the state health department’s data update Tuesday. The number of Alaskans with active COVID-19 infections has also reached a new high : 264.
People entering Alaska by land and sea must follow the state’s travel policy. Here are the rules.
Travelers taking a car or boat into Alaska will have similar rules to those taking a flight, though ferry travel has stricter requirements.
Without a mask mandate, Anchorage businesses wade into culture clash
Businesses that have required customers and employees to wear masks say that they've run into some brusque opposition from those who say that such requirements are a violation of personal liberty.