Anchorage Assembly expands winter shelter with hundreds on waitlist and snow pummeling city
The additional beds will go to the most vulnerable people on the waitlist.
Successive snow days leave Anchorage schools reliant on remote learning
Some parents, including those who have had to stay home from work, have criticized the lack of plowing and the cancellation of in-person school.
Trust land auctions fund mental health care in Alaska
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is selling some of the 1 million acres of federal land it received under the Mental Health Act of 1956.
Tribes, State Troopers increase access to justice for Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence
Alaska State Troopers received new training in October aimed at keeping Tribal citizens safer.
Monday storm again closes Anchorage, Mat-Su schools and state offices
Anchorage is under a winter storm warning for 6 to 9 inches of snow Monday morning, with up to a foot expected on the Hillside.
Alaska crabbers get creative with pop-up sales, but industry’s fate uncertain
With the Bering Sea snow crab fishery closed for a second year, crabbers are trying to find ways to make up for lost income.
4 unsheltered people died outside in Anchorage in the past week. 2 of them were in wheelchairs.
Hundreds of people have been living unsheltered in Anchorage since the Sullivan Arena shelter closed in the spring.
Snowstorm leaves aftermath of power outages; JBER Veterans Day ceremony canceled
Thousands of people across the region were still without power Friday, but major highways had reopened Thursday evening.
Southcentral Alaska buried in more than a foot of snow from winter storm
The nine inches of snow that fell Wednesday in Anchorage broke a record for Nov. 8, and the storm continued in full force Thursday.
Federal judge rejects legal challenge to ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason's highly anticipated decision clears what ConocoPhillips has called a "make-or-break" point for the project.
Military blows up large artillery shell found near Cold Bay
Explosives experts sent from Anchorage destroyed the massive munition, which was found last month by a hunter in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
‘I think it’s wrong’: Alaska ACLU seeks accountability for state inmate deaths
At a recent fundraiser, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska again called attention to the high death rates in Alaska prisons.
Southcentral Alaska schools closed amid snowstorm, power outages
The storm has closed Anchorage, Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula Borough schools for the day; Anchorage and Mat-Su state offices are closed.
Tuberville, under pressure from Republicans over military holds, says he is reviewing options
Sen. Tommy Tuberville's changed stance comes after Sen. Dan Sullivan challenged his hundreds of promotion holds on the Senate floor last week.
A co-creator of Alaska’s PFD program calls for reinstating a personal income tax
Rep. Cliff Groh wants Alaskans earning over $200,000 a year to pay a 2% income tax, with other residents asked to "chip in" $20 to fund state services.
Alaska Municipal League is helping rural communities qualify for climate change funds
Alaska communities have an opportunity to invest heavily in climate change mitigation at the local level, by targeting federal grants.
Anchorage-area commuters can expect ‘messy’ storm Wednesday
Warmer temperatures Wednesday are expected to turn snowfall into freezing rain, before falling below freezing overnight into Thursday.
PrEP prevents HIV transmission and it’s free. Why can’t some Alaskans get it?
Robin Lutz, executive director at the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association, or 4-As, said the organization has been talking with people newly diagnosed with HIV. She said Alaskans face many barriers to accessing PrEP.
Most Fairbanks Four members settle for $5M after vacated conviction
Kevin Pease, George Frese and Eugene Vent will each receive $1.59 million from the City of Fairbanks' insurer. Marvin Roberts is still suing the city.
Wastewater plan ruling for hard-rock mine near Haines appealed from both sides
Environmental groups and the Chilkat Indian Village are facing off in court against Constantine Metals over the planned mine at the Palmer Project.