State introduces reforms to involuntary commitment policies
New policy measures could reduce the number of Alaskans kept in jails and emergency departments while awaiting psychiatric care.
A trip through Canada’s newly-reopened border: ‘So empty for so long’
To get through the border, you’ll need your passport, your vaccination card, proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hours and a completed ArriveCan application.
Y-K Delta Residents: How Will Donlin Gas Pipeline Benefit Us?
The State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Pipeline Coordinator’s Office collected comments on a natural gas pipeline being proposed by Donlin Gold at Bethel’s Cultural Center Monday evening. It was the first state hearing on the pipeline that would run from Cook Inlet to the proposed Donlin Creek Mine site near Crooked Creek.
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Alaska reports daily COVID records as Anchorage hospitals feel pinch of omicron
An official from the Alaska Native Medical Center said the hospital is “very, very close” to declaring crisis standards of care.
Begich Says Health Care Law Needs to be Followed Until Challenges Hit Supreme Court
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Alaska’s lone Congressional member who supports the 2010 federal Health Care Act says it’s the law, and...
Powerline Advocates Charged Up By Prospects of Expanded BC Grid
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
Cross-border powerline advocates are charged up by prospects of an expanded British Columbia electrical grid. Alaska-Canada Energy Coalition members say...
Kayakers, canoers take to the water in annual Sitka competition
Devoted paddlers from Sitka and beyond donned their spray skirts Saturday to compete in the Sitka Sound Ocean Adventure Race.
Andi McDaniel, KCAW - Sitka
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New avalanche center compiles observations from Juneau backcountry
Research shows that January is the deadliest month for backcountry adventurers, and more experienced adventurers are more likely to get into trouble.
State wants feasibility study of gasline spur
The State is requesting proposals for a feasibility study of a gas pipeline spur from Fairbanks to Wasilla. The request is in anticipation of...
New Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies opens at JBER
A new regional center will focus on Arctic security and connecting military and civilian stakeholders in the region.
Nushagak forecast includes 7 million Wood River reds
Next summer’s Bristol Bay sockeye run is estimated to number 46.5 million, with about a quarter of those fish headed for the Nushagak District.
Metlakatla reports COVID-19 death as community faces worst outbreak yet
On Monday, local authorities announced the community’s second death from the disease during the pandemic.
Y-K Delta villages discuss potential threats of upriver gold mine
Talk of the proposed Donlin Creek Gold Mine consumed almost all the time at the Association of Village Council Presidents' (AVCP) annual convention held...
RUNNING: Republican U.S. House, Alaska
John R Cox (R) and Sheldon Fisher (R) are running for U.S. House in the primary election on August 24, 2010. Here...
Barrow city mayor Stotts resigns
Barrow city mayor Michael Stotts announced his resignation from office yesterday at the request of the Barrow city council. Mayor Stotts had been the...
Polar bear attacks are extremely rare, and many questions remain after fatal mauling in Wales
They all point to the biggest question of all: Why did it happen?
Meet 12 Iditarod dogs from Steve, who’s kind of a jerk, to Nala, the peppy cheerleader
We’ve been publishing a “dog of the day” during the Iditarod. Here’s a round-up of who we’ve met so far.
Interior School District Fires Up Alternative Energy Boiler
Delta-Greely School District staff have fired-up a new alternative-energy heating system at the high school. As KUAC’s Tim Ellis reports the new heating technology will cut fuel costs and burn clean.
Mackey, King in to Unalakleet
Photos by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
Iditarod champions Lance Mackey (above and below) and Jeff King arrived in Unalakleet Sunday morning.
Mackey, who had taken...
In a warming Arctic, October in Utqiaġvik presents an especially striking picture
Billy Adams, a hunter in his 50s, says that when he was growing up in Utqiagvik, there was almost always ice attached to the shore by now. Listen now