Officials are aiming to move all of Anchorage’s homeless campers into housing or shelter in October
Unlike last winter, the plan does not include a mass shelter like the Sullivan Arena.
From hangry to chonky: Fat Bear Week is coming
Ever since the Brooks River salmon run began, brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve have been feasting — and ballooning in size.
Alaska heading toward fiscal ‘brick wall’ that could force end to PFD formula debate
Alaskans are set to receive $1,312 payouts, but the Legislature still can’t agree on how to determine that number in the long term.
State task force begins drafting recommendations to address Alaska’s child care crisis
The task force is focused on three main topics for recommendations: licensing providers, background checks and the shrinking child care workforce.
This year’s Alaska Permanent Fund dividend is $1,312
The Alaska Department of Revenue announced the amount in a statement Thursday afternoon.
Can this robot print a whole house? Nome is going to find out next year.
Nome and its partners hope the project will prove the technology can slash the time and cost to build quality housing, even in Alaska’s most remote communities.
Áakʼw Rock Indigenous music festival starts Thursday in Juneau
Indigenous performers from across Alaska, the U.S. and the world will play over the course of three days.
National Weather Service revamps Alaska maps to improve forecasts, advisories
NWS meteorologist Ryan Metzger says many of the changed zones are in the Interior, allowing for more precise forecasts across the region.
Kenai Peninsula Borough extends state of emergency over areawide flooding
The extended declaration is related to high-water incidents in the Kenai Keys, the Kalifornsky Beach area and on the eastern peninsula.
Russian military conducts exercises in Bering Sea
A Coast Guard cutter is patrolling along the U.S./Russia Maritime Boundary Line as Russian vessels perform various tactical exercises.
No special session this year on fiscal issues, Alaska legislators say
Members of the Alaska Legislature say they’re far apart on a long-term structure to stabilize state finances.
Feds send $440M for water projects in Alaska villages
“It's 10 times the amount of Indian Health Service funding that we had been historically getting,” said Charissa Williar of ANTHC.
Alaska bears go viral after raiding doughnut van: ‘I’m still getting phone calls,’ store manager says
Shelly Deano says bears are common near the store she manages. But after a pair raided a doughnut delivery van, reporters worldwide are calling.
Mat-Su library committee recommends removing 4 books from schools
The books include “It’s Perfectly Normal” by Robbie Harris and “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison.
Anchorage IT director resigns after Assembly pressures mayor for more information on scheme to challenge election
Weeks after an investigator’s report laid out inappropriate behavior, the mayor said he asked for the resignation.
In new challenges to Alaska forest’s ‘Roadless Rule,’ pro-logging arguments have disappeared
Prior versions of the rule have been repeatedly upheld by federal courts, but new U.S. Supreme Court rulings may give opponents new ammunition.
New ‘berry booklets’ for Alaska pickers combine traditional knowledge and science
The first booklet, focused on cloudberries, is part of a larger project that digs into the future of Alaska’s wild berries as the climate warms.
NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer wraps up Alaska expedition
The expedition surveyed maritime regions throughout the state, including the Gulf of Alaska, the Aleutian Trench and the Kodiak-Bowie Seamount chain.
Juneau Assembly considers repealing 1980s-era development rules, hazard maps
The new proposal departs from previous attempts to adopt new, more precise hazard maps that would expand downtown homes' land use restrictions.
Alaska marijuana industry says baked-in taxes are too high
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks says industry representatives are seeking lower taxes and a shift from taxing cultivation to retail sales.