News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

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Line One: A personal journey through breast cancer diagnosis

Host Dr. Jillian Woodruff hears a personal story from her guest, Angel Wallis, about navigating a breast cancer diagnosis.
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Anchorage Assembly nudges police department to be more forthcoming on body cam rollout

The most controversial piece of the Assembly's request: a policy to automatically release recordings from police shootings.
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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House

Johnson, R-La., was the first of four GOP nominees who could secure enough support from within his party to win a majority of votes on the House floor.
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Karluk school to close again after families drawn by free housing leave

As of Monday both of the new families, chosen from more than 5,000 respondents to bring enough children to reopen the school, had left Karluk.
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How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after Horizon Air flight scare

Insider threats, like the one Sunday on a Horizon Air jetliner involving an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, are very rare but potentially devastating.
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Proposed class-action lawsuit claims Alaska prisons are holding people without criminal charges

Barbara Pete, represented by the Northern Justice Project, filed suit Oct. 6 in Nome. The suit was first reported by the Nome Nugget.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

AFN member tribes consider how to move forward as a unified group. Plus, Alaska's Chief Medical Officer urges people to get the flu vaccine.
A RIVER CUTS THROUGH TUNDRA

Doyon Ltd. drops support for Ambler Road, at least temporarily

Doyon, the regional Native corporation for Interior Alaska, owns 10-12 miles of the two primary planned routes of the 211-mile Ambler Road.
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Alaska, do you have questions about climate change? We want to hear them.

We asked attendees at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention how often they think about climate change. Here’s what they said.
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Haaland leads historic day of healing at totem raising for Alaska boarding school survivors

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland helped to raise a healing totem pole in Anchorage, the nation's first dedicated to boarding school survivors.
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Anchorage superintendent discusses changes for next school year, including new start times and career academies

Students finished their first quarter on Friday, but many eyes are already on next school year, when the district will roll out three major changes.
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Talk of Alaska: How cybercrimes are changing in Alaska

How can you protect yourself and your family? Online security experts join us to answer your questions on this Talk of Alaska.
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FBI: ‘I am not okay,’ off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot said before trying to turn off jet engines

The Horizon Air flight's crew said Joseph Emerson gave "zero indication of anything wrong" before reaching for the controls Sunday.
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Longtime fisherman reflects on his career in Bristol Bay

Dan Barr has spent roughly four decades fishing Bristol Bay — half of them as president of the Bristol Bay Driftnetters Association.
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Whale Pass wants carbon credits instead of timber sale but state says no

Locals have long opposed a nearby timber sale on state land, where the state has approved clear-cutting nearly 300 acres of old growth.
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Latest Alaska crime report shows a 67% increase in murders and a slight overall decrease in crime

The overall violent crime rate in the state is up slightly, with the murder rate rising 67% and the arson rate up more than 40% from 2021 to 2022.
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Man dead, suspect sought in Midtown apartment shooting

Anchorage police have identified the suspect in Monday's fatal shooting as 27-year-old Jesse Lee Jones. They say his whereabouts are unknown.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 23, 2023

Alaska's last living constitutional delegate Vic Fischer dies at age 99. Plus, the AFN convention advocates for subsistence protections.
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5 passengers sue Yute Commuter Service over 2022 plane crash near Bethel

The passengers say in their civil suit that they have suffered emotional damage, and they're asking for more than $100,000 each.
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Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of Alaska’s constitution, dies at 99

Fischer came to Alaska after serving in World War II. He served two terms in the state Senate and remained active in politics until his final months.