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Officials say the apartment did not have working smoke alarms, an unfortunate trend for most of Anchorage’s eight fatal fires this year.

Division of Public Assistance officials say they fell behind on newer applications for food aid while staff worked through backlogged cases.

The cost of auto insurance jumped more than 19% during the year ending in August, while overall inflation was 3.7%, the Labor Department said.

Dr. Justin Clark was joined by Coleman Cutchins, who is the lead pharmacist for the Alaska Department of Health and the office of substance abuse and misuse and Venus Woods, Director of HIV Prevention & Education for the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A's). They discussed updates on the opioid epidemic including synthetics like fentanyl, counterfeit prescription pills, and opioid overdose reversal drugs.

The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday to put more than $6 million toward the winter shelter plan.

It's a rare move, and allows the Assembly chair to compel witness testimony and the release of documents, plus pursue possible legal action to get records.

Investigators say those trying to repeal Alaska's voting system routed a $90,000 political contribution through a church group, among other alleged violations of campaign laws.

Usually, the Snow Glacier and Skilak lakes release every two or three years. Both at the same time is unprecedented.

A new report from the state finds median rental costs climbed across the board, as much as 16% in one community.

Supporting the cause is just one reason the well-connected pay thousands of dollars to fish with a Congress member.

He's the fourth major candidate to enter the race, joining incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, former Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance and former state Rep. Chris Tuck.

Across Alaska, an insufficient housing supply and historically high rental and mortgage rates are pushing Alaskans into urban centers, causing them to leave the state, or forcing them into homelessness. Affordable housing is critical for health and wellbeing, and leads to better employment and education outcomes. What are the solutions to Alaska's chronic housing shortage? We talk with Alaskans focused on answers on this Talk of Alaska.

Pastor Karen Perkins said she was “stunned” by Sunday's 19-12 vote, which leaves the city with few options for housing the homeless this winter.

Troopers say Sherika Hatten, 30, and the boy died Friday after their car collided head-on with a truck near Cooper Landing.

Enstar wants to take over the estimated $10 billion project, but its own CEO says the pipeline isn’t viable without massive state subsidies.

The plane crashed Sunday evening near Excursion Inlet. Just the pilot was onboard.

An F-16 fighter jet launched flares to get the pilot’s attention, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

A hiker wandered into view of a Katmai National Park bear camera last week, mouthing the words "help me."

President Joe Biden stopped at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on his way back from the G20 summit in India and a diplomatic visit to Vietnam.

The vaccines were approved for people 12 and older and under an emergency use authorization for children ages 6 months to 11 years old.