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.

a hike in a rainjacket, wet from the rain

They logged on to watch the famous fat brown bears. They saved a hiker’s life instead.

A hiker wandered into view of a Katmai National Park bear camera last week, mouthing the words "help me."
A man in a blue suit walks up to the podium.

President Biden commemorates anniversary of 9/11 attacks at memorial in Anchorage

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.
a person gives another person a shot

New COVID vaccines get FDA approval

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

South and Central American students could be key to staffing Juneau’s Eaglecrest ski area this winter

In the first full week of September, Eaglecrest’s job postings had more than 7,000 views. But just six adults who applied met the qualifications.
two men

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell summit Devil’s Thumb, with help from a local climbing legend

Dieter Klose said it wasn’t love at first sight — or first summit. His enchantment with the Southeast Alaska mountain grew over the course of his life.
A man is in front of a group of people in a welcoming center.

Classes help Alaska’s growing number of refugees navigate baffling U.S. health care system

“That's the thing that I try to teach my clients: you have voice, you have rights," said Lilian Montoya with Catholic Social Services.
an ambulance

King Cove celebrates new ambulance

King Cove's fire chief said the renovated ambulance holds greater significance in the remote community than it might someplace else.

Hometown, Alaska: Discussing mental health awareness and suicide prevention

The stigmas and statistics of mental health awareness are important issues for Alaskans, especially as it relates to suicide prevention. On this episode of Hometown, Alaska host Justin Williams leads a conversation about how to discuss mental health and suicide prevention with Blaze Bell of Standing Together Against Rape and Recover Alaska as well as Shana Cooper of the Alaska Native Justice Center. They share their professional insight and personal experiences to explain how to approach these issues and share what resources are out there.
Soldotna City Hall

Sterling man sues Soldotna, citing rights violated during 2021 investigation

Martin Anderson is seeking half a million dollars from the city in a federal suit filed in May, claiming police violated his constitutional rights.
electric vehicles

National political fight over electric vehicles surfaces in Alaska

The fossil fuel industry and its backers have criticized the Biden EV vision. But in Alaska, where the vehicles' use is expanding, they are winning fans.
walruses

Qayassiq’s walrus hunt, once banned, now teaches traditions of sharing and management

Alaska Native people in Bristol Bay have harvested walrus at Qayassiq for thousands of years. But they weren’t always able to hunt there.
Unalakleet

Traditional practices blended with modern life jacket technology seen as boosting fishing safety in Alaska

A pilot program examining ways that Indigenous knowledge addresses fishing safety in Unalakleet has come up with some recommendations.
New York

America marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

President Joe Biden is set to remember the 2001 terror attacks Monday at Anchorage's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, as he returns from Asia.
A man with a hat and glasses stands outside of a building.

Hamilton star says cast is feeling ‘so much love’ from Anchorage audience

"I mean, who doesn't want to play Hamilton, right?" said Pierre Jean Gonzalez.
a bus

Classes start at Unalaska’s new Head Start facility with a focus on Unangax culture

Unalaska’s Head Start is run by the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, a regional, nonprofit tribal organization.
planes

NTSB investigates midair collision over Katmai National Park

The plane’s pilot and passengers reported no injuries in the Monday collision, but the helicopter’s pilot was injured.
a trooper car

Teen missing from North Pole party found dead

Troopers said 17-year-old Talen Luth-Ney’s body was located by a K-9 team Wednesday night.
scientists

100 million years ago, dinosaurs lived in Interior Alaska. A research team went looking for them.

Paleontologists Tony Fiorillo and Yoshitsugu Kobayashi spent many hours considering footprints left behind by at least half a dozen ancient species.
chum salmon

Hatchery strays could increase the risk of salmon suffocation in streams across Southeast Alaska

Scientists have long warned that hatchery salmon can compete with wild fish for resources, including oxygen.
Akiachak

Water hookups come to Alaska Yup’ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets

Most of Akiachak’s nearly 700 people began getting modern plumbing for the first time this spring and summer — and finding their lives transformed.