Alaska tribes bring cultural items home with federal grants
Important objects like ceremonial masks and drums are scattered throughout the collections of museums across the globe.
Alaska Native youth to carve two dugout canoes with federal education funding boost
The goal is to teach Tlingit culture while applying the principles of science, technology, engineering and math education to canoe making.
First climber born and raised in Petersburg summits Devils Thumb
Kyle Knight reached the summit after a lifetime of watching the mountain, dreaming of the climb.
Alaska state payroll department ‘one crisis away’ from workers going unpaid
Almost half of payroll processing jobs are unfilled, causing errors and delays.
Annual visitor spending near Alaska’s national parks: $1.2B
Alaska's national parks saw 2 million visitors last year. Their spending is down from the pre-pandemic high of $1.5 billion.
Some of Canada’s wildfires likely made worse by human-driven climate change
Climate change intensified eastern Canada's hot, dry, windy weather this summer. That made Quebec's enormous burns about twice as likely, according to a new study.
2 children were hurt after someone bear-sprayed a slide at Juneau’s Twin Lakes Park
The city is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Juneau Police Department.
Dillingham man charged with murder in double homicide
Joshua Wahl, 31, is charged in the deaths of Dillingham residents Timothy Evans, 31, and Jennifer Gardiner, 32.
Anchorage ombudsman recommends firing city IT director for role in election challenge
Ombudsman Darrel Hess also says he believes there may have been a violation of state election law.
Alaskan looking for aunt on Maui after wildfires connects via sticky note
Seward resident Judy Odhner asked someone in Maui to post a note on a board outside an evacuation center, looking for her Aunt Annie.
Former University of Alaska Fairbanks student sues school, alleging injuries from hot sauce
Ariel Lamp, who left the University of Alaska Fairbanks after the incident, filed suit for more than $100,000 in damages, plus costs.
Tour of Fairbanks toxic sites shows need for clean-up
Last week's tour included the former North Pole Refinery, sites on Eielson Air Force Base and Moose Creek, all of which host PFAS contaminants.
Senate Agriculture Committee’s ranking member visits Kodiak to talk fisheries and farms
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., visited a co-op store in Kodiak and a farm in Ouzinkie to gain perspective on Alaska agriculture concerns.
Alaska’s child care crisis is hitting foster families especially hard
Foster parents often get little notice before they receive a child, and they don't have time to sit on child care waitlists for months.
Petersburg needs 300 houses in the next decade, survey shows
About 10 percent of Petersburg residents responded to a 39-question survey, many expressing unhappiness with local housing availability.
Indigenous Place Names Project celebrates 4th Anchorage-area signpost
The new marker along the Coastal Trail says “Nuch’ishtunt,” which means “the place protected from the wind” in Dena’ina Athabascan.
New Sitka research could help berry pickers adjust to climate change
A new project at the Sitka Sound Science Center will closely monitor berry plants throughout the seasons, to help harvesters plan for the future.
Rains slow as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater
The first tropical storm to hit Southern California in nine decades dropped as much as 7 inches of rainwater in some mountain regions.
New drug use and HIV harm reduction center opens in the Mat-Su Borough
The center serves people looking to reduce HIV and Hepatitis transmission and to reduce opioid overdoses.
Hikers find missing Tennessee couple safe near Fairbanks resort
Searchers had focused efforts on the Chena Hot Springs area, where Jonas Bare and Cynthia Hovesepian's vehicle was found Sunday.