Alaska salmon fishers fume over low prices, but processors say they’re hurting too
Bristol Bay fishers are calling for strikes, lawsuits and “picket signs and pitchforks” in response to low salmon prices. But an industry expert says processors have been hurt too.
3 hurt after erratic driver near Seward causes head-on crash
Troopers said multiple people told Seward police a blue Toyota Corolla was driving in the wrong lane of traffic and nearly hit pedestrians.
Woman found dead in apparent bear encounter outside Yellowstone National Park
The woman's body and grizzly bear tracks were found on the Buttermilk Trail, located about eight miles west of West Yellowstone, Mont.
Brown bear and dogs tangle in Cooper Landing video
An Instagram video of four dogs sparring with a brown bear on a Cooper Landing property has more than 30,000 likes.
Judge dismisses state lawsuit over liability for contaminated Alaska Native corporation lands
No Alaska Native corporations or Native groups joined the lawsuit, and Judge H. Russel Holland found multiple problems with the state’s arguments,
Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash are recovered from lake
Volunteers from the Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery team recovered the bodies from the crashed Bell 206 at about 6 a.m. Sunday.
Humpback whale nearly knocks paddler off board near Whittier
“I dream about seeing whales up close. But not this close,” said Kevin Williams of Anchorage.
Alaska game managers dispute study, saying predator control does work
Tom Paragi, a biologist with the Division of Wildlife Conservation, says other studies back up the notion that predator control can help declining populations of prey, like moose.
Murkowski says she’d choose Manchin over Biden, and says Trump ‘should be done’
Sens. Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski are centrists and allies, particularly on energy issues.
Don’t look down: Alyeska Resort opens new dizzying attraction
People can pay to walk 600 feet across two narrow bridges suspended 2,500 feet above the valley floor.
Roadside assistance? This sheep got stuck along the Seward Highway. Alaska DOT helped her out.
“This is a new one on me,” said an area biologist who helped with the rescue.
Anchorage Assembly raises concerns about election challenge filed by mayor’s former chief of staff
“We are looking into what reasonably might appear to be a coordinated effort to affect the outcome of an election,” said Assembly chair Chris Constant.
Helicopter crashes into remote Alaska lake, no survivors found, officials say
The helicopter had been chartered by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. It was carrying three employees from the Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey who had been conducting field work.
Alaska’s volunteer firefighting force has nearly halved over the last decade
The number of volunteer firefighters across the state plummeted by 45% since 2014. That’s more than double the decline seen nationwide.
Kodiak police name driver in fatal hit-and-run during tsunami evacuation
Police say Clint Moudy has been cooperating with investigators since the late-night July 15 collision. No charges have yet been filed.
Almost half of Alaska’s Head Start programs could lose millions in federal funding due to underenrollment
Eight Head Start programs could potentially lose as much as $12.5 million in funding because they have not filled all of their spaces for kids.
Alaska trooper says man convicted of shooting him was going to ‘finish the job’ when backup arrived
Bruce Brueggeman says doctors initially planned to amputate his left arm, after Bret Herrick shot him five times outside an Anchor Point grocery store.
University of Alaska picks Philadelphia-sized section of Interior Alaska to own under new law
The university's first choice is about 100,000 acres near Spooky Valley, west of the Dalton Highway in the Ray Mountains.
Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor proposes Eastern Peninsula service area
Mayor Peter Micciche says the plan is the only way to have a low mill rate and quality services, after Cooper Landing residents balked at high costs.
Trump classified documents trial in Florida to begin in May 2024
That schedule puts the trial at the tail end of the Republican presidential primary process, in which Trump is currently the front-runner.