Man charged with operating under the influence after collision with 150-foot girder
Anchorage police reported that Dillon Hickman drove his pickup into the girder at the intersection of Arctic Boulevard and Dimond Boulevard.
Inmate dies at Palmer Correctional Center
Michael Padilla is the fifth person to die in custody in Alaska this year.
Loved ones gather to remember Juneau’s Paul Jose Rodriguez Jr.
Rodriguez drowned when his kayak capsized on Mendenhall Lake.
AOGCC orders ConocoPhillips to pay penalties for 2022 blowout at Alpine field on Alaska’s North Slope
The well blowout led to a weeks-long release of natural gas and a brief evacuation at the company’s Alpine oil field.
Anchorage bus system apologizes to riders for canceled trips amid driver shortage
Lots of employers in Alaska and nationally are hurting for workers with commercial driver’s licenses.
Skagway’s music festival has a special guest this year: a giant fiberglass potato.
The Southeast town is embracing the weirdness. The mayor has declared Saturday "Idaho Potato Day." And two locals will be crowned Queen and King of Potatoes for the day.
Alaska attorney general wants access to medical information about out-of-state-abortions and gender-affirming care
The letter is a response to the Biden administration’s proposed protections of patient privacy when crossing state lines for medical care.
Alaska predator control doesn’t result in more moose harvests, according to a study of one game unit
The state disputes that, saying not enough time had passed between the predator control work and the analysis of moose harvests.
Alaska will start monitoring villages for PFAS in anticipation of new EPA rules
The state Department of Environmental Conservation will test the drinking water in 193 Alaska Native villages starting this fall.
Judge tosses Alaska suit against feds over contaminated ANCSA lands
The federal court decision blocks a possible avenue for forcing a solution to a decades-long problem.
As climate change transforms the Arctic, Homeland Security must adapt, official says
The forces of climate change that are reducing ice cover and opening up the Arctic to more activity are making Alaska more important, said Dimitri Kusnezov.
Sitka-based tour company is asking visitors to consider the cost of their emissions
Allen Marine Tours is one of the first tour companies in the region to adopt a carbon offset program.
Anchorage police arrest suspect in woman’s Mountain View murder
Police arrested suspect Joshua J. Oktoyak, 34, Wednesday night in the woman's July 12 death at a North Flower Street home.
What climate change and extreme temperatures could mean for Bristol Bay salmon
The biggest challenge of climate change for Bristol Bay salmon isn’t necessarily warming — a Fish and Game scientist says it's variability.
Alaskans faced a food stamp backlog, now they must wait to appeal the delay in benefits
Progress has been made getting more people food stamps, but advocates say the process to appeal state denials or delays is breaking down.
What we know about Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea
King had just served two months in prison for an assault in South Korea, and was being transferred to the U.S. for disciplinary action.
Dispute halts decommissioning of Fort Greely’s nuclear power plant
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to resume the project next month after "taking corrective action" to resolve a bidder's protest.
As record heat bakes the Lower 48, Anchorage contends with its coolest summer in years
“I think the fun thing is whenever there is a sunny day in Anchorage, you see absolutely everyone outside," said Anchorage resident Natalie Fraser.
Facial recognition remains unregulated in Alaska, even as it grows in use
Alaska Airlines has announced plans to use the technology at Anchorage and in other hub cities as soon as summer 2024.
Teen hiker dies while hiking on Kenai Peninsula
The teenager was hiking the Harding Icefield Trail when he went into cardiac arrest, according to park officials.