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.

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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.
Joshua Oktoyak

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Department of Defense, citing critical mineral needs, boosts Nome-area graphite mining project

The grant is intended to help Graphite One complete its economic feasibility study more quickly.
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Alaska volcano’s week-long eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud

The Shishaldin Volcano is one of the most active in the Aleutian arc.
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Alaska emergency officials investigate why Saturday’s tsunami phone alerts went beyond targeted areas

Earthquakes in 2018 and 2020 also led to urgent tsunami phone alerts well beyond the intended audience.
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Suspect sought in East Anchorage credit-union robbery

The FBI says the male suspect "displayed what was believed to be the handle of a handgun" during the DeBarr Road robbery on Monday.
Craig George

Body of North Slope biologist found after Chulitna River rafting capsize

Troopers say a group rafting the Chulitna River on Sunday found the body of 70-year-old John “Craig” George, missing since July 5.
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Juneau kayaker drowns in Mendenhall Lake

Troopers say GoPro footage confirmed that Paul Jose Rodriguez Jr. overturned in his kayak on July 11 and drowned. 
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Kodiak resident dies in hit-and-run during Saturday’s tsunami evacuation

Kodiak police say they've spoken with the driver who struck and killed the 45-year-old woman. No charges have yet been filed.
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Another campaign complaint filed against opponents of Alaska ranked choice voting

The complaint alleges that Kelly Tshibaka and her nonprofit have been lobbying and campaigning without following the law.
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Man held on attempted-murder charges in stabbing at Wasilla gas station

Antjuan Walker, 24, faces a second-degree count of attempted murder in the stabbing.
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Yupiit School District aligns itself with traditional knowledge during its first year on a subsistence calendar

This year was the district’s first under a new academic calendar that takes into account seasonal subsistence harvests.
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Cold weather delays harvests, but doesn’t stop Homer peony celebration

Peonies in Alaska are usually ready to pick in early July — months later than other peony hubs and just in time for the mid-summer wedding season.