Peltola votes against military bill, citing partisan amendments
Service members deserve reproductive freedom, says Peltola, who missed 30 votes Thursday due to illness.
Volunteers rescue Homer crane shot with an arrow
Kachemak Crane Watch's Nina Faust says shooting cranes outside the fall hunting season isn’t only illegal — it’s also cruel.
Alaskans assess impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
Alaskans on the forefront of diversity initiatives have been taking stock following the high court's 6-3 decision last month.
Indiana man accused in Alaska teen’s ‘catfish’ killing pleads guilty to child porn charges
Darin Schilmiller posed online as a rich man, claiming he’d pay millions of dollars for sexually explicit photos and video of Cynthia Hoffman's murder.
Southwestern Alaska is having its cloudiest summer in 30 years, climatologists say
A low-pressure front that’s stuck over the southern part of the Bering Sea has formed clouds, which the jet stream carries east into southern Alaska.
Fire at Petersburg’s Catholic church traced to maintenance work
Petersburg’s fire marshal said the July 6 fire at the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church was accidental in nature.
Hōkūle’a finishes Alaska leg of global journey, headed to Prince Rupert
The Alaska leg of the Polynesian voyaging canoe's global journey ended after visits to Metlakatla and Prince of Wales Island earlier this month.
In the wake of canceled cruise stops, Valdez official says businesses should focus on in-state tourism
A local official said cruise lines have a history of abrupt cancellations, so tourism companies should cater to more reliable Alaskan visitors.
Shishaldin volcano in Eastern Aleutians increases activity, draws monitoring
Shishaldin is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutians — it’s had nearly 30 eruptions since 1824.
Nonattorney advocates to represent Alaskans in court under new waiver
The Alaska Legal Services Corp.’s director said the system is unique to Alaska — no other state has a program quite like it.
Anchorage Assembly OKs pilot campground for homeless residents
But it’s still unclear whether the city has the time, staff and money to establish the camp by the end of the summer.
Smoke from Canada wildfires reaches Southeast Alaska
People in Southeast Alaska are starting to see smoke from Canada's record-breaking wildfire season — and there’s more to come.
Begich announces he’ll challenge Peltola for Alaska’s U.S. House seat
Republican Nicholas Begich III is taking another run at becoming Alaska’s next member of Congress.
Can Anchorage clear homeless camps? Here’s where lawyers and the courts stand.
With shelter space full, Anchorage officials continue to tread lightly around how and when they will clear unsanctioned homeless encampments.
Fairbanks K-9 makes explosive debut in Interior Alaska
Yogi, a chocolate Labrador retriever with University of Alaska Fairbanks police, fills a need for bomb-sniffing dogs in Interior law enforcement.
Grocery prices in Kodiak are among the highest in the country
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development data suggests food prices in Kodiak could be the highest in the country.
When Alaska wilderness adventures go wrong, mental mistakes are sometimes to blame
Wilderness safety instructor Deb Ajango says adventurers can make thinking errors that, in some cases, make an uncomfortable situation much worse.
Juneau School District will cut 2 positions, dip into savings to fill budget gap
The district built its budget around a $430 higher base student allocation, before Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed half of a school funding increase.
New estimate shows Alaska’s Permanent Fund could be out of spendable money in 3-4 years
An annual transfer from the fund pays for more than half of Alaska’s general-purpose government spending.
Cold, wet weather delays lucrative peony harvest in Southcentral Alaska
Alaska is one of the only places in the world where peony flowers grow in the summer months. But the unusually cold, wet weather this year is delaying the blooms by weeks. And peony farmers say they have had to cancel the bulk of their early season orders, leading to lost revenue.