2 Anchorage Assembly members want to encourage more affordable housing with a dramatic zoning rewrite
“Affordable housing solves all our problems,” said Assembly member Kevin Cross.
Troopers identify Yukon River body as missing Marshall woman
Kimberly Fitka O’Domin’s body was found about 30 miles upriver from Emmonak on June 27, but she wasn’t publicly identified until Thursday.
NOAA is looking for 2 humpback whales entangled in fishing gear near Juneau
The whales were spotted Monday at Fritz Cove and Taku Inlet, entangled in a crab pot line and gillnet gear respectively.
More outdoor seating is coming at Alaska’s bars, taprooms and restaurants, but it may take time
Regulatory changes by the state aren’t on track to reach completion until after summer, despite the hopes of alcohol licensees.
Study: To hire and keep teachers in remote Alaska, school districts need to pay a lot more
Districts that cannot pay such high salaries need to look at other solutions like improved working conditions.
Dunleavy education vetoes drive early campaigning by House opponents
Juneau Rep. Sara Hannan and other House minority members are filing for reelection early so they can fundraise around a potential special session.
Alaska’s wildfire season is off to a historically low start
Alaska wildfire managers have seen the least-ever acreage burned so far this summer, as damp and cool conditions have persisted across much of the state.
The CDC is helping states address gun injuries after years of political roadblocks
Federal research funds are being used to speed up dissemination of data on gun injuries in nine states and the District of Columbia.
State of Art: Want a free Sydney Laurence print? Head to the Anchorage library.
Zachariah Joshua Loussac left his collection of paintings by the famous landscape artist to the city. Now, the library is giving the prints away for free.
Billions of snow crabs are missing. A remote Alaska village depends on the harvest to survive.
If you layer climate-related disruptions — such as rising sea levels and shrinking populations of fish and game — on top of economic troubles, it just increases the pressure to migrate.
Complaint alleges foes of Alaska’s ranked choice voting formed a church to funnel political donations
The filing accuses Alaskans for Honest Elections, a political group opposed to ranked choice, of more than two dozen violations of campaign finance law.
Fire destroys Fritz Creek General Store near Homer
The blaze in the unoccupied building, which also housed a post office, liquor store and gas station, was reported around 4 a.m. Thursday.
U.S. Forest Service awards grants to boost Tongass logging
The two Alaska grants are aimed at retooling mills to harvest young growth timber in the Tongass National Forest rather than old growth.
Sexual abuse case against former Soldotna teacher expands to 61 counts
Forty-nine of the expanded charges against Nathan Erfurth involve sexual abuse of a minor, during a relationship he allegedly had with a student.
Bristol Bay tribe forms recycling program for fish nets, rain gear
The Curyung Tribe and recycling firm Net Your Problem are collecting old fishing nets in Dillingham and Naknek to be remade into new goods.
A white raven has appeared on the Kenai Peninsula
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge staff say the bird is leucistic, lacking pigment in some feathers due to an absence of cells that produce melanin.
Alaska and 9 other states threaten to sue EPA over wood-burning stove standards
Alaska officials say the EPA should focus on Fairbanks wood-stove certifications; the agency wants more improvements, some at power plants.
HAPPP, Alaska’s first housing trust, has its work cut out
Housing Alaskans: A Public-Private Partnership is working to counter Alaska's lagging home construction and shrinking rental market.
Anton McParland: The backstory of the tall guy behind Mary Peltola
McParland is Rep. Mary Peltola's chief of staff and campaign manager. No aide is closer to her.
Idaho felon charged with murdering man in 2011 Alaska cold-case shooting
Keenon Leland Keyes, 36, faces first-degree and second-degree murder charges in the 2011 death of Loy Suthammavong.