Anchorage Pride parade marches after 3-year pandemic hiatus
The pandemic put the annual event on hold. But on Saturday, the Delaney Park Strip will be surrounded by floats, music and people in colorful outfits.
Suspect in 2 Soldotna sexual assaults arrested after manhunt leads to western Alaska
Authorities say Wasilla man Michael Ingersol fled to Hooper Bay after the sexual assaults, which took place earlier this month.
Will Alaska lawmakers override Gov. Dunleavy’s public school funding veto? Probably not.
The House minority leader says things could change as school districts reckon with the veto’s impact on their budgets for the coming school year.
Alaska legislators lack the votes to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes
Support for an override is short of the 40 votes needed to call a special session, and shy of the 45 needed for an override.
Alaskans get to choose the next artistic license plate design
Voting is under way in the Alaska artistic license plate competition, which is put on by the Alaska State Council on the Arts.
Alaska state ferry Columbia tied up for repairs
All Columbia sailings through June 27 are canceled.
All 5 passengers aboard Titan sub are dead after a ‘catastrophic implosion’
All five passengers aboard the missing Titan submersible have died following a "catastrophic implosion of the vessel," the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday.
Dunleavy’s education funding veto leaves Juneau School District with budget gap
Juneau School District leaders built a budget around an assumed $430 increase to the base student allocation. The governor's veto makes that $340.
State opens public comment period on rule limiting transgender girls in high school sports
The state is taking comments on a proposal to limit participation on girls high school sports teams to “females who were assigned female at birth.”
Alaska drownings led the nation, with alcohol use and lack of lifejackets often involved
Nearly nine of 10 Alaskans who drowned in non-occupational settings were not wearing a life jacket, according to a state report.
Cruising to Nome: The first U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military
As Arctic sea ice relents under global warming, more tourists are venturing to Nome — but there’s no place to park large cruise ships.
High-ranking Alaska National Guard officer arrested on domestic violence assault charges
Prosecutors say Brig. Gen. Wayne Don's latest arrest violates conditions of a deal struck after another incident involving his wife from November.
Dunleavy again vetoes research project on salmon bycatch
The $513,000 would have looked into the origin of salmon caught by the Bering Sea pollock fleet.
Fish and Game kills over 100 bears and wolves to boost Mulchatna caribou numbers
In May, Fish and Game shot 94 brown bears, five black bears and five wolves in a calving area for the Mulchatna caribou herd.
2 charged with murder in Kotzebue stabbing
Police arrested Calvin Stein, 29, and Audrey Booth, 30, Thursday in the death of Franklin Richards, the father of Booth's children.
Alaska’s top Coast Guard official warns of rising medevac cases as he leaves command
As cruise ship tourism returns and grows, the demand for emergency services is growing, too.
Couple finds refuge in Juneau a year after fleeing Ukraine
Daryna Berdnyk and Vitalii Kyryliuk are the third Ukrainian family to be sponsored by Juneau residents helping refugees hoping to resettle in town.
Scientist warns of heightened PSP toxins’ impact on Yukon salmon
Knik Tribe officials say the toxin which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning can also be found in parts of king salmon.
In ‘major victory’ for Southeast Alaska trollers, federal appeals panel reverses fishery closure
In a five-page ruling, a federal appeals panel stayed a lower court ruling suspending the fishery to protect Southern Resident killer whales.
King Cove pushes back against court’s decision that limits controversial road
Thursday's decision effectively lets the U.S. government withdraw from a land swap allowing construction of the controversial King Cove road.