Justice Alito refutes report that he took a luxury Alaska trip with billionaire
ProPublica claims Samuel Alito neither disclosed a trip he took with Paul Singer nor recused himself from cases Singer later had before the Supreme Court.
Anchorage Assembly delays vote on putting $11M towards homeless navigation center
The proposed navigation center and shelter would sit at the corner of Tudor and Elmore Roads and would host 150 beds, with a surge capacity of 200 people.
At an Anchorage oncology clinic, doctors and patients confront ‘terrifying’ chemo drug shortage
The Alaska Women’s Cancer Care in Anchorage has been forced to ration the generic drugs cisplatin and carboplatin, due to short supplies.
Here’s the latest on the missing Titanic sub and the race to rescue those inside
As of Tuesday afternoon, rescue crews were searching the North Atlantic for a submersible that was taking five people to the Titanic's shipwreck.
Vandals target pride flags at Homer family planning clinic
Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic staff found two pride flags vandalized, in separate acts seen on surveillance video earlier this month.
NTSB responds to crash that killed longtime Bush pilot Jim Tweto
Tweto, 68, and 45-year-old Shane Reynolds of Idaho died Friday after crashing on takeoff from a hunting camp near Shaktoolik.
Alaska renewable energy advocate expects green bank bill to pass next session
The bill stalled in the legislature this year, but Chris Rose of REAP says it and a bill mandating increased clean energy use both have strong support from lawmakers.
Talk of Alaska: Pride Month and LGBTQ+ rights
More than 500 bills have been introduced nationwide this year that seek to limit the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals, including in Alaska. Despite these numbers, advocates in Alaska say there’s been good progress in defending those rights. But what exactly are they? And how are Alaskans celebrating Pride Month despite this national trend? We discuss proposed laws and regulations, and pride month celebrations on this Talk of Alaska.
School district leaders react to Dunleavy’s partial veto of proposed K-12 funding increase
Administrators said they’re disappointed and concerned by the cut, the biggest single veto from this year’s budget.
Staffing crisis leaves Fairbanks police with no patrol officers 4 hours a day
Fairbanks Police Chief Ron Dupee says of 44 budgeted FPD positions, only 29 are currently filled — and 13 of those are administrative.
Ongoing internet outage hamstrings 911, other vital services in Northwest Alaska
It’s been a week since ice severed a fiber optic cable in the Arctic Ocean, cutting communications to several Northwest Alaska communities.
As Alaska tourism rebounds, state and federal officials crack down on fake Alaska Native art
It’s a federal crime to sell art that is falsely marketed as created by an Alaska Native or tribal member.
Dunleavy slashes education funding boost as part of budget vetoes
Vetoes total more than $200 million, including half of the one-time boost the Legislature added for schools.
Anchorage taxpayers will pay full bill for homeless shelter contracting failure
The city’s new municipal attorney vows her office won’t allow a mistake like this to happen again.
Suspect held in homelessness advocate’s South Anchorage murder
Ryan Dummler, 32, faces murder charges in the West Dimond Boulevard shooting early Thursday of 51-year-old John Martin III.
Alaska Natives celebrate U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act
With the Court’s decision to back the right of tribes to oversee child custody cases came a collective sigh of relief among Alaska Native leaders.
Alaska addiction patients were lucrative in treatment center’s scheme, insurance company’s lawsuit says
Moda claims a California addiction treatment center falsified Alaska patients’ income, in a scheme to overbill the insurer by $3.3 million.
Ukrainian entrepreneurs start anew as refugees in Anchorage
A training program graduated 11 Ukrainian refugees this week, helping the new arrivals learn the ropes of business in Alaska.
Video raises new questions about governor’s oversight of aide
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pro-family policy adviser made controversial comments about abortion in his role as an aide to the governor.
Minnesota woman dead in Parks Highway crash near Talkeetna
Troopers learned of the collision near Mile 91 of the highway, which killed 62-year-old Tamela Kringlund, at about 2 p.m. Thursday.