As Alaska’s child care crisis looms, some businesses opt to launch centers for their employees’ kids
Companies with on-site child care report happier staff and better retention rates — especially as affordable child care becomes harder and harder to find.
Dangerous PSP toxin levels found in some Southwest Alaska clams, mussels
Officials say Chignik Lagoon razor clams and Sand Point blue mussels are unsafe to eat, due to toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
NOAA says revised analysis could allow Southeast king salmon troll fishing, despite ruling
A fisheries official says a summer troll season for king salmon in Southeast Alaska is possible, despite a federal judge’s recent ruling to the contrary.
Man dies in custody at Ketchikan Correctional Center, 1 day after arrest
Troopers say Landon Morgan, who was arrested on a DUI charge, apparently "died from a medical issue" Sunday at the Ketchikan Correctional Center.
Dangerous Juneau intersection to see stopgap safety measures after deadly crash
A fatal crash Saturday on Egan Drive near Juneau's Fred Meyer is the latest of 50 crashes at the same intersection over the past decade.
Fifth child of Grubby captured in Homer’s opossum odyssey
A wildlife biologist says the search isn’t over. Opossum litters are usually eight or nine joeys — and can be as many as 13.
Alaska cancer treatment centers struggle with shortage of common chemo drugs
Two common chemotherapy drugs are in short supply in Alaska – cisplatin and carboplatin. Oncology centers across the country are struggling to keep the drugs in stock.
North America’s first known case of a rabid moose confirmed in Western Alaska
The moose had a wound from a fox bite, the likely means of transmission.
Remembering Joe Senungetuk, a practitioner in the art of resistance
The Inupiaq artist, who died on May 31, leaves behind many contemporary art fans who loved his carvings, sculptures, and paintings.
A shortage of heat pump installers is slowing climate action in Southeast Alaska
Swapping out oil-based heating systems for heat pumps is one of the best ways for homeowners to shrink their carbon footprints. But in communities like Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka, heat pump installers are struggling to keep up.
Alaska legislative ethics committee opens another investigation into Rep. David Eastman
It’s at least the third time since 2017 the committee has scrutinized the Wasilla Republican.
Juneau welcomes Polynesian voyaging canoe before it sets out on 4-year journey
A thousand people gathered at Auke Bay in Juneau on Saturday to welcome the Hōkūle‘a and her crew to Juneau.
Sterling man survives brown bear attack by shooting and killing bear
Troopers say Nicholas Abraham, 34, was hunting Saturday in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge when he was attacked by a sow with two cubs.
Pebble Mine company to pay shareholders who claim they were duped
Plaintiffs say recorded conversations released in 2020 revealed corporate leaders’ lies, but Northern Dynasty Minerals denies wrongdoing.
Port of Seattle closure could cause cargo delays for Alaska
About 90% of Alaska’s goods arrive by ship or barge, and most of that comes via Seattle.
Cut cable causes internet and cellphone outages in Arctic Alaska
Quintillion President Mike McHale said a full restoration of internet and some cellphone service could take up to two months.
Man drowns in Mat-Su lake after canoe capsizes
Word that Devon Betker was presumed dead on Finger Lake reached troopers just after 7 p.m. Saturday. His body was recovered later that night.
Counterfeit pills with fentanyl flood Alaska’s black market
Overdose deaths have been rising in Alaska for the past several years. Most of that is due to illegal fentanyl. And, it’s been showing up more and more in pills that look like prescription drugs, but are counterfeit.
Deepwater mapping reveals gas seeps in Aleutian Trench
The Okeanos Explorer docked in Unalaska last month, after finishing its first of six expeditions mapping deep seafloor around the Aleutian Islands.
Proposed policy aims to streamline Alaska’s food stamp application process
Alaska is one of only a handful of states that doesn’t already use broad-based categorical eligibility for food benefits.