Girdwood housing market reaches ‘crisis’ level, forcing locals out
The pandemic has exacerbated the mountain town's already tight market by bringing more remote workers into town. At the same time, construction materials and labor costs are skyrocketing.
Missing Sitka man last seen hiking Verstovia Trail
Searchers continued looking Wednesday for a Sitka man last seen Monday on the Mt. Verstovia Trail.
Task Force Looking Into State Scholarships
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A legislative task force will be looking into what it's likely to cost to provide state scholarships for college and...
Stevens' lawyers call for investigation of prosecutors
Senator Stevens’ legal team has asked the Attorney General of the United States to investigate federal prosecutors' actions during Stevens’ trial. The 16-page letter...
Alaska VA Stands Down For Southeast Vets
More than 800 military vets attended the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs first ever “Stand Down” in Southeast Alaska last week. “Stand Down” events are designed to give veterans access to health care and housing services, both from the VA and local nonprofits. A new agreement between the VA and Alaska Native health care providers should make it easier for vets in rural Alaska to access those services.
18 more Alaskans, another nonresident seafood worker test positive for coronavirus, state says
The coronavirus cases include an outbreak at a transitional care center in Anchorage and a cluster of cases at the Nikiski Fire Service Area.
Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out
U.S. regulators are deciding whether to block Fred Meyer owner Kroger's $24.6 billion purchase of Carrs owner Albertsons.
No one injured after one vessel sinks, three beached in big overnight Nushagak fishery
At least four fishing vessels appear to have had major problems from Sunday night to Monday morning in Bristol Bay's Nushagak District. One, the fishing vessel N-11, capsized and sank after "deck-loading" a big catch of sockeye. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 9, 2016
Obama draws fury and joy with Bering Sea protection; Washington congresswoman is likely pick to lead Trump's Interior Department; Feds say plane presumably crashed in Alaska lake; Exito sinking victim search called off; Interior Energy Project close to having new gas supplier; Ask a Climatologist: With snow and cold, ‘it’s Alaska again’; Mt. Edgecumbe High School wrestlers learn about healthy relationships; AK: Hundreds of Douglas kids band together in music class; 49 Voices: Ives Viray in Anchorage Listen Now
Crews Battling Wildfire on the Kenai
Photo By Casey Kelly, KBBI - Homer
Fire crews continue to battle the first major wildfire to hit the Kenai Peninsula this year at mile...
Hawaii Gas Applies For Permit To Import LNG
A Hawaii-based utility is applying for a federal permit to import liquefied natural gas. It’s unlikely to encourage development in Alaska anytime soon.
NTSB releases preliminary report on Talkeetna mid-air crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report on a midair collision at the Talkeetna Airport on May 31.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018
State senators slam additional Medicaid costs; Alaska senators vote 'no' as Senate renews surveillance law; Bethel police unable to trace cellphone calls to 911; Prison riot prompts lockdown; Anchorage bust nets $1.2M worth of meth, heroin; New app harnesses crowdsourced weather information; What caused the Blob? Scientists conclude: we did; K300 no stranger to severe weather; Board of Fisheries navigates 'uncharted territory' for Southeast's king salmon; Fishermen set off for first tanner crab fishery since 2013. Listen now
Kuskokwim Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Comes Together In Bethel
Tribal representatives took the first steps on Wednesday towards establishing the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. The group intends to push for co-management of salmon stocks and more direct involvement for tribal fisherman.
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Alaska is exempting some businesses from health mandates. But it’s keeping their plans secret for now.
More than 700 companies want exemptions to a public health mandate from Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy that quarantined employees coming from out of state work from home for two weeks. But the state has so far refused to release companies' plans publicly, even as municipal leaders press for access.
Survey examines Native-community attitudes
A recent Alaska Native opinion survey conducted by the First Alaskans institute was the first state wide effort to gauge the attitudes...
Board of Fisheries Nominee Withdraws
Governor Bill Walker’s nominee to the Board of Fisheries has withdrawn his name from consideration. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Coghill’s office confirmed the withdrawal of Dr. Roland Maw but couldn’t provide additional details.
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Alaska News Nightly: December 30, 2014
Walker Continues To Fill Out Cabinet With Administration, Education Commissioners; Regional Subsistence Advisory Councils Having Trouble Filling Seats; Second Boy Reaches Deal in Illegal Brevig Mission Muskox Killings; Lance Mackey Enters 2015 Yukon Quest Field; UAF Shooting Death Ruled Suicide; North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program Sees Changes in 2015; DEC Commissioner to Rule in 2015 on Groundwater Sulfolane-Cleanup Level; Troopers Seek Public's Help In Locating Missing Wisconsin Man; Alaska Marine Highway Prices To Rise Next Summer; Alaska Prepares to Offer Grizzly License Plates; Humpback History: Soviet Whaling
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This farm is the only Grade “A” goat dairy in Alaska
“I kind of joked that I started a Grade “A” dairy with a “C” team,” said Kelli Foreman who runs Kodiak's Heritage Farm and Ranch.
Fears dissipate, horizons expand after one month of in-person learning in Anchorage classroom
Students are following protocols and the number of people in ASD reporting positive covid cases has been fairly low.