‘Stop running!’: How this black bear diverted an Anchorage marathon
UAA's assistant athletics director ended up hopping on his bike and leading marathon runners around the black bear sow.
NTSB wants FAA to mandate inspections of popular Alaska bush plane after Washington crash kills 10
The National Transportation Safety Board says a key component on a de Havilland Canada Otter appears to have failed before it crashed in Washington, killing 10 people.
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban
The community voted 54-32 in favor of lifting the ban.
PFD Amount Announced
The permanent fund dividend this year will be $1,281. Both the paper checks and direct deposits will go out on October 7, 2010. 641,...
LISTEN: We’re still getting questions about COVID-19. We invited two doctors back to answer them.
Alaskans have been under orders to shelter-in-place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But many still have questions about how coronavirus spreads. So we invited to two doctors to answer them.
Dillingham Voters Approve Nushagak Fishery Annexation, Fish Tax
In Dillingham, the final results are in from Tuesday’s special election and both ballot questions passed. On ballot question 1 voters approved annexing the Nushagak Commercial Fishing District and the Wood River Special Harvest Area into the Dillingham City Limits. On ballot question 2 Dillingham voters have approved imposing a 2.5-percent local fish tax. It’s estimated to bring $700,000 in additional revenue to the City of Dillingham.
At USFS hearing, Sitkans make a unanimous case for a roadless Tongass
At a Nov. 12 public meeting on the Rule and a subsistence hearing that followed, Sitkans expressed strong support for keeping existing protections in place. But some are starting to lose faith in the public comment process.
Navy pledges no serious harm to Alaska marine life; environmentalists skeptical of claims
The U.S. Navy says it doesn’t know how many marine mammals it actually disturbs or harms each year. But, it predicts its exercises and maneuvers in Southeast Alaska waters won’t cause the death of any marine mammals.
Web Extra: Mexico's Independence Day
Scenes from Mexico 2010 Fiestas Patrias de Mexico at Anchorage's Egan Convention Center on September 15. September 15 is Mexico's Independence Day. ...
Alyeska Pipeline Remains Shut Down After Spill
The Trans Alaska Pipeline remains shut down following a spill at a pump station yesterday. Up to several thousand barrels of oil are estimated...
Video: Whale skeleton takes flight in Anchorage
Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks were at Kincaid Beach in Anchorage to finish recovering the skeleton of the humpback whale that washed up there in July. Listen Now
Russian military conducts exercises in Bering Sea
A Coast Guard cutter is patrolling along the U.S./Russia Maritime Boundary Line as Russian vessels perform various tactical exercises.
Trapper Creek Mid-Air Crash is Second in Three Weeks
The fatal mid-air collision over the weekend near Trapper Creek is the second in Alaska in less than a month.
Village public safety officers get opioid response training in Juneau as statewide overdose rates climb
Alaska has the fastest rising opioid overdose rate in the nation. More than 200 Alaskans died from overdoses in the last year.
Seeing the value of the forest in the trees: Chugach enters California’s carbon market
Instead of harvesting their forests for timber, the Chugach Alaska Corporation is selling an innovative new forest product: the carbon stored in the trees. Listen now
Trump transition team adds Alaskan as tribal liaison
An Alaskan has officially joined President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team. The Trump team has selected former state senator Jerry Ward as its liaison to the 500-plus federally recognized tribes. Listen Now
It’s spring and Juneau’s bears are waking up hungry
Bears usually start to emerge from hibernation in April. And right on time, Juneau's initial bear sightings were reported online late last month.
Following seabird die-off, citizen science project expands in Alaska
Earlier this year, dozens of dead seabirds washed up on beaches in Haines and Skagway. It wasn’t an isolated event. An estimated hundreds of thousands of dead common murres were found on shores across the West Coast.
Willow-area homes, cabins threatened by flooding
As of Tuesday night, six Matanuska-Susitna Borough roads were closed due to flooding. According to a Borough press release, up to 10 homes or cabins in the Willow area are either flooded or surrounded by water.
U.S. Education Secretary visits Bethel, discusses No Child Left Behind's impacts in Alaska
U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings is being guided through Alaska this week by Senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski. Her first stop was...