As Alaska welcomes Ukrainian refugees, state resurrects program to help immigrants get jobs
The Office of Citizenship Assistance will help refugees overcome the employment challenges that come with resettling to a new country.
Alaska not expecting ash from Kamchatka eruption, for now
Shiveluch Volcano's eruption is not expected to create any ash deposits on the ground in Alaska, but that could change.
A week after Anchorage election, most left-of-center Assembly candidates maintain their leads
City officials have counted about 54,000 of the 66,000 ballots they’ve received so far.
Western Alaska chum bycatch limits are moving forward — slowly
Potential new limits on the accidental catch of chum salmon by pollock trawlers are still years away from being implemented.
Talk of Alaska: New proposed PFAS regulations
We discuss the way forward for eradicating PFAS contamination from Alaska’s water and soil on this Talk of Alaska
Ketchikan Public Library Advisory Board to take input on request to remove book on teen sexuality
Ketchikan resident Tanya Hedlind has asked the library to pull a book on teen relationships, citing what she called “sexually explicit material.”
Whale Pass timber sale moves forward, leaving residents with questions
Despite an outcry from residents in the small Prince of Wales Island town, a nearly 300-acre timber sale on nearby land is poised to go forward.
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.
A millennia-old Sitka subsistence fishery replenishes the spirit, and the freezer
The frenzy around Sitka's commercial sac roe fishery overshadows a far quieter Indigenous fishing tradition that’s taken place for millennia.
One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness
If JustCARE creates a successful Seattle housing program, it will come at a time when homelessness is overwhelming larger cities across the West.
New bill proposes to eliminate ‘predatory’ payday loan lenders in Alaska
House Bill 145 would restrict payday loan companies to the interest rates and fees charged by normal banks.
To help state budget, legislator proposes income tax: $20 for most Alaskans, more for those with upper incomes
House Bill 156 would tax Alaskans 2% of any annual income above $200,000. If someone makes less than that amount, they’d pay $20.
Anchorage sets new record for amount of snow on the ground in April
There's 31 inches of snow stacked up in West Anchorage, with more in other parts of town.
Conservation groups sue EPA seeking rules for discharges from cruise ships and other vessels
Two groups are suing the EPA over its alleged failure to finalize standards to protect U.S. waterways from harmful vessel discharges.
With no commercial interest in Togiak herring, Alaska looks to the Atlantic for inspiration
Togiak is Alaska’s largest herring fishery. But as the market for roe has shrunk, the remote fishery has become financially unfeasible.
In unprecedented move, federal council takes no action on Cook Inlet salmon plan
Management of the Cook Inlet commercial salmon fishery will likely fall to the federal government — which fishermen warn could severely limit it.
Troopers warn of lethal batch of drugs in Mat-Su after 3 overdose deaths in 24 hours
The lethal batch of illegal drugs likely contains fentanyl, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Fish hatcheries, long seen as a last resort, get a new look amid Yukon River salmon crisis
First Nations groups in the Yukon Territory and Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration are advancing discussions about whether hatcheries could help stem a steep crash in salmon populations.
Family of Czech billionaire sues over fatal Alaska heli-ski crash
The companies should have known about the crash immediately and notified authorities, the lawsuit says.
The Army increasingly allows soldiers charged with violent crimes to leave the military rather than face trial
A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.