CDC backs expansion of COVID boosters for all adults
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky gave the green light to boosters just hours after a panel of vaccine advisors voted unanimously to recommend boosters for anyone 18 and older.
Woman Claims Killing Dozens, Some in Alaska
A woman accused of murdering a man in Pennsylvania says she killed dozens of others in four states, including Alaska. The case, involves allegations of serial killing and Satanism.
Violence Keeps Police Busy Over Weekend
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Young men involved in a number of violent incidents kept Anchorage police busy Saturday night and Sunday morning. Outside a...
Board Votes To Temporarily Close Tenakee Springs School
A school board in Southeast Alaska has voted to close the school in Tenakee Springs for the upcoming school year.
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Anchorage Police using multi-agency teamwork against city gangs
The police department's counterattack against Anchorage's youth gang problem is beginning to show results. That assessment came in a report given yesterday to the...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 31, 2020
Sen. Murkowski supporters react to her "no" vote, and twin teenagers from Chugiak will walk their dogs at Westminster.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 7, 2017
Hilcorp shuts down third pipeline in Cook Inlet; Sullivan: Syria strike offers chance to restore U.S. credibility; Cuts to 4-25 reversed, but 1,500 to deploy to Afghanistan; Report: Trump to re-open Arctic waters to oil leasing; Federal judge rules against Wishbone Hill Mine; AK Moose Federation can no longer use federal funds for moose kill response; Narcan saves lives in opioid epidemic but is only first step; Most, but not all, scientists agree that starvation killed hundreds of puffins last year; AK: Attacking avalanches before they strike; 49 Voices: Shawna Rudio of Unalaska Listen now
New Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies opens at JBER
A new regional center will focus on Arctic security and connecting military and civilian stakeholders in the region.
Walker comfortable with Exxon statements on gas availability
Gov. Bill Walker says he's comfortable with statements made by Exxon Mobil Corp. that gas would be made available to a pipeline project the state is pursuing if the company was no longer involved in it.
After years shut, a rural tannery re-opens for business
In the small community of Shishmaref there’s a local business like no other. It’s a tannery, set up to process hundreds of seal hides a year sent from subsistence hunters. Listen now
Future of education bill uncertain after rural lawmakers raise early objections
Three members representing areas off the road system voted against a key procedural question, throwing the future of the bill into limbo.
Anchorage restaurant Mexico in Alaska celebrates 50 years
81-year-old owner Maria Elena Ball changed the Mexican food game in the young state of Alaska, and she’s got no plans to retire.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 12, 2019
State House passes operating budget; State DHSS suspends thousands of senior benefits payments; Caring for Alaska’s seniors during tense budget talks; Army Corp begins hearings on draft EIS for proposed Pebble Mine; Missile defense test success accelerates arms race with Russia, China, program critic says; AK: Experimental tilapia skin burn treatment heals Haines dog; 49 Voices: John Fitka of Tuntutuliak
Contractor receives prison time, $172K fine in bribery case at JBER, Eielson
Best Choice Construction LLC owner Ryan Dalbec of Mesa, Ariz., was ordered to serve 42 months in prison, and pay a $172,000 fine and $16,000 in restitution.
Senate panel votes to lift 40-year-old US ban on oil exports
The Senate Banking Committee has endorsed a bill to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil exports, the latest sign of congressional support for legislation that President Barack Obama opposes.
New fee on sockeye fishing proposed to lawmakers
Fishermen have told state lawmakers they want a new fee imposed on personal use and sport fishermen who catch sockeye on two heavily used rivers in the state.
Climate change, not Arctic drilling, drives Obama trip to Alaska
President Barack Obama is coming to Alaska later this month. The White House released a video Thursday morning to explain why he will be the first sitting president to visit Alaska’s Arctic.
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 29, 2019
'Enough is enough': Attorney General Barr hears from Native leaders about rural justice problems; Dunleavy calls for state budget, while senators discuss separate PFD bill; Two victims of Whitehorse plane crash were Palmer-based NPS employees; Local trucking company could get LNG transport contract; Southeast in for hazy skies this week; Anchorage sets record for rain in May; Aggressive bear killed SE of Wrangell; Alaska man charged with assaulting mother, blaming bear; Anchorage 're-entry walk' offers glimpse of path out of prison; Spruce pollen blooms look ominous but are nothing to sneeze at; Kids in Space: Dillingham Elementary challenges the stars; Swan recovering at Sitka's Raptor Center
Artisans returning to Cama-i say it’s a ‘breath of fresh air’
Not having the festival the last few years was tough on vendors, especially as the pandemic made it more difficult to get materials. The return feels like a relief.
Pipeline Coordinator Reminds Senate That the Project Needs More Than a Statute
The State Senate committee looking at the state’s energy future Wednesday got a reminder from the federal pipeline coordinator: the state statute setting up...