Anchorage police now carrying overdose-reversing naloxone
Anchorage police were among the last major law enforcement agencies in the state to carry naloxone.
Dunleavy says he will sue over EPA’s veto of Pebble Mine
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’s going to pursue legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency’s veto of the Pebble Mine.
Kodiak eyes overhaul of its biggest boat harbor
Among the City of Kodiak’s top priorities – and biggest expenses – are $40 million worth of repairs for its biggest harbor.
Gov. Dunleavy says Alaska doesn’t flare its natural gas. It does.
Targeted by environmental groups, gas flares in Alaska are regulated more by economics than concerns about greenhouse gases.
Alaska public defenders to refuse some Nome and Bethel cases due to shortage of attorneys
The head of the Alaska Public Defender Agency notified the judges overseeing the Nome and Bethel judicial districts of the plans Tuesday.
Chinese surveillance balloon passes over Alaska, Montana
U.S. officials said the balloon flew over the Aleutian Islands and through Canada before it was spotted over Billings, Montana.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, February 2, 2023
Congresswoman Mary Peltola calls for more action and less talk. Not everybody's on board with a Fairbanks utility's deal to source North Slope natural gas. Plus the Alaska State Troopers now have a plan for body-worn cameras.
Contract negotiations to resume after striking Mat-Su bus drivers pack school board meeting
“This bus company does not care about the safety of these children as much as we bus drivers do,” Alice Smith told the school board.
Alaska Public Safety officials release a draft policy to put body cameras on troopers
The seven-page draft policy covers everything from when troopers should turn on the cameras to how and when the footage will be released.
Vote to recall Hoonah’s mayor appears to have failed
Results of the recall election — 110 votes for and 172 against — still need to be approved by the city council.
Federal decisions on Pebble Mine and the Willow drilling project aren’t the final word
Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin discusses what's next for the proposed Pebble Mine and the Willow drilling project.
Line One: Disabilities and Winter Isolation
On this next Line One, Prentiss Pemberton speaks with guests from the Alaska Center For The Blind And Visually Impaired to discuss the challenges and possible solutions for people with disabilities in the Winter.
Alaska senators say $1,000 increase to per student funding is ‘beginning of a conversation’
A bill introduced Wednesday proposes the highest single-year increase to the base student allocation, but some say it’s not enough.
Douglas Island second crossing faces opposition to proposed routes through Mendenhall Wetlands
Four of eight possible locations for a second Gastineau Channel crossing pass through Juneau's Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
Retiring from the high court, Alaska’s chief justice defends its system of selecting judges
Members of the Senate’s coalition majority say they don’t expect changes to the system before the 2024 election, but others aren’t sure.
Facing busier tourist seasons, Wrangell is buying high-end port-a-potties off eBay
Wrangell’s only downtown public restroom is a small brown building with just two toilets.
A single-shot treatment to protect infants from RSV may be coming soon
Up to 80,000 children under age 5 in the U.S. are admitted to the hospital for RSV each year.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
What does the EPA's veto of the proposed Pebble Mine really mean? We will discuss. Investigators use genetic genealogy to identify human remains found 25 years ago. Plus a Sitka chef is a semifinalist for a prestigious national award.
Congresswoman Peltola hires Josh Revak, a Republican former rival, to run her Alaska office
“We may have different party affiliations, but the job is about serving all Alaskans,” Revak said
No new offer in Mat-Su school bus drivers’ strike as parents’ anger builds
The bus strike has tangled transportation in a district that serves roughly 19,000 students across a region about the size of West Virginia.