Coast Guard decommissions longtime Southeast Alaska cutter Anacapa
The 110-foot Anacapa was stationed in Petersburg for more than three decades, patrolling Southeast waters and helping to save many lives.
Ketchikan residents protest imitation totem poles carved by convicted murderer
The contested poles are planned decoration for a crafts market. The City Council will mull its regulatory authority over them at a May 16 meeting.
Alaska lawmakers approve task force to consider responses to seafood industry ‘implosion’
The resolution calls for a task force of eight legislators to make recommendations for action on seafood, with a report due in January.
Alaska Legislature pushes through flurry of bills as session gets down to the wire
The House spent hours debating and eventually passing a bill restricting trans girls from being on girls’ sports teams.
Anchorage residents turn in 51K ballots ahead of mayoral runoff election deadline
As of Monday night, the city has received about 6,000 more ballots than it had by the same point in the April regular mayoral election.
Correspondence school families say recent Alaska court ruling left them panicked, shocked and angry
Alaska Public Media asked homeschool families to tell us how the court decision impacts their lives and received a flood of responses.
Alaska House passes trans sports ban after extended filibuster by opponents
The bill now heads to the state Senate, where it is expected to die without becoming law.
Man found shot to death in Fairview apartment
Police say the shooting, in an apartment on East 15th Avenue, is currently considered an isolated incident with no charges filed so far.
2 dead in East Anchorage house fire
At least one resident was displaced by Sunday's fatal Easthaven Circle blaze, with a firefighter suffering a minor injury during the response.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds Valdez ordinance that limited fur trapping
The court's ruling indicated that municipal rules that restrict trapping are legal under public safety and land-use rules.
Alaska lawmakers support push to investigate, document forced assimilation in boarding schools
The widely supported resolution supports a bill championed by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Congress.
Avalanches are a leading cause of death for Southeast Alaska’s mountain goats
New research from the University of Alaska Southeast shows the scale of mountain goat mortality from avalanches for the first time.
Anchorage police fatally shoot armed man after Sand Lake domestic dispute
Four officers opened fire on the man outside a Bearfoot Drive apartment complex after police say he raised a long gun at them.
Key senators skeptical royalty relief proposals would boost Cook Inlet gas output
It’s one of several ideas lawmakers are mulling to ease a projected gas shortfall in the basin that’s powered much of the state for decades.
Alaska U.S. House candidate Begich gets Freedom Fund endorsement
Nick Begich III gained the endorsement of the House Freedom Fund. He says he's not sure he'd join the hard-right caucus if elected.
Reentry services after incarceration | Alaska Insight
Host Lori Townsend and her guests discuss paths to success for incarcerated Alaskans on this Alaska Insight
Arts class helps prisoners at Hiland gain confidence for life after incarceration
In Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, a teacher is offering women a space that gives them a bit of what they describe as “normalcy.”
Aurora activity set to spike this weekend with possible Alaska display
University of Alaska Fairbanks physics professor Mark Conde said the sun is approaching the peak of its 11-year activity cycle.
Dunleavy declares disaster amid historic breakup flooding on the Kuskokwim River
The declaration comes as icy water continues to flood multiple communities on the lower Kuskokwim River.
Veteran musher Ramey Smyth to rebuild Iditarod’s collapsed Burled Arch in Nome
The veteran musher is also the owner of Willow-based Smyth Logwork and Construction, with a family history of building log homes.