Santa visit brings joy to a frosty Alaska Inupiat village
Santa and Mrs. Claus left Rudolph at home to catch a ride recently on an Alaska Air National Guard cargo plane to visit the Inupiat village of Nuiqsut.
Commercial Tanner crab fishery opens in Eastern Aleutians for the first time in 5 years
While that’s great news for the fishery, only one section of the district will open — Makushin/Skan Bay, on the western side of Unalaska Island.
Wasilla explosion that injured man and demolished building likely due to gas leak, troopers say
A woman who identified herself on Facebook as the wife of the owner of Connoisseur Lounge, a cannabis retail shop, wrote that the injured man was a contractor checking on a newly built part of her husband’s shop.
Nursing shortage leaves Juneau hospice patients with few options until gap is filled
Juneau has been without hospice and home care since mid-September.
Proceeds from new holiday album will help rural Alaska domestic violence shelters
Each song on the Bright Lights album is a fresh take on holiday music.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 9, 2022
Anchorage plows are racing the clock before another expected snow dump hits. And Ironman Alaska pumps the brakes on its planned Juneau races. Plus, local volunteers are working to make the holidays in Craig just a little bit warmer.
Anchorage under winter storm watch starting Sunday
The weather service is calling for 10 to 14 inches of snow for much of the Anchorage area.
Anchorage road crews working ‘around-the-clock’ as city braces for more snow
Road conditions were still so bad by Friday that the Anchorage School District closed schools for a third straight day.
What happens to illegally killed moose? In Petersburg, the meat is turned into free burgers
Petersburg Rotary Club members Steve and Desi Burrell manage the club's Burger Bank, which has distributed more than 1,700 pounds of illegally hunted meat this year.
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.
Anchorage schools close for a third straight day following major snowstorm
The storm started Tuesday and intensified overnight, dropping more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the city by Wednesday afternoon.
Alaska’s flu season continues to worsen, epidemiology reports show
Alaska’s flu season is worsening with no signs of leveling off, the latest surveillance report from the Alaska Department of Health showed on Wednesday.
Anchorage state House recount doesn’t change outcome, as Republican incumbent McKay keeps lead
Anchorage Republican incumbent Rep. Tom McKay still led Democratic challenger Denny Wells, after results were announced Thursday afternoon.
Alaska routinely skimps on wildfire response budget, study finds
Researchers found that wildfire-prone states like Alaska were obscuring the true costs of fires, creating an added challenge to budgeting for mitigation and prevention.
Mislabeled photos, newly discovered at UAF, bolster 1910 Denali summit claim
There’s new proof of the success of a pioneering ascent of Denali. Historic photographs from the 1910 Sourdough Expedition were found this fall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The very last 747 jet has been made, ending a run of more than 50 years
The reign of the mighty Boeing 747 has ended, as the company says the last plane left its assembly line this week after 54 years of production.
Ironman Alaska canceled for the next 2 years
Liz Perry, president and CEO of Travel Juneau, said the Ironman Alaska triathlon organizer called her to say that the decision arose from economic concerns like inflation and the potential for a recession.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 8, 2022
A small launch for SpaceX means one giant leap for satellite broadband in Alaska. And, if you thought Anchorage was done getting snowed on, you might want to pull your shovel back out. Plus, new evidence shows that a historic climb of Denali was more than just a tall tale.
Anchorage still shoveling out of its snowiest December day since the ’50s
The snowstorm closed schools for a second day on Thursday as road crews catch up.
Anchorage schools closed again following snowstorm
Anchorage schools are on a third consecutive snow day, with Kenai Peninsula Borough schools are on early release, dismissing 90 minutes ahead of schedule Friday.