Kenai man has the nation’s 19th-best mullet
Joe Malatesta III has been growing out his curly mullet for four years
Anchorage Assembly overrides Bronson budget vetoes, restoring funds to Brother Francis shelter
The largest veto overridden Tuesday night totaled roughly $1.2 million for Brother Francis shelter to permanently increase its capacity to 120 people.
Anchorage Assembly takes no action on Mayor Bronson’s request to expand Sullivan shelter capacity
Assembly members did not opt to put the proposal to a vote on Tuesday.
Cold front set to bring Anchorage a chilly overnight snow dump
Forecasters warn Anchorage area drivers to plan on slippery road conditions during their evening and morning commutes as snow and temperatures drop into Wednesday.
Utqiagvik reaches record high 40ËšF in December
The lack of winter sea ice is keeping temperatures warm. Climatologist Rick Thoman says it's a "very clear climate change signal."
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Alaska's northernmost community is seeing a bizarrely warm Winter. Congress extends a program helping survivors of domestic violence. And a Kenai man makes the top twenty in a national mullet contest.
2 Anchorage candidates request recounts in their Alaska legislative races
Democrats Denny Wells and Roselynn Cacy have requested the recounts.
Anchorage’s largest shelter is at capacity. Mayor Bronson wants to add 160 more beds.
The Sullivan Arena’s beds have been full since late November. On the coldest days, more than 100 people have waited for a bed in a 24-hour warming shelter.
State of Alaska plans to sue feds over trail corridors across public land
The state intends to sue to gain title to rights of way in the Yukon-Charley Preserve.
Supreme Court hears case of web designer who doesn’t want to work on same-sex weddings
Colorado, like 29 other states, requires businesses that are open to the public to offer equal access to everyone, regardless of race, religion, and sexual orientation, and gender.
More likely mud than magma, Sitka’s newest volcano is rising from the depths
A depth sounder near Sitka last month caught what appeared to be a volcano: A perfectly formed cone about 100 feet tall, with a plume of gas trailing from the top.
Coast Guard, NOAA seize illegally caught fish near Homer
Coast Guard officials say the halibut wasn't documented in the logbook of the vessel it was seized from Wednesday.
State downsizes bison hunt after a third of Delta herd starves to death
Fish and Game is shortening the six-month Delta Junction bison season to two weeks, and reducing its hunt quota from 120 to 50.
Selection committee votes Tuesday on finalists for Alaska Supreme Court vacancy
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy will make the final selection; he was sworn into a second term Monday by one of the applicants.
Anchorage Assembly to take up fraught land deal for housing in Girdwood
The deal would lead to new housing in Girdwood, but community leaders fear the homes will only be affordable to the wealthy.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 5, 2022
The Anchorage assembly considers approving a controversial housing development in Girdwood. Plus, Sitka residents looking for halibut find something very different instead. And you might want to hang on to your bear spray this Winter.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy sworn in for second term
The Republican last month became the first Alaska governor since Democrat Tony Knowles in 1998 to win back-to-back terms.
The Moose Pass man behind the plow at Trail Lake
John Gaule has been plowing the lake for decades. In the '80s, it was just him and a four-wheeler plow he bought to clear his driveway.
13 mushers sign up for 2023 Yukon Quest
Defending champion Brent Sass headlines a list of 13 mushers who have signed so far for February's 550-mile main event from Fairbanks to Tok.
Bear encounter north of Fairbanks raises questions about carrying protection in winter
Barrett Flynn says an encounter with a grizzly bear north of Fairbanks on Thanksgiving weekend could have gone worse if Flynn had been alone or his dog wasn’t so well-behaved.