Alaska Energy Authority invests $4.9M in state’s largest solar farm
The 8.5-megawatt project is set to power 1,400 homes in the Mat-Su Borough starting next year.
Next act for Sarah Palin is unclear after Alaska U.S. House losses
One consultant says Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, could have “run away” with Alaska's 2022 U.S. House races but didn’t seem focused.
‘We felt accomplished’: Dillingham students celebrate name change for local creek
Alora Wassily, Trista Wassily and Harmony Larson had worked to change a local creek’s racist name since 2021 — long before federal officials did so.
Eielson PFAS cleanup project won’t clear all contamination, expert says
The "soil washing" technology which will be used at Eielson Air Force Base is unproven, according to Alaska Community Action on Toxics' executive director.
Kodiak’s next commercial rocket launch set for early December
California-based aerospace company ABL Space Systems has pushed back the window for launching its RS1 rocket from the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex to December.
Ketchikan police, relatives looking for missing man
Rex Sowell, 32, was last seen in Ketchikan on the night of Nov. 19 at the Arctic Bar.
Unalaskans hope new regional airline means better local air service
New regional airline Aleutian Airways touched down at Unalaska’s Tom Madsen Airport on Nov. 16., bringing the hope of more stable and affordable air service.
Juneau police make an arrest in September killing of Faith Rogers
Anthony Michael Migliaccio, 34, was arrested in Juneau on Thursday evening under a warrant for first degree murder, according to a police press release.
Democrats made midterm gains in rural areas. Can they keep them?
Some Democratic candidates in key toss-up and open races in the midterms may have fared better among the rural population than previously believed.
Voter approval of Alaska judges is hitting an all-time low, and justice system experts aren’t sure why
Alaska doesn’t track with other politically conservative states, which tend to have the highest approval ratings for their judges.
‘I watched it rapidly turn into absolute chaos’: Inside the deepening dysfunction at North Star psychiatric hospital
Former workers say understaffing and decisions by management pushed the private psychiatric hospital — the only one in Alaska that serves children — to the brink of disaster.
Two years after contentious 2020 vote, Alaska finds only three voter fraud cases
Despite claims by some Alaskans that fraudulent voting changed the state’s election results two years ago, no evidence of fraud on that scale has been uncovered by investigators.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 25, 2022
Ketchikan's tribe hopes federal funds can offset impacts from climate change. Also, Juneau's food bank continues to see high demand after a pandemic spike. And residents in St. George emerge from almost a month of no running water.
Peltola wins Alaska’s U.S. House race by 10 point margin
Congresswoman Mary Peltola came out nearly 10 points ahead of Republican Sarah Palin.
Murkowski wins Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
With ranked choices tabulated, Murkowski got 53.7% of the vote to Kelly Tshibaka’s 46.3%.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy is reelected to second term
Gov. Mike Dunleavy won a second term outright, with 50.3% of the vote.
Republicans hold majority in Alaska House after benefiting from ranked choice voting
Republicans hold 21 of the 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives after the first full run of Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system.
Watch our special election coverage on Alaska News Nightly
The hour-long special aired at 6 p.m. Wednesday following the first full run of Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system.
Anchorage School District to have full bus service next month
The district, which has had rotating bus service for months due to an ongoing bus driver shortage, will combine routes and fit more students on each bus in December.
A battle over books: Petitioners push to remove LGBTQ titles from Homer Library children’s section
More than 100 people packed into Homer’s City Hall last week for a marathon Library Advisory Board meeting on whether to move or remove 50 LGBTQ children's books.