‘My phone is constantly blowing up’: Alaska voters contend with increase in campaign text messages
Are you getting a lot of text messages from candidates running for office? You're not alone.
Seal hunting regulations on St. Paul Island show a new path for federal marine mammal protection
A partnership between federal scientists and St. Paul Island tribes might guide Alaska’s marine mammals – and those who depend on them – through climate shifts.
Wrangell receives $395K from EPA to purchase electric school bus
Wrangell’s school district was selected to receive $395,000 from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to purchase a zero-emission vehicle.
The Aleutian Islands could become a hub for zero-emissions shipping
Unalaska and Adak islands in the Aleutians are in perfect locations to become pit stops in a trans-Pacific green corridor, refueling hydrogen-powered ships.
House candidates agree bycatch is a problem. They have different approaches to solving it
Salmon was a hot topic in Wednesday night’s debate among candidates for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat.
Kenai Peninsula ski season off to an early, snowy start
It’s not too early to get in first tracks on a handful of ski trail systems around the Kenai Peninsula.
In Bethel, a homegrown solution to the state’s nursing shortage
Alaska-trained nurses who intend to work in the state, already filling health roles in Bethel, could help address the state's dire need for nurses.
Petersburg landslide takes down power, phone, internet lines
A landslide about five miles south of Petersburg caused a power outage Monday, with phone lines and internet also down in parts of town.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 31, 2022
Frequent texts from political campaigns are irritating some Alaska voters. Also, homeless service providers in Fairbanks say more and more people are coming from Anchorage. And a pet snake escapes a Dillingham classroom...twice.
In Republican Mat-Su, voters are choosing between different conservatives
The tight race between Sen. Mike Shower and challenger Doug Massie is focusing on effectiveness and implications for the state’s only booming region.
Nome-Council Road passable again after state repairs of Merbok damage
Workers with the state and Knik Construction hauled over 100,000 tons of material in order to make the Nome-Council road passable again before freeze-up.
Skagway’s plans for large cruise ships at Ore Dock may be scrapped
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has objected to the proposed spacing between cruise ships in a plan to berth vessels carrying summer tourists at Skagway's Ore Dock.
The Alaska commission that investigates discrimination has been sued for alleged discrimination
Marilyn Stewart’s lawsuit alleges that – because she is Black, a woman and a military veteran – two former commissioners convinced others to vote to terminate her employment in 2019.
Hands-on healing: Angoon dedicates dugout canoe 140 years after U.S. Navy bombardment
Angoon residents have built their first dugout canoe in the 140 years since Angoon was attacked and destroyed by U.S. military forces.
Walker and Gara band together in Alaska governor’s race with a joint ad against Dunleavy
The ad, featuring Walker’s running mate Heidi Drygas and Gara’s running mate Jessica Cook, says both campaigns would rather the other side win, than Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
‘Fostering a lifelong love of music’: Violin program expands to Anchor Point students
The music education program, run by the nonprofit Homer OPUS and inspired by the El Sistema music program from Venezuela, puts violins in the hands of young people.
Bethel students will name a local park as part of a city-wide civics lesson
Bethel students will learn results Monday of their votes on a sign that will mark a local playground — part of a city-wide effort to raise community-minded citizens.
First decade of Alaska’s dental therapy program shows successes in Yukon-Kuskokwim region
A new study shows positive results from 10 years of an Alaska program allowing professionals other than dentists to provide general care in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Weiss to resign as Juneau superintendent: ‘The last years have been intense’
Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss has announced that she plans to resign at the end of the school year.
Subsistence users say feds aren’t investing enough in marine mammal research in Alaska
Members of an Indigenous people’s council say that federal agencies aren’t doing enough to manage marine mammal populations and subsistence resources across Alaska.