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Police said Tuesday that 39-year-old Faith Rasmussen was found safe after being reported missing from an Oct. 5 walk in Turnagain.

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday committed $3.5 million more for ongoing shelter, meal and navigation services through Dec. 31.

To keep trans students from “outing” themselves by asking to use nurses' bathrooms, Morgan Clemmer had an idea: converting a Colony High restroom to be all-gender.

The Alaska Constitution has barred executive-branch lawsuits against the Legislature for decades.

Non-stop flights on Aleutian Airways' Saab 2000 aircraft are set to begin Nov. 16, with two flights per day Monday through Friday.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew Tuesday found the body of 46-year-old Ryan Ruesch at the foot of a 300-foot cliff Tuesday.

The new council voted 4-3 to create an amnesty program for certain business owners who owe the city unpaid sales taxes. The program will only apply to penalties and interest.

Juneau-based writer Christy NaMee Eriksen, a self-described superfan of the fat bears in Katmai National Park, was hired by the Anchorage Daily News to cover Fat Bear Week.

The Mug Up exhibit at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau has highlighted the history of Filipino workers in Alaska canneries, known as Alaskeros.

The Alaska Public Offices Commission will hear a campaign finance complaint against Gov. Mike Dunleavy and backers of his re-election bid before the election.

It's hard to imagine a more anticipated form than the one tens of millions of federal student loan borrowers must fill out to qualify for President Biden's debt relief plan.

Community members fundraise for an all-gender restroom at a Palmer high school. Also, cleanup efforts and a state investigation into a large oil spill in Bethel. And those fat bears' diets might be more diverse than you thought.

Charles Robbins is a bear nutrition expert at Washington State University's Bear Center, which is the only research institution in the U.S. with a captive brown bear population.

Around 22 million Americans suffer from obstructive sleep apnea. The treatment often involves wearing a mask to sleep at night. Inspire is a new technology that eliminates the need for a mask by implanting a small device in the chest to stimulate breathing while you sleep. It is similar to a pacemaker and is now being offered in Alaska. Join me, Dr Justin Clark as I explore the indications and outcomes of this new device. That’s Line One, Wednesday at 10 am, repeating at 8 pm on Alaska Public Media FM 91.1.

The largest contributions in Gov. Dunleavy’s latest report were from Robert Penney of Anchorage and Dunleavy’s brother, Francis Dunleavy, from Texas.

Higher rates are dashing the dreams of some would-be homebuyers while others stretch to buy but spend close to $1,000 a month more in monthly payments for a typical house.

President Biden wants to take a closer look at the longstanding U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ decided to cut oil production last week.

Sitka, Yakutat, Gustavus, Hoonah, Juneau, Haines and Skagway all fall in a flood watch zone starting Wednesday, which may see 5 inches of rain and 50-mph winds.

The event, hosted by the RDC, was the first to feature all four candidates in one place — including Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Charlie Pierce, who have appeared less frequently.

For the first time ever, the Bering Sea snow crab fishery will not open for the upcoming season. The Bristol Bay red king crab fishery will also be closed for a second year in a row.