Anchorage Assembly’s tentative emergency shelter plan includes once again using Sullivan Arena
The move came after strong public outcry against using the Dempsey Ice Arena as a shelter.
Alaska has the highest rate of women killed by men in the nation for the 7th year in a row
Alaska has been first or second among U.S. states in rates of women killed by men for a decade, according to the nonprofit Violence Policy Center.
Alaska state ferry Columbia to stay tied up this winter
The State Department of Transportation has decided to keep the ferry Columbia sidelined this winter, limiting cross-Gulf of Alaska service until May.
Chevak leaders declare local emergency after storm losses
The Chevak Native Village and the City of Chevak declared a state of emergency in response to the storm during a joint meeting Tuesday night.
Nome assesses infrastructure damage, looks east towards Cape of Nome and summer camps
While Nome’s downtown area is in good shape after weekend storm flooding, the dock area around Cape Nome and the surrounding landscape are completely changed.
Fort Wainwright to move vintage Huey helicopter to main gate
Fort Wainwright personnel will move an historic UH-1 Huey helicopter from the airfield to the post’s Main Gate, where it will serve as a symbol of the Army and Army aviation.
Barry Arm landslide’s acceleration is ‘the opposite of reassuring,’ scientist says
Researchers are no closer to knowing when a catastrophic slide might occur that could trigger a potentially life-threatening tsunami near Whittier.
‘Stebbins is resilient’: Eastern Norton Sound communities recovering from storm damage
Several communities in the Norton Sound region are struggling with contaminated drinking water days after the significant September storm hit the region.
State judge to decide eligibility of Alaska lawmaker linked to Oath Keepers
A Matanuska-Susitna Borough man says Rep. David Eastman has violated the "disloyalty clause" of the Alaska Constitution.
‘Our lives are at stake’: Shaktoolik residents seek aid to rebuild berm lost in storm
People in Shaktoolik are back in their homes after many evacuated to the school when the remnants of Typhoon Merbok hit Western Alaska over...
Anchorage grand jury indicts Ed Sniffen, former acting attorney general, on child sex abuse charges from 1991
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica interviewed a woman who said Sniffen had sex with her when she was 17 during a trip that Sniffen helped chaperone.
Rep. Peltola joins Alaska senators to champion Willow project
Mary Peltola's signature on a letter promoting a drilling plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could carry weight with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Kotzebue Sound mostly spared from storm damage
Some flooding was reported in Kotzebue and surrounding villages, but nothing close to the damage seen further south.
Putin announces a partial military mobilization for Russian citizens
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that will send Russians who have gone through military training to join the fight in Ukraine while stopping short of an all-out draft.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Officials in Nome take stock of the storm damage outside city limits. Also, researchers monitoring a landslide in Prince William Sound say the slope is moving faster. And how a constitutional convention could affect abortion rights in Alaska.
Kodiak investigators seize $656K in fentanyl, heroin, meth bust
Two people were arrested in Kodiak, with 11,457 blue fentanyl pills, 3.15 pounds of crystal meth, 89 grams of tar heroin, five handguns and $58,722 in cash confiscated.
Qawalangin Tribe donates food boxes in Unalaska after tough subsistence season
The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska donated $22,000 of food to tribal members on Sept. 7, in the form of 22-pound boxes of frozen sockeye salmon.
Cruise industry group to meet with Ketchikan City Council after Juneau agreement
Thursday's meeting is the latest development in a years-long dispute over how Ketchikan can spend the money cruise lines pay to dock downtown.
State health department expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility
Anyone who believes they are at increased risk for infection is now eligible, the Alaska Department of Health announced Monday.
Disaster response presents an early test for Alaska’s Rep. Peltola
Mary Peltola says she's approaching her new House colleagues about how to fund disaster relief for Western Alaska