Alaska primary count is done, as near-record voting sets fields for ranked choice election
The outcome of the special election to fill the remainder of Don Young’s term will be announced on Wednesday.
Witnesses say responders came unprepared to fight Bethel apartment fire that killed 3
On Aug. 12, a fire tore through a Bethel apartment complex, killing three people and injuring six others.
Ketchikan City Council candidate violated restraining order after relationship with 18-year-old, records show
Dave Timmerman pleaded guilty and served time in jail for violating one of the protective orders, court records show. He filed on Wednesday to run for a one-year city council seat.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 26, 2022
Anchorage police shoot an armed man who tried to cover himself with a child. Also, Kuskokwim River residents ask state managers to reopen the river to fishermen. And a battle of the buds gets underway within Alaska's unique cannabis industry.
Active duty airmen will soon drive school buses on JBER to help with driver shortage
The Anchorage School District has launched a third-party audit of its transportation operations to avoid similar shortages in the future.
Alaska plays host to High Times Cannabis Cup with unique, more ‘mom-and-pop’ industry
High Times Director of Events and Competitions Mark Kazinec says Alaska, as the second state to legalize recreational use of marijuana in 2015, is a great place for a competition.
Former top-level employee at Juneau hospital charged with making fraudulent travel claims and online purchases
Court documents detail two felonies: the first involving more than $25,000 in travel-related reimbursements, the second for more than $25,000 in Amazon purchases.
Charlie Pierce resigns as Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor
Pierce said he’s resigning as mayor next month to focus full-time on his gubernatorial campaign. He did not respond to calls seeking comment.
Anchorage police shoot man after they say he used a child as a ‘human shield’
Police say the man fled with the child after firing a weapon during a domestic dispute early Friday morning. Officers say the man was not fatally injured in the shooting.
Tulsequah Chief Mine might see cleanup after 65 years
The Tulsequah Chief mine is in Canada, about 20 miles from the Alaska border near Juneau.
Peltola’s lead widens in U.S. House race with another batch of first-place votes counted
Peltola's lead increased from 7.5% to a little over 8%, according to updated results posted late Thursday.
At this Nikiski farm, a cherry-tree experiment blossoms
Michael O’Brien's latest challenge has been a high tunnel containing 90 cherry trees.
Mat-Su students go one day a week without bus service as hiring struggle continues
The school district covers an area larger than the state of West Virginia, adding additional challenges to the bus driver shortage.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Anchorage's assembly and mayor remain at odds over a winter homeless shelter. Also, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District deals with its bus driver shortage. And a volunteer DJ spins Gospel music every Sunday in Kotzebue.
Anchorage Assembly overrides Bronson’s veto of the creation of a homelessness task force
The Assembly also overrode the mayor's veto of federal COVID-19 relief money.
Palmer man convicted of murder in drug robberies won’t face death penalty after all
Prosecutors say John Pearl Smith II, 36, shot and killed Ben Gross and Crystal Denardi in a garage during another attempted robbery in 2016 in Wasilla, after which he burned the bodies and garage.
As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years
Parents and schools prepare to lose free meals provided as federal assistance during the pandemic at a time when families are feeling the strain of high food, gas, housing and utility costs.
Alaska’s COVID ‘superstorm’ experience of 2021 offers lessons for future pandemics, study says
Alaska's 2021 COVID pattern showed positive impacts from vaccination but negative impacts from early easing of protections, study says.
3 things you need to know about Biden’s student loan announcement
Americans currently owe about $1.62 trillion in federal student loans. Biden's plan will provide relief to most of them – 43 million borrowers – and will completely erase the student debt of about 20 million.
Electric buses are in the works for Ketchikan and Metlakatla
In Metlakatla, the bus will run to the ferry terminal, which is 14 miles outside of town — a first for the community.