Southwest Alaska wildfire causes significant damage at Pebble Mine site
No one was injured.
Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather
For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.
Just Answers: Alaska’s US House candidates on the election of President Biden
We asked: Did Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election fair and square?
Gov. Dunleavy’s budget vetoes include $5M cut for seafood marketing institute
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is a state agency with a mission to increase the economic value of Alaska seafood and create a demand for it.
As flames approach, Interior Alaska residents in Clear told to ‘leave now’
The fire was sparked by lightning in late June and has grown to more than 55,000 acres.
At a Soldotna gun shop, national news drives local sales
A gun shop owner says that whenever there’s unrest or something big in the news in the Lower 48 — even if it has little or no connection to Alaska — people come in and start stockpiling.
Subsistence fishing for Yukon River Chinook and summer chum will likely remain closed through the end of the season
It’s a possibility that fishery managers had warned could happen since before the salmon arrived.
No, you don’t have to rank candidates you don’t like. Here’s why you should anyway.
Questions about ranked choice voting? We've got answers.
Citing public demand, Capstone reopens a COVID testing site in Anchorage and another in Wasilla
Capstone had closed testing sites throughout the state on June 30, saying they were no longer financially viable. But doctors and members of the public wanted sites to stay open.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Subsistence chinook and chum salmon fishing at the Yukon River will likely stay closed through the end of the season. Also, thunderstorms and dry weather keep Alaska's fire season raging. And the future of oil and gas leases in Cook Inlet.
4 bears killed after getting into tents at Anchorage campground abruptly opened to homeless
Anchorage police reported the problem bears at Centennial Campground – a sow black bear with two cubs and a separate male black bear – and two state biologists killed them Tuesday, according to Fish and Game.
Thousands of lightning strikes and another 13 fires recorded as Alaska’s intense fire season continues
The lightning storms have coincided with very dry conditions.
Putin’s aide threatens to ‘claim back’ Alaska in response to US sanctions
“When they attempt to appropriate our assets abroad, they should be aware that we also have something to claim back,” Vyacheslav Volodin said during a meeting with lawmakers.
Alaska’s June of ’22 set to go down as one of the driest ever
It's also Anchorage's second warmest June on record.
3 crew members rescued after fishing boat sinks off Pelican
Coast Guard Petty Officer Matt Bitinas said the two crews that responded “saved three lives.”
In a turbulent economy, here’s how to weather the inflation storm
In a turbulent economy, here's how to weather the inflation storm. Experts offer ways to make better financial decisions as the government struggles to control inflation and head off a recession.
We’re working to improve our elections coverage. Here’s how you can help.
At Alaska Public Media, we’re collaborating with other media organizations to make our elections coverage more voter-centered and voter-driven. This is how you can get involved.
Southeast’s Dungeness crab fishery to close early after slow start
It’s only the third time in the last 20 years that the season has been shortened — 2013 and 2017 saw early closures, too.
Former Veco boss who served prison time in corruption scandal has died
Bill Allen, who was at the pinnacle of wealth and power in Alaska until he was exposed as a central figure in a political corruption scandal, died last week at age 85.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Wildland firefighting efforts ramp up as Alaska approaches 2.4 million acres burned this summer. Also, how the state saw some of its driest June weather on record. And Alaska Public Media embarks on an effort to engage on elections.