Line One: When and how to seek psychiatric medication
Many people struggling with mental health issues may want to consider psychiatric medication, but don't know where to start.
Catch limits increased for Russian River sockeye
Anglers on the Russian River can now catch up to six sockeye a day and be in possession of 12.
The end of Roe v. Wade has huge economic implications for male partners, too
Research is more limited, but shows that men who become parents younger than planned are less likely to go to college and have lower earnings.
Alaska Supreme Court ruling keeps Sweeney off House ballot
The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race.
Covenant House opens long-term housing, job training facilities for homeless youth
Covey Academy offers vocational training, housing and connections to community organizations.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, June 24, 2022
Alaskans react to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Also, new programs for homeless youth in Anchorage combine housing and job training. And this could be Anchorage's warmest June on record.
What the overturning of Roe v. Wade means for Alaska
While there's still access to abortions in Alaska after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion rights supporters say they're concerned about what's to come.
East Anchorage wildfire no longer growing, investigation into its cause continues
Nearby roads are reopened.
Anchorage HR director’s ‘I’m with Judy’ t-shirt part of wrongful termination suit
Former Office of Equal Opportunity Director Heather MacAlpine was fired while investigating complaints about the city’s top librarian, Judy Eledge, who has gotten public support from the mayor and chief human resources officer.
Will this Alaskan be the first U.S. Olympic breakdancer in 2024? | INDIE ALASKA
Bri “Snap1” Pritchard is a b-girl from Anchorage who has competed and won breaking competitions across the country. She may be one of the first Olympic breakdancers.
Legal battles likely as divided states grapple with abortion
About half of U.S. states are expected to outlaw most abortions due to Roe falling, according to the abortion-rights think tank Guttmacher Institute.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion upheld for decades
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.
As Kenai’s bluff erodes, one historic house gets a new home
The bluff is eroding at a rate of three feet a year due to waves and storms at the mouth of the Kenai River.
This month is on track to be the warmest June on record in Anchorage
“It’s certainly one for the record books," said National Weather Service climatologist Brian Brettschneider.
Pollutants from far distances found in Bering Sea animals hunted by Indigenous people
The study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research, focuses on marine mammals and reindeer harvested by the Yup’ik residents of St. Lawrence Island, at the southern end of the Bering Strait.
Alaska U.S. Sen. Murkowski votes to advance bipartisan gun safety act
Murkowski called the bill responsible and says she doesn’t think it infringes on Second Amendment rights.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 23, 2022
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the bipartisan gun bill does not take Second Amendment rights away from responsible gun owners. Also, Anchorage’s ombudsman is reviewing complaints about a t-shirt the city’s HR director wore at a meeting. And a district court judge rules that Cook Inlet drift fishermen can fish the inlet's federal waters.
Lawsuit filed to keep congressional candidate Tara Sweeney in special election
The plaintiffs are Sunny Guerin, Vera Lincoln and Elizabeth Toovak.
Firefighters work to contain 13-acre Anchorage wildfire as roads reopen
The fire was 30% contained by 8 p.m.
Volland poised to win North Anchorage Assembly race
Daniel Volland is an optometrist and the vice president of the South Addition Community Council. This is his first time running for elected office.