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.
In victory for commercial fishermen, court orders Cook Inlet fishery to reopen
Judge Joshua Kindred said the federal closure was arbitrary and capricious and that the closure did not comply with national standards.
The Senate gun bill would close the ‘boyfriend loophole.’ Here’s what that means.
Federal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.
Soldotna wants to create a walkable ‘main street’ next to the Kenai River
The city wants to create a walkable “main street” next to the Kenai River.
Alaska elections office says Eastman eligible to run despite Oath Keepers affiliation
The elections division received 24 timely filed challenges to Republican state Rep. David Eastman’s candidacy.
Federal infrastructure dollars will fund an Alaska railroad bridge replacement, with more to come
A $3.1 million grant to help fund a railroad bridge replacement is the start of a "once in a generation" opportunity for infrastructure improvements in Alaska.
Alaskans under age 5 can now get COVID vaccines
In Anchorage, vaccines are available at Fairweather’s Tikahtnu Commons clinic and a pop-up clinic in Fairview every day for the rest of the month.
Chum salmon counts are lower than ever in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
Fish and Game says chinook counts are well below average too.
Hydroelectric project takes small step forward amid pushback from Moose Pass residents
Homer Electric Association has been working on the project for over a decade.
President of First Alaskans Institute testifies at committee hearing on federal boarding schools
La Quen Náay Liz Medicine Crow pointed to the history of Alaska Native youth being sent out of state to boarding schools and to punitive asylums in the Lower 48.
Sitka’s drinking water places second at national taste championship
Sitka qualified for the national competition after winning Alaska’s title.
Starting this fall, UAS will offer Alaska Native language courses for free
“Education was a vehicle of oppression and genocide and assimilation," X’unei Lance Twitchell said. "Our goal is to transform it into a vehicle of opportunity and equity and healing.”
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Republican Tara Sweeney says her campaign will not sue over elections officials' decision that she cannot advance to the special U.S. House election. Also, firefighters, aircraft and other resources are heading north to Alaska's wildfires. And after three years without service, Alaskans board a ferry to British Columbia.
Anchorage Assembly approves $50K to cut down beetle-killed spruce trees
“The infestation is — it’s big,” said Josh Durand, director of the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department.
With hot, dry weather expected, Alaska boosts firefighting resources
Alaska is now on “Preparedness Level 4," the second-highest level based on current fires and fire potential.
Tara Sweeney does not plan to sue to fill vacancy on US House ballot
“We made the decision that this is not a candidate fight,” Sweeney campaign manager Karina Waller said in an interview.
As drive-through testing sites close, Alaska begins ‘privatizing COVID’
Most drive-up COVID testing sites in Anchorage are set to close by June 30 as demand drops and funding runs out. The few sites that will stay open aren’t offering testing to uninsured Alaskans.
In Alaska’s first statewide by-mail vote, turnout was highest for a primary since 2014
Final preliminary results posted Tuesday night by the Alaska Division of Elections show 161,614 people voted in the special election for U.S. House, Alaska’s first statewide election by mail.