Mat-Su schools’ ban on transgender girl athletes raises concern for ACLU, may violate federal law
Attempting to ban transgender girls from playing on girls’ teams constitutes illegal discrimination under the federal law known as Title IX, according to the ACLU of Alaska.
CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old
CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.
Two days of activities planned for Juneteenth in Anchorage
Anchorage will celebrate Juneteenth with two days of activities in Delaney Park. The event will feature guest speakers, a pageant, music, dance performances and food vendors.
Rainy weather tamps down fires near St. Mary’s for now as officials warn of flammable conditions in Interior
Residents of St. Mary’s on the Yukon River were told they no longer need to be packed up to leave, though smoke is still lingering.
Top facilitators end involvement with Anchorage mayor and Assembly on homelessness
In a letter to Assembly leaders and Mayor Bronson Thursday, Tom Barrett and Belinda Breaux wrote, "the transparency, candor and ‘we are all in this together’ attitude that enabled that earlier progress has in our opinion broken down in recent months."
Line One: Accessibility and dimensions of elderly support
Alaska’s elderly population is growing at a rapid rate while facing a range of challenges that can be distressing, and physically impairing.
Peltola keeps 4th place in latest US House ballot count
The AP has now called the race for Democrat Mary Peltola, too.
Alaska’s only b-girl claims her spot on the world stage
Bri Pritchard, also known as Snap1, started breaking when she was 17. She’s 30 now and an Olympic hopeful.
Kenaitze Indian Tribe to pilot a new bus system that will take people from Nikiski to Sterling
The pilot program is expected to start next year.
Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?
The former law professor's name came up a number or times during the Jan. 6 investigation committee's hearing on Trump's pressure to get his vice president to overturn the 2020 election.
There’s a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame
The company that makes Sriracha told customers it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to "severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers."
Large portion of unexpected Alaska deaths in 2020 and 2021 directly tied to COVID-19
Pandemic increased premature deaths among non-elderly adults, report says.
Southwest Alaska fire evacuees start returning home, but changing climate presents lingering risks
People who evacuated are returning to a home that’s seeing ever-increasing effects of climate change.
Special election results prompt losing candidates to consider dropping out of regular US House election, too
Finishers outside the top four in the special primary are pondering dropping out of the regular election.
Aggie Creek Fire north of Fairbanks draws large response
The Aggie Creek Fire was started Wednesday night by a lightning strike.
About 1 in 8 rural Alaska ballots have been rejected in special primary, raising red flags with lawmakers
The rejection percentage varies starkly by region. In areas near Bethel, it’s the highest, at around 17%. That means about 1 in every 6 ballots were rejected — with the votes not counted.
Alaska never saw large tundra fires like the East Fork Fire until climate change provided more fuel
The East Fork Fire in Western Alaska is the state's largest at the moment, estimated at more than 150,000 acres Thursday, and it's burning in a region where, just a couple decades ago, large fires would not have been expected.
Alaska Department of Corrections wants prisoners to have tablets to aid reentry
Alaska Legislature failed to pass bill at session’s close.
Poor king salmon runs close Kenai Peninsula rivers to fishing
King salmon populations have been suffering in Cook Inlet.
Cruise line from Norway brings ‘giant, floating Prius’ to Alaska’s Little Norway
Passengers on the MS Amundsen described Petersburg as "the coziest of places."