President Biden calls for assault weapons ban and other measures to curb gun violence
The address follows recent mass shootings in New York, Texas, and Oklahoma. Biden said the measures aren't about taking away rights, but about protecting Americans.
When a possum walked into a Brooklyn bar, Sara Fulton said, ‘I’m from Alaska. I got this.’
A viral video of Fulton, who's originally from Anchorage, shows her grab the possum by the neck and release it, safely, outside on a sidewalk.
The only oil company to buy a lease last year in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has now canceled that lease
Regenerate Alaska requested the cancellation and its money back.
Alaska air carriers are feeling the pinch of nationwide pilot shortage
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics points to nearly 150,000 vacant pilot positions that will need to be filled over the next decade.
Southcentral Alaska poised to break streak of 70-degree days, as fire danger remains high
National Weather Service climatologist Brian Brettschneider says the second half of May was the second warmest on record in Southcentral.
Mat-Su school board considers banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports
Just before the end of the legislative session, state senators voted to table a bill that would have enacted similar restrictions statewide.
No king retention on the Kenai River this summer
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said recent estimates aren’t looking great for the run.
Just Answers: Where Alaska US House candidates stand on developing Alaska’s natural resources
Candidates answer four questions, including whether there should be oil development in ANWR and whether the Roadless Rule should apply to the Tongass National Forest.
Anchorage Assembly postpones vote on process for removing mayor
The vote followed nearly five hours of public testimony that was marked by frequent interruptions. Security removed two people for yelling.
Election filing deadline reveals crowded statewide races
Dozens of Alaskans are running for statewide office but most legislative races have fewer than five candidates
National Guard rescues injured biker in Cooper Landing
The cyclist had crashed on a trail just off the southeast corner of Cooper Lake, on the Resurrection River trail.
Utility investigates ‘longer blackout than usual’ in Delta Junction
Area residents "embraced the suck" as crews with the Golden Valley Electric Association scrambled to fix toppled poles.
Line One: Mental health resources in rural Alaska
Mental health challenges are on the rise for many Alaskans, and resources in rural Alaska remain difficult to access.
Food aid groups in Alaska say need is approaching early pandemic levels as relief money ends and prices rise
The Food Bank of Alaska reported that households served at its mobile food pantries went from about 1,900 in February to more than 3,700 in April.
For 13 years she’s cared for her husband who has memory loss. Now she’s looking for help.
The number of Alaskans with memory loss is set to nearly double by 2030. Resources to help are limited, but navigators help caregivers find them.
DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate
The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."
Remembering Reynaldo Caparas, Juneau’s DMV guy
Caparas’ daughter, Marina Banks, says that of all the things her dad was to her and to the community, he would really love to be remembered as “the DMV guy.”
Kasigluk fire destroyed 3 buildings on campus but spared the school
More is now known about the extent of the damage from the fire that burned on May 26 at the Akiuk Memorial School campus in Kasigluk.
Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them
In an unusual event, a pair of beluga whales swam about 60 miles up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel. After word got out, boaters pursued the belugas and took at least one of them. Now, an official is working to collect samples of the animal to better understand where it came from.
Anchorage’s top library administrator was being investigated for workplace complaints. Bronson fired the investigator.
Heather MacAlpine started looking into what she called “disturbing” allegations about the work environment under Deputy Library Director Judy Eledge shortly before she was fired, emails and interviews show.