Yukon Quest organizations break up
The relationship between the Alaska and Canadian organizations which have run the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race since 1984 has fallen apart.
What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase
Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now.
US Army Alaska commander says soldier suicide prevention is top priority
That's after the numbers jumped from eight suicides in 2019 and seven in 2020 to 17 in 2021 that are either confirmed or suspected suicides.
Anchorage police search for man’s killer nearly 6 years after his disappearance
Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez was 46 in July of 2016, when police say his coworkers reported that he had not shown up for work.
Anchorage police renew push to find missing boy, 9 years after he disappeared
Anchorage police say they’ve exhausted all leads and are reaching out to the public for information on DaShawn McCormick, who was 6 years old when his mother Jasmine McCormick last saw him in 2013.
King crab hatcheries could be on Alaska’s horizon as mariculture bill moves past Legislature
House Bill 41 would allow certain nonprofits to pursue mariculture enhancement or restoration projects for species of shellfish — like abalone, razor clams, sea cucumbers and king crab.
Is Revak on the naughty list? In Alaska’s US House race, a campaign goes negative on Santa
How to stand out in a crowded race? Attack Santa.
The Federal Reserve raises interest rates by the most in over 20 years to fight inflation
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point Wednesday, in an effort to cool off demand and lower inflation. Consumer prices have been rising at the fastest pace in 40 years.
Alaska lawmakers confirm Dunleavy Cabinet picks
House and Senate lawmakers confirmed Paula Vrana as commissioner of the Department of Administration; Julie Sande as commissioner of the state Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development; and Ryan Anderson as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
Alaska House passes bill to suspend motor fuels taxes
The bill, which passed 36-2, next goes to the Senate, with two weeks left in the legislative session.
State Supreme Court affirms Dunleavy decision that drained fund for Alaska college scholarships
The scholarship programs remain funded through at least June 30, and the budget making its way through the Legislature has money to fund the programs in the next fiscal year.
Dunleavy speaks out as fentanyl crisis intensifies in Alaska
Nearly 250 Alaskans died of drug overdoses last year. Six of every ten drug overdoses in Alaska involved fentanyl.
What happened to Juneau’s Taco Bell?
In the late ’90s Juneau had two Taco Bells. But by the early 2000s they were both gone.
Bronson vetoes most of Anchorage Assembly’s budget revisions
Some of the vetoes include cuts to building inspector staffing, operating the city’s mobile crisis team 24/7 and funding for school resource officers.
Anchorage group rallies for reproductive rights in wake of Supreme Court leak
Roughly 200 people attended the rush hour reproductive rights rally Tuesday in the wake of the release of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that suggests justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Anchorage monoclonal antibody clinic under scrutiny for political donation and patient billing
Anchorage Assembly members and others have been questioning how WEKA got the deal with the city and why it charged patients hundreds of dollars per treatment session.
Anchorage used car dealership pays thousands in restitution for shady selling tactics
The state received complaints that Anchorage Auto Mart had sold vehicles without disclosing that they lacked valid titles or had reconstructed titles.
Murkowski says if draft opinion holds, it undermines her confidence in Supreme Court
Sen. Murkowski says if a majority of justices vote to overturn Roe v. Wade it shakes her confidence in the court.
Alaska’s first case of highly contagious bird flu strain confirmed in Mat-Su chickens
State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Gerlach says the Mat-Su case confirms that migrating birds have brought avian influenza to Alaska.
Most paralytic shellfish poisoning cases were among Alaska Natives, but state lacks data for subsistence foods
Cases on Kodiak comprised 25% of statewide incidents of the illness. Areas in Southeast Alaska — like Juneau, Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island — also recorded high case rates.