Assembly postpones vote on property purchase for treatment and homelessness resource facilities
The purchase of the four properties drew dozens of opponents, who said that having homelessness services in their neighborhoods would bring crime and lower property values.
ASRC Dividend 33-Percent Higher Than Last Spring
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation shareholders will receive a spring dividend of $16.53 per share in April.
The average ASRC...
East Anchorage wildfire no longer growing, investigation into its cause continues
Nearby roads are reopened.
Layoffs and shop closures hit Seattle and Portland airports, terminal expansions continue
The recovery in airline travel seems to have hit a plateau in recent weeks, according to Transportation Security Administration checkpoint screening numbers, spelling a warning for two of the largest layover hubs for traveling Alaskans
Sullivan seeks hearings on lab-leak COVID origin theory
Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he hopes Democrats will support hearings into the Energy Department’s conclusions.
Blockbuster to close last two stores in Alaska
The final day of regular business at the two remaining Blockbusters-- one in Anchorage and one in Fairbanks-- will be Mon., July 16. Listen now
Clark Mishler Portrait Show Features 200 Alaskans
"Portrait Alaska: Clark James Mishler" features more than 200 portraits of Alaskans taken during the past 20 years.
The project demonstrates the independence and character of Alaskans, while also emphasizing the ties that connect residents across the largest state.
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Likely winner emerges in rare Anchorage Assembly race
Though several hundred ballots remain to be counted, candidate Austin Quinn-Davidson had a double-digit lead in preliminary results. Listen now
‘I am Yup’ik’ makes its way to Sundance Film Festival
The film “I Am Yup’ik,” has made it’s way to the 2016 Sundance Film Festival lineup, the nonprofit organization announced Tuesday.
FEC Hits Sullivan Campaign With $3k Fine
The Federal Election Commission slapped Sen. Dan Sullivan’s campaign with a fine of nearly $3,000 for failing to disclose donations. The total amount of the donations in question comes to just over $25,000. Most -- if not all – of them appear to be from out of state.
Bill Defines ‘Medically Necessary’ Abortions
Medically necessary abortions would be defined as those needed to avoid serious risk to the life of the woman under a bill introduced in the Alaska Senate.
Coast Guard Performs Medevac from Shell Drill Ship
The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from Shell’s Noble Discoverer drill ship in the Norton Sound Wednesday morning. The Noble Discoverer was about 70 miles off the coast of Nome when they called the Coast Guard for help around 4 a.m.
Blood lines: Sealaska studies Alaska Native descendant dilemma
What makes a person Alaska Native? In some places, a regulatory definition--known as blood quantum-- has superseded cultural ones. And a new study by the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau tackles how that regulatory definition applies to marine mammal hunters.
Seaton Suggests Income Tax for Diversification of Revenue Sources
Peninsula Representative Paul Seaton, a Homer Republican, filed a bill Friday to bring back an income tax to Alaska. Representative Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham Democrat, co-sponsored the bill.
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Sockeye Fire Evacuees to Learn Fate of Homes Today
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough government plans to meet individually with residents this afternoon to tell them if their homes are still standing. Sessions begin at 1 p.m. at the Houston Middle School.
Alaska joins Florida in federal lawsuit over pandemic cruise ship rules
The lawsuit says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is overstepping its authority with the Conditional Sailing Order, which imposes strict COVID-19 safety precautions on the cruise industry.
Health Care of Kids Getting More Support
Health Care for children is rising in importance for next year’s legislative session. Bills that would increase participation in the Denali Kid Care...
Families of tourists killed in 2021 floatplane crash near Ketchikan sue Holland America and Southeast Aviation
The lawsuit comes just over a year after a DeHavilland Beaver floatplane crashed into treetops on a steep slope in Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness, about 12 miles northeast of Ketchikan.
Mike Williams Sr. To Help Lead Suicide Prevention Summit
Tribal leaders from around the state will be gathering in Anchorage this week to address the suicide epidemic. It’s sponsored by the Alaska Tribal Leaders and is their 13th annual summit meeting. All 229 tribes in Alaska are invited.
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Alaska wildfire officials preach prevention, with pandemic limiting out-of-state help
Alaskans saw huge impacts from wildfires last summer that required thousands of Outside firefighters to come to the state. But this year, Alaska-based fire...