On the ballot: Replacing Anchorage’s Inlet View Elementary School
Anchorage voters will decide on an $111 million bond for capital improvements to district schools. One project is a replacement of Inlet View Elementary School.
Alaska air pollution holds clues for other Arctic climates
In the pristine expanse of Alaska’s interior lies a dirty secret: some of the most polluted winter air in the United States can be found in and around Fairbanks.
Federal investigators outline circumstances of fatal August 2021 Misty Fjords crash
Investigators have not yet pointed to a cause for the crash.
SPECIAL Talk of Alaska: Talkeetna community members discuss social isolation
The pandemic brought on a level of loneliness that many of us haven’t encountered before. Even two years in, we’re just beginning to understand how our communities and relationships have been affected.
The Beach Road landslide in Haines is stable for now but could slide again, report says
Geologists say that loose, saturated soil and weak bedrock were behind the December 2020 landslide.
Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley medevacs its 2nd patient in 4 days
A 62-year-old man was hoisted from the 254-foot fish processor Phoenix after he experienced stroke-like symptoms, according to a USCG news release.
After nearly a month, Hooper Bay has plugged the 40-foot hole in its sewage lagoon
The sewage has been flowing into a slough, an important subsistence location for the coastal community.
On the ballot: Anchorage School District seeks funds for security upgrades at elementary schools
The $111 million capital improvements bond would, in part, fund the construction of secure vestibules at 12 elementary schools.
White House releases report on Native American voting rights
“For far too long, members of tribal nations and Native communities have faced unnecessary burdens when they attempt to exercise their sacred right to vote,” the White House said.
Assembly sets special election date to fill new seat representing North Anchorage
The last day for citizens to register to vote for the special election is May 22.
The Bronson administration is negotiating a contract to build a 330-person shelter in Anchorage
The Sullivan Arena has been sleeping as many as 500 people each night since the pandemic started, but city officials are hoping to return it to its original use as a hockey arena.
Anchorage Assembly approves reapportionment map
The process to redraw district boundary lines occurs every 10 years, following the U.S. Census.
Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID
Being fully vaccinated seems to substantially cut the risk of later developing the persistent symptoms that characterize long COVID.
ASD wants to increase diversity at its charter schools. Parents say transportation is a challenge.
Anchorage School District leaders say reaching out to underrepresented groups about optional programs is a priority for next year.
With a ski plane and a plywood gurney, friends rescue Dillingham man badly injured in snowmachine crash
A Dillingham man needed help after crashing his snowmachine into a creek bed. From the messages his friends and family were getting, he seemed to be in rough shape.
Aaron Burmeister is stepping away from competitive mushing
Burmeister has been competing in the Iditarod since his rookie run in 1994, when he was rookie of the year.
Bethel Yup’ik immersion school will add 7th and 8th grades at new campus
The state board of education approved the Lower Kuskokwim School District's request to expand Ayaprun into the extra grade levels.
As spill cleanup continues near Sitka, state looks at possible impacts to herring fishery
State biologists are looking into how a recent diesel spill 15 miles northwest of Sitka will affect the sac roe herring fishery, which went on two-hour notice Tuesday morning.
Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6
Moderna is hoping to get the green light to administer a pediatric, low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to under 6 years of age.
What if we spring forward and never fall back? What permanent daylight saving time would mean for Alaska.
Alaska never got the full benefit — or paid a big price — for daylight saving time. The annoyance could soon end.