Special election dates announced to fill Alaska’s sole seat in US House
There will be two special elections this summer to fill that vacancy: a special primary election by mail on June 11 and a special election to pick the winner on Aug. 16.
City of Nome pays $750K settlement and apologizes to woman after police mishandled her 2017 rape case
The city of Nome has settled a lawsuit with a former police dispatcher after officers mishandled her sexual assault report, her attorneys announced today.
Heavy snowpack in several Alaska river basins raises concerns of possible spring flooding
The Yukon, Tanana, Koyukuk, Kuskokwim and Susitna basins all have more snowpack than usual — and some are well above normal.
Crews work to contain fuel spill after tugboat runs aground north of Sitka
The grounding ruptured one of the tug’s fuel tanks, which can hold around 13,000 gallons of diesel fuel.
Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires
As schools try to return to many pre-pandemic operations, feeding children remains a struggle, according to a survey of school nutrition leaders.
Rep. Don Young to lie in state at US Capitol
A formal ceremony will be held with the Young family, which will be open to invited guests. Following the memorial service, there will be viewing open to members of Congress.
Governor announces official split of Alaska health and social services department
Under the change, there will be a Department of Health and a Department of Family and Community Services.
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to end his decade-long legislative career
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will end a decade-long legislative career when the Alaska House adjourns sometime later this year.
Anchorage mayor Bronson seeks to name Port of Alaska after late Congressman Young
Bronson says, considering the hundreds of millions in federal money that Young was able to secure for the Port of Alaska, an appropriate way to honor Young’s legacy in the state would be to name the port after him.
Veteran Alaska journalist Jay Barrett dies at 60
His first ever broadcasts were in his hometown of Dillingham, where he announced high school basketball games as a kid.
Line One: Moms Matter Now supports mothers before and after pregnancy
Motherhood is an amazing and incredibly challenging time, but few people talk about the emotional and psychological transition.
Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program to expand high school component
The program’s Acceleration Academy allows students to earn both a high school diploma and a bachelor’s degree in five years.
Alaska is the only state to see a decline in median income in 5-year census survey
It was also the only state to see poverty levels stay about the same — all other states saw declines.
Don Young: The man, the myth, the malapropisms
The Alaska congressman is remembered for his bombast but had a softer side, too.
House bill would streamline approval of small nuclear reactors in Alaska
There are no microreactors operating anywhere in the United States, but a few pilot projects are planned, including one at Eielson Air Force Base.
Construction of a bridge across Denali Park Road landslide could start this year
Twenty-five million dollars in funding for the project comes from the federal infrastructure bill that passed late last year.
State leaders mourn the loss US Rep. Don Young: ‘Alaska’s Alaskan’
State leaders from across the political spectrum reacted with shock and sadness to the news of the death of Rep. Don Young on Friday.
Alaska Congressman Don Young has died
Young, a former teacher, trapper and riverboat captain from Fort Yukon was first elected to Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat in 1973 and has held it ever since.
State fines Juneau’s Bartlett Hospital for COVID safety violations after whistleblower report
Hospital staff tipped off the state, leading investigators to find the city-owned hospital’s health and safety program inadequate. They issued more than a dozen citations.
Two Iditarod mushers rescued from trail
Gerhardt Thiart and Bridgett Watkins were rescued and flown to Nome.