‘A steep downward trajectory’: Alaska sees 50% drop in reported COVID cases this week
Alaska’s downward trend follows other states' declines in case counts.
Petersburg reports large COVID outbreak at borough’s assisted living facility
As of Monday, the outbreak at the borough’s Mountain View Manor assisted living wing involved one death and at least 10 people testing positive.
Judge rules that redrawn Senate districts for East Anchorage and Eagle River violate the Alaska Constitution
The judge also found that the Alaska Redistricting Board violated the state constitution for how it drew the Southeast Alaska House district that includes Skagway.
Juneau community mourns missing and murdered Indigenous people: ‘One of our strengths is our voices’
About 30 people gathered on Monday night to share their stories and sing to their missing loved ones.
Fisherman’s photos could be first visual evidence of North Pacific right whales in the Bering Sea in winter
Right whales are among the rarest of all marine mammal species and have never been documented in the Bering Sea in winter months.
Anchorage and Mat-Su schools close as forecast calls for more rain and snow
The Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center is also warning of “very dangerous avalanche conditions.”
‘Black in Alaska’ profiles lives and successes of Black Alaskans
The team behind the project hopes to profile people from different communities, age groups and careers to increase understanding about the experiences of Black people in Alaska.
Scientists are using drones to count Chukchi Sea walruses without disturbing them
U.S. and Russian scientists are using less invasive technology to get a more complete survey of the walrus population in the Bering Strait region.
If you’re finding this stage of the pandemic especially confusing, you’re not alone
Part of the problem is the conflicting, ever-changing advice people are hearing from different political leaders.
Anchorage Assembly postpones decision on whether to pause property taxes for new accessory dwelling units
During public testimony on Tuesday night, some people raised concerns that a tax abatement could lead to more Airbnbs instead of permanent housing.
Friday night in Ketchikan, a mail truck went up in flames
“It started in the front, it blew out the windshield, it popped the tires. The fire was so intense that it actually burned holes in the sides of the door,” said Jeff Fitzwater, the photographer who captured spectacular images of the fire.
‘A real mess’: Freezing rain follows snow in Anchorage, with more to come
Light rain started falling early Tuesday morning, the day after a heavy snowfall, leading to treacherous road conditions.
Sarah Palin loses defamation case against ‘The New York Times’
It was a one-two punch for Sarah Palin: The verdict came a day after the presiding judge said he would dismiss the case because Palin's lawyers failed to meet the legal standard of actual malice.
Alaska love shines through in champion skier Kikkan Randall’s Olympic commentary
One of Alaska's most beloved athletes, Olympic champion cross-country skier Kikkan Randall, is participating in this year's Winter Olympics, not as a competitor, but as a commentator for NBC, covering the Beijing games from NBC's studios in Connecticut.
Mayor’s tax proposal aims to spur construction of mother-in-law apartments to ease Anchorage housing crunch. Advocates want more.
Just 2% of single-family homes in the city have accessory dwelling units.
Years after Anchorage police fatally shoot Black man, dashcam video prompts new questions
The fatal Anchorage police shooting of 31-year-old Somali American Bishar Hassan in 2019 is under renewed scrutiny after the public release of police dashcam footage by a lawyer representing the man’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit.
VAWA bill in Senate would expand power of up to 30 Alaska tribal courts
Tribes in the pilot program would be able to try and sentence anyone who commits domestic violence, rape or related crimes in their villages, even if the offender is non-Native.
While Chignik fishermen wait on 2018 relief funds, some look beyond the fishery to survive
Chignik fishermen are finally expecting federal relief funds to start coming in. But that assistance may be too late.
Fisher poet publishes memoir about his years in Cook Inlet
Patrick Dixon wrote his first fishing poem when he was stranded on land after the Exxon-Valdez oil spill of 1989.
Why one Hoonah family rooted for the Czech women’s hockey team this Olympics
The Czech team captain is married to Thomas Mills, who grew up in Hoonah and Juneau. They now live together in Russia.