Seward Highway reopens after avalanche
The closure could last until 3 p.m. Friday as crews try to clean up the debris.
Cruise lines are predicting a record year, but Southeast Alaska is proceeding with caution
“It’s hard. It’s terrifying. And people are making real business decisions at this point with a lot of hope, but with no concrete knowledge of what the season is going to look like,” said an owner of one Juneau tourism company.
Here’s how to decide if you’re safe to go out when you’re recovering from omicron
If you have a current infection, you might be wondering, when is it safe for me to step out and socialize again?
As oil prices and inflation rise, Dunleavy pushes for higher PFDs and bonds
Dunleavy wants the state to issue $325 million in bonds to pay for construction of ports, airports, fire stations and other projects.
Gov. Dunleavy defends state paying for settlement arising from his actions
Federal District Court Judge John Sedwick ruled in October that Dunleavy and his former chief of staff violated the First Amendment rights of two state doctors by requiring them to sign what they deemed a loyalty pledge.
Bogus Creek 150 will race this weekend from Bethel over what could be a slow, snowy trail
The roster is stacked with names familiar to the Kuskokwim mushing community.
Judge rules against students who sued the State of Alaska over scholarship fund
The students now must decide whether to appeal the judge’s decision.
Anchorage Assembly member Chris Constant kicks off run for US House
Constant is running as a Democrat against longtime Congressman Don Young.
2 years into the pandemic, 5 Alaskans reflect on all that has changed
We checked in with some of the Alaskans we interviewed earlier in the pandemic, to asked about how the past two years have shaped them. They spoke of illness and loss, but also growth and hope for the year ahead.
New oversight board faces hard choices about the Alaska Marine Highway’s future
The new board tasked with revitalizing Alaska’s state-run ferry system met for the first time on Feb. 11.
Accusations of ‘greenwashing’ by big oil companies are well-founded, a new study finds
Four major oil companies aren't taking concrete steps to live up to their pledges to transition to clean energy, new research has found.
How to grow tea at -35°F | INDIE ALASKA
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Alaska, tea connoisseur Jenny Tse takes us on a tour of the world's first geothermal tea farm, hand-rolls a batch of tea leaves, and serves up the freshest cup of hot tea in the heart of winter.
Tlingit activist recalls history of Indigenous women protecting the Tongass: ‘The momentum has only grown’
It has been 21 years since the 2001 Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest was first established.
New to Alaska, Filipino teachers find their rhythm in Aniak
Nearly all of the Kuspuk School District’s new teaching staff come from the Philippines.
Alaska avalanche survivor and winning essayist spent years digging out of PTSD
Joe Yelverton says the most formative moments of his life, and the story of his survival, began on a day in April 1984 with his friends Steve and Barry, as they approached the top of Eagle Peak.
‘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.