A total solar eclipse is crossing North America
The eclipse is briefly plunging communities in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada along the track into darkness.
A humpback whale is free after days-long entanglement in Unalaska’s Iliuliuk Bay
A team of state and federal officials were able to free the whale Friday morning.
Western Alaska tribes, outraged by bycatch, turn up the heat on fishery managers and trawlers
The debate is increasingly urgent, as subsistence harvesting bans continue and proposed fixes threaten to impose steep costs on industry.
Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160M after 737 Max door-plug blowout over Oregon
Alaska Airlines says Boeing has paid $160 million in initial compensation for losses that the airline suffered after the January blowout over Portland, Ore.
Alaska schools making drastic cuts in wake of governor’s veto, school administrators council says
Lisa Parady is the Executive Director of the Alaska Council of School Administrators and says the council's members are doing everything they can to avoid negative impacts to classrooms and students.
Victim was spotted lying in road before fatal Fairview hit-and-run, charges say
Police said at least three people tried to help the victim, who was lying on East 11th Avenue shortly before he was struck by 19-year-old Josiah Martinez.
Boy, 3, drowns in Togiak Bay accident
Troopers say the boy was playing with a 5-year-old when he fell into the water Thursday. He was found unresponsive and declared dead at the Togiak clinic.
Teen driver dies in 3-vehicle Wasilla crash
Jessalyn Helms, 19, was severely injured in the Thursday crash near Cottonwood Elementary School and died at the hospital, troopers said.
Murkowski insists ‘I’m in the right place,’ despite rift with Trump
"I know what I am," Sen. Lisa Murkowski said, referencing her GOP roots. "And I know where I fit within my conference."
Bill would require Alaska beverage sellers to post warning signs about alcohol-related cancer risks
Bill sponsor Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, says too few people know about the link between alcohol consumption and cancer.
Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization
Marijuana legalization was expected to bring the industry out of the shadows. But in some states, the black market is alive and well.
Alaska students stage statewide walkout to protest education funding veto
Students protested Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of an education funding bill and the Legislature's failure to override the veto.
Tsunami program that informs Alaskans of the danger is itself at risk
It funds maps, sirens and education. "Losing this program, really, at the end of the day could mean deaths in Alaska," says a state official.
States beyond Alaska were surprised by COVID education grant requirement, expert says
State lawmakers got some perspective on a COVID-related education funding dispute between Alaska and the federal government on Wednesday.
Man serving life sentence in Georgia accused of sending bomb to Anchorage courthouse
David Cassady, 55, allegedly mailed bombs to Anchorage's federal courthouse and Washington, D.C. in 2020 as he served a life sentence.
This farm is the only Grade “A” goat dairy in Alaska
“I kind of joked that I started a Grade “A” dairy with a “C” team,” said Kelli Foreman who runs Kodiak's Heritage Farm and Ranch.
New work season opens for Denali Park Road bridge
The $100 million Pretty Rocks Bridge will cross the site of a landslide that has closed the road at Mile 45 since 2021.
Anchorage police arrest man who allegedly exposed himself to girls at Alaska Club
Police say Natchez Dunlap, 41, is charged with indecent exposure in a Feb. 10 incident at the Alaska Club's location in South Anchorage.
Juneau Assembly sticks with plan to relocate city-run homeless camp
The new planned site, near the city's indoor cold weather shelter, has faced pushback from business owners in the area who fear higher crime.
City and cruise lines agree to conceptual cruise visitor limits in Juneau
City Tourism Manager Alix Pierce says the agreement is still far from final. If approved, the limits would go into effect during the 2026 season.