Deep snow and ice from Interior storms are stressing moose, causing aggression
The deep snow and hard icy crust makes it difficult for moose to forage, so they’re coming out of the woods and into human-populated areas to find food and refuge. And some have become aggressive and attacked people.
Efforts continue in Alaska to find abandoned baby’s family
Officials in Alaska said Tuesday they are still attempting to identify a newborn that was found abandoned in a cardboard box on street corner in Fairbanks in frigid conditions on New Year’s Eve.
As winds subside, Mat-Su residents take stock of devastation
Finding food and supplies is still challenging for residents, many who have been without power for days.
Return of Anchorage mask mandate uncertain, amid omicron-driven spike
Anchorage’s COVID-19 cases have dramatically increased with the new omicron variant, but that doesn’t automatically mean the city will have a new masking mandate.
Anchorage schools could temporarily close if COVID, travel and weather leave them too understaffed
Already, the district has had to close one school this week for four days.
Fisheries board member steps down, citing workload and bout with COVID
Indy Walton of Soldotna said he’s dealing with a confluence of health issues that have been exacerbated by stress and a bout of COVID-19.
Delta Junction man who threatened to murder Alaska’s US senators pleads guilty
Jay Allen Johnson signed a plea agreement that states he’s guilty of threatening to murder Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan ins separate voicemail messages he left in September.
Research cruise gets rare chance to study Bering and Chukchi seas
The final research cruise of 2021 in the Bering and Chukchi seas came through the region in November.
In gun-loving Alaska, some ammo is scarce
In a state where hunting is a way of life — not to mention a way to put food on the table — that's a problem.
Juneau’s indoor mask mandate is back amid latest COVID-19 surge
People in Juneau must mask up in indoor public spaces again. Masks must also be worn in outdoor public spaces when it’s crowded.
New Stuyahok man found alive more than 18 hours after he went missing
"He saved everything on the snowmachine, and went up, built a fire, dried off his clothes and changed into dry clothes," said one searcher about Andrew Wyagon. "Amazingly, he had a space blanket that helped keep all the chill off all night. Sitting in space blankets works wonders.”
Alaskans are stuck on vacations that won’t end
Airline cancellations continue, leaving some Alaskans unable to return for a week.
Dunleavy issues disaster declaration for Interior Alaska and Mat-Su storms
Extreme winds and cold temperatures have affected the areas. At one point over the weekend, 20,000 households in Mat-Su lost power.
Strong winds hammer Mat-Su, leading to widespread damage and power outages
The winds, reaching up to 91 mph Sunday near Palmer, flipped small planes, overturned semitrucks, toppled trees, tore off roofs and closed Mat-Su schools for at least two days.
COVID testing locations in Anchorage closed as Mat-Su weather keeps staff home
The powerful winds in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough kept some health care workers at home Monday, leading to the temporary closure of three COVID-19 testing sites in the Anchorage area as cases surge.
State amends disaster declaration for Southcentral storm to include Girdwood damages
Anchorage emergency management officials say Girdwood’s Ruane Road, which is the only road to the area’s water utility facility, was damaged by the storm as were the Loveland and Echo Ridge Roads.
Dunleavy thanks Trump for conditional endorsement
Former President Trump told Gov. Dunleavy last week that he would endorse him on condition that he does not support Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for re-election.
With signs of omicron spike in Alaska, residents scramble for hard-to-get tests
In Alaska’s largest city, many pharmacies are sold out of at-home COVID-19 test kits, and long lines have formed at testing sites.
Alaska prepares to sue feds over contamination on Native corporation land
Much of the contamination dates to the Cold War or World War II.
Hydaburg residents have running water again after days without
Hydaburg residents have running water again after a snowstorm and freezing rain caused parts of the Southeast community’s water system to freeze last week.