Sullivan Arena homeless shelter gets third new leader in 3 months
Cesar Ramirez De La Cruz said he took over the shelter manager job from Shawn Hays in early December.
Some bears are still out in Haines. Biologists say that’s not so unusual.
Recent bear activity around Haines — including bears peering into shop windows and lumbering down Main Street — has caught many residents by surprise. But a state wildlife biologist says it’s not so unusual for some bears in Southeast to still be out foraging this time of year.
Dairy farmer’s Alaska sprint mushing dreams come true in new documentary ‘Underdog’
"Underdog" is the product of 10 years of work by filmmaker Tommy Hyde, who shot, directed and edited the film, which he says tells Vermont dairy farmer Doug Butler's "curiously optimistic" tale.
ANCSA at 50 on Talk of Alaska: The next generation of leaders looks forward
As the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act approaches, shareholders in and outside the state are reflecting on the landmark legislation and how it’s evolved over time. Despite the successes, problems remain, including how younger generations of Alaska Natives will be included.
A new crisis team in Fairbanks is responding to mental health calls and freeing up other emergency resources
The city’s Mobile Crisis Team started two months ago and is bringing mental health services directly to people in crisis.
Alaska Native Corporations, the last to get CARES Act funds, are having trouble spending it. They have until year’s end.
By the time ANCs got theirs, some had to hunt for quick ways to spend it.
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board votes to remove Angela Rodell from top post
Rodell had served in the position since 2015. It grew from $51 billion to $81 billion in that time.
Anchorage Assembly to take public testimony on election code changes next week
The proposed changes come in the wake of reports of "unprecedented harassment" of election workers during the mayoral runoff election in May.
Many see Red Dog as an ANCSA success story. What happens when the ore runs out?
The mine has brought wealth to Northwest Alaska, supporting Alaska Native communities and culture. But its relationship with the only village downstream is fraught, and the mine is running out of ore.
As Anchorage faces the pandemic and homelessness, resignations at the health department pile up
ivision managers and medical officers have all left or been fired from the health department, which has largely stopped communicating with news media.
Lt. Gov. Meyer defends handling of Alaska’s last election, as he and governor weigh the next one
Meyer is at the center of criticism from conservative voters in places like the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The lieutenant governor oversees elections. Conservatives are unhappy with how last year’s election was conducted.
‘Don’t tie our hands’: Proposal would give 30 Alaska tribes the power to prosecute violence in villages
Sen. Murkowski seeks to let tribes fill the law enforcement gap that leaves Native women vulnerable.
Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ captain admits to dealing heroin, court documents say
Elliott Neese, 39, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. That’s according to a plea agreement Neese signed and filed in federal court Monday, shortly after prosecutors charged him.
Petersburg COVID cases drop to single digits for the first time since October
Petersburg’s active COVID-19 case count dropped to single digits this week, the lowest total since late October.
Ketchikan will join a national $26B opioid settlement, but officials say the money won’t go far
Alaska is one of all but eight states to join the settlement agreement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three drug distributors: AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health.
Gov. Dunleavy holds holiday open house in Juneau after missing last year’s due to the pandemic
The open house has been held every year since 1913, except for two years during World War II and last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unalaska doctor nationally recognized for bringing emergency training to rural Alaska
Dr. Murray Buttner, a family medicine doctor in Unalaska, Buttner, a family medicine doctor and co-medical director of the island’s Iliuliuk Family and Health Services clinic, was named a 2021 Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. The award went to one health care provider in each U.S. state.
Skagway works to pioneer one of the first electric ferry programs in the country
The Skagway Assembly recently passed a resolution that establishes an electric ferry pilot program.
Bristol Bay, like Bethel, also just recorded its coldest November in 80 years
Areas across the region broke both daily and monthly records. For King Salmon, it's the coldest November on record. In Dillingham, wind chills dropped to negative 41 degrees. That's the lowest November wind chill in 50 years.
Alaska ferries add January sailings after lawmakers scramble to plan travel ahead of session
Some Alaska lawmakers and aides who normally take a ferry to Juneau for the legislative session found themselves scrambling to make alternative travel plans last week after finding out that the Matanuska state ferry would not be back in service before the new year, as originally planned.