A Metlakatla man is charged with shooting his brother
Court documents allege 18-year-old Isaac G. Henderson shot his brother with a .40 caliber pistol outside their mother’s home around 3 a.m. Sunday.
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.
Anchorage Assembly ends its indoor mask mandate
The ordinance mandated that people wear masks in indoor public and communal spaces.
Why overturning Roe wouldn’t end abortion rights in Alaska
Making an abortion ban stick would likely take an amendment to the state Constitution.
Bronson announces new Anchorage police chief
Deputy Chief Michael Kerle will be the city's new chief, effective Feb. 2., Bronson announced Tuesday night at an Assembly meeting.
Alaska health care workers plead for reason as COVID misinformation persists
Some patients continue to request unproven treatments like Ivermectin and hydroxycholorquine, and a small number of doctors actually prescribe them despite the lack of data supporting their effectiveness.
A historic settlement turns 50, but questions linger over whether it was fair
While the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act created monetary wealth for Alaska Native shareholders, it also came at a huge cost.
19 U.S. states now have detected the omicron COVID-19 variant
States that have detected the variant range from Hawaii to Massachusetts. The reports are part of a new surge in COVID-19 cases.
Alaskans we’ve lost to COVID: John Redmond Evans Sr., hard-working dad
His youngest daughter, Suzanne, says his work ethic was matched by his care for his family – and that many of her favorite memories of him involved holiday gatherings.
Dunleavy administration loses lawsuit over Kake subsistence hunt
A federal judge has rejected the Dunleavy administration’s legal challenge to a special rural subsistence hunt for the Southeast community of Kake during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alaska’s resident killer whales have a lot to say in underwater recordings
Hannah Myers is a Ph. D. marine biology student with UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. A recent paper Myers co-authored in the journal Scientific Reports delves into the mysteries of where North Pacific killer whales spend their time in winter.
Unalaska volunteers rescue eagle that ‘decided to go shopping at Alaska Ship Supply’
As staff at a local Unalaska shop opened the back door for a delivery last week, they got an unexpected visitor. An adult female eagle dashed in and headed for the rafters, occasionally swooping down toward the people and merchandise below.
Anchorage School District faces $67M budget shortfall going into next year, officials say
The most recent ASD budget was around $565 million. The district's projections anticipate that revenues will decline by about $20 million and expenditures will increase by about $47 million.
Anchorage’s deputy health director is resigning, the latest in a string of departures
DeeAnn Fetko announced her resignation in an email to staff on Monday after 25 years working for the city.
As much as 30 inches of snow could fall in parts of Southcentral Alaska
The National Weather Service is forecasting between 16 and 30 inches of snow in the Upper Susitna Valley, while the area north of Seward along the Turnagain Arm could see between one and two feet of snow.
Omicron spreads uncertainty about holiday travel and dampens recovery for airlines
The rapid emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has many questioning whether they should rethink their holiday travel plans.
Second hunter found dead days after boat capsized near Whittier
The body of Luki Akelkok III was found Saturday, ending a multi-day search for the 28-year-old Dillingham man who went missing after his boat sank near Whittier in bad weather, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Anchorage Assembly questions Bronson administration over credit rating report
Some Assembly members said the revenue forecasts that the administration presented to a major credit rating agency before the agency downgraded Anchorage’s score intentionally downplayed the city’s forecasts to score points in an ongoing budget debate.
A new proposed kelp farm off Kodiak is part of growing trend
The kelp would likely be for sale to an in-state buyer, who would process the kelp and sell it in different seafood products.
Alaska Native stories featured in new ‘Buried Truths’ documentary on painful history of boarding schools
A new half-hour documentary on the Al Jazeera program "Fault Lines" delves into that painful history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S.