With full shelter and temps falling, advocates raise alarm about risks to Anchorage’s unhoused population
“People are gonna freeze to death this weekend,” said Jasmine Boyle, director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness.
ANCSA at 50 on Talk of Alaska: The role of Native corporations in Alaska’s economy
Fifty years ago, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act established regional and village corporations throughout the state. In the second of our three-part discussion of ANCSA, we’ll speak with corporate executives about the economic and cultural impact the corporations have on not just Alaska Native lives, but on all Alaskans.
As more nations eye the Arctic as a strategic resource, what is the U.S. military’s plan? | Alaska Insight
Alaska's Arctic region is opening to increased vessel traffic and global interest. What are the American military’s plans to ensure security?
Anchorage Assembly confirms Bronson’s pick for health director
Joe Gerace was appointed by Bronson in September after his first pick for the position, David Morgan, resigned shortly before his confirmation hearing.
Hundreds of Juneau kids are getting COVID shots this week. Here’s how a few of them are handling it.
“I don’t know why, but COVID reminds me of Voldemort,” said one child at a vaccine clinic in Juneau recently.
When can kids take off their masks in school? Here’s what some experts say
When can kids safely take off their masks in school? A panel of experts weighs in.
Murkowski voted to convict Trump. Now she’ll run against a candidate he backs
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial last February, announced Friday she is running for reelection.
With new research, Alaska groups aim to turn mariculture into $100 million industry
Thanks to federal grants, some Alaskan organizations are looking into new ways to process kelp to eliminate harmful bacteria
Nearly 80 years after his death, Unangax̂ soldier Pvt. George Fox to finally receive burial ceremony in 2022
Fox was born in 1920 on Unga Island, the largest of the Shumagin islands, about 250 miles northeast of Unalaska. Census data shows that he and his mother moved to Unalaska by 1929, and he joined the military when he was about 21 years old, according to Livingston.
Alaska Logistics is leaving two barges to freeze in the Kuskokwim River
A company is once again leaving its barges in the frozen Kuskokwim River over the winter. Two years ago, Alaska Logistics abandoned a gravel barge near Aniak during freeze up and retrieved it after breakup in the spring. The company is preparing to do the same with two more barges this year.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski announces re-election bid
Lisa Murkowski has so far raised $4.6 million for her '22 campaign. Trump has endorsed her conservative challenger.
Alaska’s cannabis industry increasingly competitive, with most retail shops per capita in U.S.
Insiders say the industry is very competitive and cannabis entrepreneurs have to be shrewd to keep their businesses alive.
How Anchorage’s ‘flufftastic’ snowfall exceeded forecasters’ expectations
National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider -- back for our Ask a Climatologist segment -- says there are a couple reasons for that.
The military sharpens its focus on the Arctic
As the Arctic warms, it increasingly has the potential to become an arena where world powers compete for dominance. While Russia and China are beefing up their Arctic presence, the Pentagon has been slow to make the Arctic a priority. Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin reports that may be changing.
After Anchorage Assembly passes rules to assert authority, Mayor Bronson accuses it of a ‘power grab’
The Anchorage Assembly approved two ordinances during its Wednesday night meeting aimed at asserting their legislative authority, creating more friction between the generally progressive body and Mayor Dave Bronson, the conservative head of the city's executive department.
Alaska Redistricting Board finishes work to adopt maps; opponents say courts could toss out portions
The board split over the final map. All three members who were appointed by Republican elected officials supported the map; the two who were not appointed by Republicans opposed the map’s adoption.
How learning an Indigenous language leads to healing
During the pandemic, some Indigenous language learning groups saw a boost in enrollment.
Climate change is making Glacier Bay unstable. Scientists are mapping the risks to visitors
Landslides and tsunamis aren’t historically common in Glacier Bay, but because more than half a million visitors tour the park each year park managers want to get a clearer picture of the risks of tsunamis and landslides, which have become more common recently due to a changing climate.
Fluffy and deep: Storm drops more than a foot of snow in Southcentral Alaska
More than 16 inches were reported in some parts of Anchorage by Thursday morning.
Troopers: Fairbanks area driver shoots another vehicle in ‘road rage’ incident
A driver hit and shot at another vehicle on the Parks Highway outside of Fairbanks in what State Troopers describe as a road rage incident.