Troopers suspend search for woman missing under Eagle River ice
Active efforts to find 45-year-old Amanda Richmond have been called off, after extensive air and water searches with drones and sonar.
Passenger in Anchor Point plane crash dies as NTSB report shows buckled wing during descent
Alaska State Troopers say Kristen Fenske died Wednesday morning, after the Dec. 8 crash that killed pilot Kurt Stjean.
Making Technicolor Glass Art From Upcycled Junk | INDIE ALASKA
Amy Vail grew up in a family of stained glass artists and continues that legacy with her Alaskan creations.
Want to learn endangered Alaska Indigenous languages? There’s an app for that.
The new Sealaska Heritage Institute language apps, available on Apple and Google phones, are called SHI: Learning Haida and SHI: Learning Shm’algyack.
In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the U.S. and fueled a new culture war fight
For the first time in U.S. history, fatal overdoses peaked above 112,000 deaths, with young people and people of color among the hardest hit.
Roof of vacant, condemned Anchorage warehouse partially collapses under snow load
The owner of the warehouse on Gambell Street said the building had been condemned and was slated for demolition.
Anchorage concert lifts up voices in the struggle against homelessness
The nonprofit group Keys to Life's Winter Voices concert this month helped showcase the music of those who struggle with housing.
Wells Fargo workers in Bethel withdraw union petition as colleagues move to unionize
The Bethel branch workers' withdrawal of their petition came the same day that staff in Albuquerque, N.M. voted to form a union.
Southeast Alaska chinook stocks expected to be low again in 2024
Of the 11 chinook salmon stocks in the region, only the Chilkat River is expected to have an adequate number of chinook returning to spawn.
Anchorage therapist suggests how to survive the holidays when feeling sad
For Alaskans who have recently experienced tragedy or loss, the holidays can be especially hard. An Anchorage therapist has advice about how to make them manageable.
Goose Creek inmate dies at 65 in expected death
Robert Michael Vidic is the second Goose Creek Correctional Center inmate to die this month and the state's 10th inmate death this year.
Alaska Aerospace could get a new CEO soon
Earlier this month, Gov. Mike Dunleavy rejected CEO candidate Sean Thomas and later ousted the board’s chair, Robert McCoy.
Cold-weather pay exists for some Alaska-based military members, but most Air Force personnel aren’t eligible
The Army pays soldiers extra for Alaska duty. Only a few far-flung airmen get hardship pay for their service in the 49th state.
Former Ketchikan church leader sentenced to 20 years for sexual abuse
Dwight "Chris" John, 72, pleaded guilty to consolidated charges in the case, receiving 20 years with 30 more suspended Thursday.
Seward council approves rate increase after failed electric utility sale
Officials had warned of an increase, estimated at $36 a month for average users, after voters twice rejected a city-backed sale of the local electric utility.
Murkowski visits Wrangell in wake of deadly landslide
Sen. Lisa Murkowski met with relatives of the six victims, as well as local officials to discuss the Southeast Alaska community's response to the disaster.
Attu’s last survivor remembered for his leadership and forgiveness
Gregory Golodoff, the last surviving resident of Attu taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942, had empathy for his captors before his death last month.
Search continues for woman who disappeared under Eagle River ice
Troopers say Eagle River resident Amanda Richmond, 45, went missing Saturday after she chased one of her dogs into the north fork of Eagle River.
Breaking with tradition, Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 this year
In a stark rebuke of Russia, Ukraine joined the West in celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 6-7 as has traditionally been done.
Southcentral Alaska vehicle collisions leave 3 dead
Two Anchorage residents died Saturday in a head-on crash near Glennallen, hours before a passenger struck by an Anchorage red-light runner died.