3 dogs owned by Iditarod musher killed in Denali Highway snowmachine crash
Mike Parker, who was driving the struck team, called the death of longtime Iditarod musher Jim Lanier's dogs "an unspeakable tragedy."
Alaska Public Safety commissioner talks drug policing, prevention in Bristol Bay
James Cockrell says profitability fuels the drug pipeline to Alaska, after Bristol Bay saw three fentanyl overdoses – one fatal – in a single summer week.
Coast Guard recovers downed helicopter from island near Petersburg
The MH-60 Jayhawk is on its way to North Carolina for an inspection as part of a larger investigation into what caused the Nov. 13 crash.
Alaska’s ‘upside down economics’ keep supply low, demand high for new homes
Researcher Nolan Klouda says Alaska ranks 45th among states in per capita new housing, building about two new units per thousand people.
Cable TV is coming to an end in Ketchikan
The Southeast Alaska community had the state's first cable system, but its current provider says it's no longer viable amid streaming services.
2 missing snowmachiners found dead near Nome
A Nome man and woman were found dead Tuesday afternoon after search teams reached the site of their snowmachine, troopers said.
Alaska Native leaders attend COP28 with a focus on local impacts of climate change
ANTHC's Jackie Schaeffer and Iñupiat filmmaker Kelly Moneymaker said they'd like to see more Indigenous representation in climate talks.
Xunaa Borough would be Alaska’s 20th, under Hoonah city proposal
The proposed borough would include 49 people outside of Hoonah, but wouldn’t include other Southeast Alaska cities.
Commercial fishermen need more support for substance abuse and fatigue, lawmakers say
Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Dan Sullivan of Alaska want to expand a federal commercial fishing program that funds research and training.
Rare fin whale found dead near Kodiak
Fin whales can live up to 90 years in the wild, but biologists say the whale found late last month on Kodiak Island was between 10 and 14 years old.
Alaska Airlines is pitching an ‘eco-friendly’ alternative to the mileage run this year. How green is it?
The airline is offering customers elite-qualifying miles when they spend money on “sustainable aviation fuel” for Alaska’s fleet.
Dunleavy declares disaster in Little Diomede building collapse
Settling ground and the age of the city building are suspected to be factors in its partial collapse against the local school late last month.
From Alaska outlaw to Oregon transplant, zoo welcomes captured son of Grubby the opossum
Homer, the 7-month-old opossum from the town of the same name, is one of the latest arrivals at the Oregon Zoo.
Supreme Court declines to weigh Washington conversion therapy ban, allowing law to stand
The Washington law, enacted in 2018, allows the state to revoke the licenses of therapists who try to change a minor's sexual orientation.
Plane crash near Anchor Point leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
Alaska State Troopers say Homer man Kurt Stjean, 52, was killed in the crash, with a woman taken to a local hospital.
Negotiations to decide insurance status of Alaska patients of Providence affiliates
Both Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska and Providence Alaska Medical Center's affiliates cited rising health care costs as reasons for their positions.
Alaska’s education spending lags behind national average when costs are factored in, economists say
Adjusted for the cost of living in rural and urban areas, Alaska spends about 7% less per student than the nationwide average, according to a recent study.
Remembering Alaska’s great communicator, Father Michael Oleksa
Archpriest Oleksa was laid to rest on Tuesday, after two days of services at St. Innocent’s Cathedral. Alaskans across the state say he touched their lives.
EPA wants to get the lead out of aviation gas. Alaska’s U.S. senators say it’s a bad move for the state.
Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan are trying to reverse an EPA finding that the lead in fuel for small aircraft poses a danger to public health.
Alaska’s domestic violence rates remain high, as advocates push for more preventative measures
Alaska women are more likely to be murdered by their spouse or boyfriend than in any other U.S. state.