Funding gap looms for Alaska’s domestic violence programs, but need for services is as high as ever
Domestic violence advocates are scrambling to adequately fund the groups that keep one of the state’s most vulnerable populations safe.
Persily perforates Alaska natural gas line’s prospects in ‘Gasonomics’ talk
Longtime energy observer Larry Persily thinks Alaska will import natural gas to meet its needs, rather than building an in-state gas pipeline.
Alaska ferry system awarded $132M in federal grants
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the funds, largely intended to replace the ferry Tustumena, represent “a big, fat deal” for Alaskan ferry riders.
Inmate at Alaska’s Goose Creek prison dies at 69
The Alaska Department of Corrections said Artemy Arthur Hapoff, Jr.'s Sunday death was expected. He is the ninth state inmate to die this year.
Sen. Tuberville drops his monthslong hold on hundreds of military promotions
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., still has holds on four-star generals' promotions over a Pentagon policy covering travel for abortion care.
Alaska Police Standards Council turns down plan to lower hiring age of corrections officers — for now
The Department of Corrections floated the proposal as a tool to combat its staff shortage, decreased applicant pool and high vacancy rate.
Anti-ranked choice voting campaign is operating out of a South Anchorage church, new APOC complaint alleges
An attorney for ranked choice foes says the complaint is overblown and that the religious organization receives rent.
Ripping open the world of pull-tabs, Alaska’s most popular form of charitable gaming
All legal gaming in Alaska benefits nonprofits, and the most popular form, pull-tabs, is played at more than 1,000 locations statewide.
Alaska-Hawaiian merger tests Biden administration’s resolve to preserve competition
The deal is smaller than mergers a decade ago. But regulators are already fighting another small merger — JetBlue’s proposal to buy Spirit Airlines.
Cook Inlet natural gas producer says it’s sitting on large deposit, but nobody wants in
Natural gas extraction in the Cook Inlet region has become more difficult, and utilities are considering importing it from outside Alaska.
Grunwald murderer, 12 others charged with smuggling drugs into Alaska prisons
Dominic Johnson, serving 99 years for David Grunwald's death, is among 11 inmates and two visitors indicted on charges of promoting contraband.
‘We could still hear the hillside cracking’: How Wrangellites helped each other after the landslide
People stuck on the far side of the fatal Nov. 20 slide described a night of confusion and an improvised evacuation.
Alaska tribe’s members say corruption, self-serving deals brought Manh Choh gold mine to their land
A former tribal chief for the Native Village of Tetlin greenlit the mine and leased mineral exploration rights to a mining venture, now led by Kinross Alaska.
Petersburg High School students raise and release pink salmon
Science teacher Alice Cumps' class, in which students help hatch salmon into the wild, offers university credits and has kids competing to get in.
Alaska organizations teach kids how to avoid online predators
Adult predators are finding new ways to message kids online and manipulate them. So, the FBI and other organizations in Alaska are teaching kids how to stay safe when they’re spending time online.
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9B
The combined airlines will be based in Seattle, after a deal nearly a year in the making. Hawaiian Airlines will retain its corporate branding.
For Wrangell’s new city manager, deadly landslide highlights other potential threats to public safety
It was Mason Villarma's first day on the job when the disaster struck. Now he's also concerned about the city's dam giving way.
One with the Whale | Alaska Insight
Lori Townsend and her guests discuss the creation and story behind the new documentary, One with the Whale.
Why Anchorage Mayor Bronson vetoed funding for crisis teams he supports
An Anchorage Assembly leader says it demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding in the administration.
Alaska’s top veterinarian warns of respiratory illness that’s killed several Lower 48 dogs
More than a dozen states, including several in the Pacific Northwest, are reporting outbreaks of a new respiratory illness.