Alaska public defenders to refuse some Nome and Bethel cases due to shortage of attorneys
The head of the Alaska Public Defender Agency notified the judges overseeing the Nome and Bethel judicial districts of the plans Tuesday.
Chinese surveillance balloon passes over Alaska, Montana
U.S. officials said the balloon flew over the Aleutian Islands and through Canada before it was spotted over Billings, Montana.
Contract negotiations to resume after striking Mat-Su bus drivers pack school board meeting
“This bus company does not care about the safety of these children as much as we bus drivers do,” Alice Smith told the school board.
Alaska Public Safety officials release a draft policy to put body cameras on troopers
The seven-page draft policy covers everything from when troopers should turn on the cameras to how and when the footage will be released.
Federal decisions on Pebble Mine and the Willow drilling project aren’t the final word
Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin discusses what's next for the proposed Pebble Mine and the Willow drilling project.
Alaska senators say $1,000 increase to per student funding is ‘beginning of a conversation’
A bill introduced Wednesday proposes the highest single-year increase to the base student allocation, but some say it’s not enough.
Retiring from the high court, Alaska’s chief justice defends its system of selecting judges
Members of the Senate’s coalition majority say they don’t expect changes to the system before the 2024 election, but others aren’t sure.
Facing busier tourist seasons, Wrangell is buying high-end port-a-potties off eBay
Wrangell’s only downtown public restroom is a small brown building with just two toilets.
A single-shot treatment to protect infants from RSV may be coming soon
Up to 80,000 children under age 5 in the U.S. are admitted to the hospital for RSV each year.
Congresswoman Peltola hires Josh Revak, a Republican former rival, to run her Alaska office
“We may have different party affiliations, but the job is about serving all Alaskans,” Revak said
No new offer in Mat-Su school bus drivers’ strike as parents’ anger builds
The bus strike has tangled transportation in a district that serves roughly 19,000 students across a region about the size of West Virginia.
Skull found near Canadian border belonged to a man who was likely killed by a bear in the ’70s
Troopers identified the remains as Gary Frank Sotherden of New York. They believe he died in a bear mauling.
BLM proposes allowing ConocoPhillips to drill most of its Arctic Willow project
A final decision is expected in 30 days. The Interior Department still has "substantial concerns."
Exxon announced record earnings. It’s bound to renew scrutiny of Big Oil.
Exxon earned nearly $56 billion in profit last year, the biggest annual profit any Western oil company has ever seen. Chevron set its own record with $35 billion in profit.
EPA stops Alaska’s Pebble mine with rarely used power
The decision caps a decades-long battle over a region that is home to both the world’s largest wild salmon run and one of the world’s largest deposits of copper and gold.
‘Hungry, frustrated and unheard’: With food stamp backlog, Alaska mom struggles to feed son
A state leader cites multiple reasons for the growth of the backlog, which has no clear end in sight.
Nikiski legislator hires former Alaska budget director Donna Arduin as policy advisor
Donna Arduin worked in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office between 2018 and 2019 and was the architect behind his plan to cut over $1 billion in state spending.
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Bristol Bay braces for EPA’s final decision on the proposed Pebble mine
If the EPA finalizes a ban on mining activities at the site of the proposed Pebble Mine at the end of the month, it would effectively kill the mine.