Anchorage’s largest shelter is at capacity. Mayor Bronson wants to add 160 more beds.
The Sullivan Arena’s beds have been full since late November. On the coldest days, more than 100 people have waited for a bed in a 24-hour warming shelter.
More likely mud than magma, Sitka’s newest volcano is rising from the depths
A depth sounder near Sitka last month caught what appeared to be a volcano: A perfectly formed cone about 100 feet tall, with a plume of gas trailing from the top.
Anchorage Assembly to take up fraught land deal for housing in Girdwood
The deal would lead to new housing in Girdwood, but community leaders fear the homes will only be affordable to the wealthy.
How the Anchorage School District is proposing to close a massive budget gap
Among the proposals: closing schools, increasing class sizes and outsourcing sports.
As Hilcorp drills for more natural gas, some Ninilchik neighbors refuse to sign on
Hilcorp is the main producer of natural gas on the peninsula. As it looks for more gas, the company needs to extract the resource from beneath private parcels like Don Shaw’s.
How Alaska’s congressional delegation voted on the same-sex marriage and railroad bills, and why
U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congresswoman Mary Peltola split and united in surprising ways on recent bills.
Iditarod’s last-minute entrants include Australian making unexpected return
Christian Turner is an unlikely entrant in the 1,000-mile sled dog race, but not for lack of experience: He’s a two-time finisher, placing his highest at 15th in 2015, his last Iditarod.
Anchorage woman seeks justice for boyfriend killed outside their home
Brad Robert’s death was the 24th homicide in Anchorage this year.
Interior Department puts $40M toward community relocation efforts for Newtok and Napakiak
“We’ve never really done anything like this before in this country, particularly for tribes,” said Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland.
Donations pour into Stebbins as village reels from loss of only grocery store
The ANICA Stebbins store was the only local source for groceries and fuel in the community of just over 600 residents. It burned down on Tuesday.
Syphilis cases in Alaska continue to climb, compounding the state’s STD challenges
Syphilis cases increased dramatically last year in Alaska, which has had some of the nation’s highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases in recent years.
Former Alaska couple ordered to pay $1.47M for fraud against Yakutat elder
A state attorney says Carla and Vernon Sigler took 63 percent of Yakutat elder Neva Ogle's money, in handshake deals and forged checks.
EPA edges closer to banning Pebble Mine in Alaska. A veto is now just one step away.
Federal regulators are one step away from action that would permanently protect the Bristol Bay watershed
Alaska officials hope switch to stronger opioid reversal drug will help quell rise in fentanyl
In May, the state switched from distributing Narcan to Kloxxado, an overdose reversing medicine that's twice as strong.
Anchorage School District could increase class sizes to close budget gap
Increasing it by one across all grades would save the district $7 million and require 60 fewer teachers than the district needs to operate now. Increasing it by five would save the district $32 million and require 274 fewer teachers.
12-year-old girl dead, boy held in Muldoon shooting
Anchorage police have released few details about the shooting, saying the investigation is ongoing.
Biden administration delays release of new environmental review for drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The report’s release will now be delayed until the second quarter of next year.
Man still missing, woman rescued after fishing boat runs aground in Southeast Alaska
The woman survived for 24 hours on a rock island with her dog before a passing boat picked her up.
It’s river eel season on the Kuskokwim, and fishermen are lining up to catch their fill
These river eels, also known as Arctic lamprey, are headed upriver.
Alaska’s 2nd fatality-free year of commercial fishing could be part of a trend
The U.S. Coast Guard says the credit belongs to the fishermen themselves.