Alaska’s job recovery is expected to continue this year
Alaska will continue to recover jobs in 2023 from its significant losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a job forecast from the state Department of Labor.
Alaskans invited to tell Congress what climate change means for them
Alaskans can submit their input on a draft of the upcoming National Climate Assessment until Jan. 27.
A new documentary film project will focus on Alaskans’ relationships with alcohol
Scott Burton's film called "Earnest Drinker" will include interviews with experts and people in recovery, plus a lot of his own stories.
December was Anchorage’s wettest and second snowiest on record
Climatologist Rick Thoman says climate change is driving this more extreme winter snowfall.
2 Anchorage New Year’s house fires leave 1 dead, 1 injured
Anchorage firefighters say two house fires over the New Year’s holiday weekend left one person dead and a second critically injured.
The rising cost of food is outpacing inflation. Here’s how some Alaskans are coping.
Bobby Superb is retired and on a fixed income. He says he’s eating less, and even his dog no longer gets hamburger meat mixed into his food.
Meet One of Alaska’s longest Aurora Borealis Researchers | INDIE ALASKA
Syun-Ichi Akasofu always had a curiosity for the aurora borealis. Yet, no one in his hometown in Japan knew exactly where these multi-colored shimmering lights in the evening sky came from. He's now one of the top aurora researchers in Alaska.
In northernmost Alaska, a battle is on to limit the damages of permafrost thaw
Warming soils beneath Utqiagvik are triggering erosion that threatens homes, infrastructure and cultural resources.
Peltola sees House speaker impasse as a symptom of bigger divisions
Mary Peltola was supposed to be sworn in for a full term in Congress. That didn't happen.
Warming waters are driving Bering Sea crashes, but Alaska’s fishing industry is quiet on climate
Advocates say seafood businesses, trade groups and fishermen need to take more action to advocate for lower carbon emissions or risk continued catastrophic declines.
Anchorage is still struggling to remove snow, weeks after a trio of winter storms
City officials say crews have made progress. But there are challenges.
State workers say chronic understaffing caused food stamp backlog
Many of the thousands of Alaskans who rely on assistance say they’re desperate for relief.
Alaska is getting a new tallest building — an upgraded air traffic control tower
The new control tower at the Anchorage airport will stand at 306 feet, 10 feet higher than the ConocoPhillips building.
Hilcorp is sole bidder in controversial Cook Inlet lease sale
Hilcorp Alaska offered $63,983 on one 2,304-acre tract in Lower Cook Inlet, a small sliver of the nearly 1 million acres posted in the federal sale.
University of Alaska will gain a plot of land that’s half the size of Rhode Island under new federal budget law
A clause in the new law, written by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, would give the university 360,000 acres in the next four years.
Ketchikan police chief left man bloodied after off-duty fishing resort brawl, indictment says
Jeff Walls was indicted in the alleged felony assault on Thursday. He was ordered not to discuss the case with witnesses other than his wife.
From Mary Peltola to Typhoon Merbok: Our top 10 stories of 2022
Here are 10 stories our readers spent the most time with this year.
Climate change seen as suspected factor in Western Arctic Caribou Herd decline
Alaska’s Western Arctic Caribou Herd population is lower than at any time in over four decades.
‘Arctic pay’ among the perks Congress is sending to improve military assignments in Alaska
Extra pay and travel reimbursements are aimed at boosting morale of Alaska-based troops.
Murkowski: ‘Never, ever, ever’ should we see another Jan. 6
Congress passed a reform of the Electoral Count Act, which U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski helped negotiate.