Anchorage protesters rally downtown, frustrated that local police still do not have body cameras
It has been about a year and a half since Anchorage voters approved buying body worn cameras for police.
Swiss paddlers arrive in Bethel after 700-mile journey down the Kuskokwim
Thomas and Tomi Isenschmid's journey got off to a rocky start.
Here’s how to track campaign cash in Alaska elections
A guide to searching the records of the Alaska Public Offices Commission.
Southeast Alaska wolves eat over 60 prey species, study finds — including sea otter
Southeast Alaska’s wolves tend to favor deer and moose at mealtime, but in a pinch they won’t say no to black bear – or even sea otter.
‘There’s no help’: Anchorage homeless campers face uncertain future as Centennial Campground closure looms
Anchorage’s Centennial Park Campground, where hundreds of homeless residents have camped this summer, is closing on Saturday with no official plan for what's next.
Typhoon Merbok spotlights Alaska’s need for science and climate-resilient infrastructure
With intense storms expected to increase, experts want more data to support flood forecasts and infrastructure investments that keep communities out of harm’s way.
At the language house in Kodiak, new learners keep the Alutiiq language alive
At the S’unaq Tribe’s language house, everything is a lesson — catching up on gossip, making a grocery list or washing the dishes.
Special investigation finds Gov. Dunleavy wasn’t involved in firing of former Permanent Fund CEO
The investigation was ordered by a committee of the Alaska Legislature after former CEO Angela Rodell alleged "political retribution" was involved.
Biden waives Alaska’s costs for initial Merbok disaster relief
President Biden revised the federal disaster declaration for Alaska on Thursday, increasing the federal payment to 100 percent of the total eligible costs for the first 30 days.
Alaska congresswoman’s first bill passes House
Rep. Mary Peltola's bill aims to reduce food insecurity among veterans.
Alaska’s constitutional convention question, explained
Questions about the PFD, Alaska’s fiscal woes, and abortion access have some saying now is the time to vote yes, while others say the document continues to serve the state well.
Many of Hooper Bay’s dunes were washed away by the storm. Without them, residents feel exposed.
What was once a stretch of rolling sand dunes is now a flat floodplain.
How a berry picker became a viral meme in Alaska | INDIE ALASKA
Indie Alaska features Hardrick's story of growing up in the racially divided South and his passion for foraging with his family in Alaska.
Anchorage Assembly delays vote on using portable buildings as emergency winter shelters
The delay comes after Assembly members were told that several portable classrooms from the Anchorage School District wouldn’t be usable as shelters this winter.
Lack of data blunted Alaska’s COVID response, New York Times investigation shows
The New York Times reporter Sharon LaFraniere, who traveled to Alaska to cover data shortfalls during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the state's problems weren’t unusual.
Removing debris from Juneau landslide could take days, city says
Tom Mattice, Juneau’s emergency programs manager, said one home was completely destroyed by the slide, and two more were damaged.
Two more people die after a short time in Alaska Corrections custody
Lewey Matoomealook, 37, and Marcus Gillion, 48, are the 13th and 14th inmates to die in Alaska Department of Corrections custody this year.
‘These are things that I grew up with’: Retired trooper to review Alaska’s cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people
Lonny Piscoya is Inupiaq and grew up in Nome.
Author of measure to cut Ketchikan library funding over LGBTQ content says he doubts it will pass
Former Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly member John Harrington says he filed the initiative petition this summer on behalf of a group of parents that object to LGBTQ content at the Ketchikan Public Library.
An ancient discovery in Southeast Alaska could help pinpoint how and when the first humans got here
And scientists say it may support the theory that the Pacific coast was first settled by people traveling along the shoreline, living off the sea.