Alaska’s worker shortage is due to pandemic retirees and funding instability, says economist
About one out of every nine jobs in the state is unfilled.
Anchorage’s Mobile Crisis Team hopes funding to operate 24/7 will expand ability to address mental health crises
For the last year, the MCT has been on the streets, responding to mental health crises. A few months ago, it got funding from the city to operate 24/7.
Ironman Alaska athletes likely spent millions while they were in Juneau
Ironman Alaska finishers Richard Secretaria and Joseph Paray figure that, between themselves and their significant others, they spent around $8,000 on their trip.
Ballot measure to defund Ketchikan’s library over drag queen storytime certified for Oct. 4 election
Only people who live in unincorporated areas of the borough will be eligible to vote on the measure.
Cheney and Murkowski: Trump critics facing divergent futures
They hail from their states' most prominent Republican families. They have been among the GOP's sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump.
View the latest vote tallies in Alaska’s special U.S. House and primary elections
Alaska voters on Aug. 16 cast their ballots in the state's first ranked choice election to decide who will serve the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young's Term.
Supreme Court rules against forward funding for education, confirms limit on legislative power
The decision settles a three-year-old dispute between the Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Sweeney files as official write-in candidate in special US House race
Republican Tara Sweeney finished fifth in the June special primary, just below the cut-off to appear on the special general election ballot.
Families of tourists killed in 2021 floatplane crash near Ketchikan sue Holland America and Southeast Aviation
The lawsuit comes just over a year after a DeHavilland Beaver floatplane crashed into treetops on a steep slope in Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness, about 12 miles northeast of Ketchikan.
Anchorage Assembly looks into vetting future mayoral appointments following health director’s fabricated resume
"I think it’s really important that all of the appointments that came forth under this administration be reviewed again, and that we know the facts,” said Assembly member Kameron Perez-Verdia.
The important role of water taxis in Alaska | INDIE ALASKA
When a massive, unexpected landslide blocked the only road to Lowell Point, Tom Miller knew his water taxi service was the only way to move residents, school children, and tourists back and forth to the nearby town of Seward.
Groups get creative to help Alaska voters understand ranked voting ahead of Aug. 16 election
The first ranked voting election will be the Aug. 16 special U.S. House election.
Despite setbacks, Pebble Mine gets new investment of $9.4 million
The new investor signed an agreement for even greater potential investment over a two-year period — up to $47 million in total.
Why Republicans in Alaska’s first ranked choice election reserve their venom for each other
Sarah Palin and Nick Begich are going after each other in the special U.S. House race.
3 well-funded conservatives are running for Alaska governor. 1 will likely not survive the primary.
Next week’s primary election is going to pare the list of 10 gubernatorial candidates to four, and it’s unlikely that Wasilla Rep. Christopher Kurka and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce can both survive.
NTSB says 2 pilots in fatal Soldotna crash had ‘unobscured’ view of each other’s plane
The National Transportation Safety Board is not yet pointing to one probable cause for the crash. But the new, 11-page report zooms out on the many factors that could’ve contributed, like visibility.
Anchorage students will go weeks without bus service amid driver shortage
The Anchorage School District only has enough drivers to serve 7,000 students out of the 20,000 that use the bus.
How we reported our story on the fabricated resume of now former Anchorage health director Joe Gerace
A joint investigation between Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen and American Public Media's Curtis Gilbert found that Joe Gerace misrepresented his military, medical and educational background to get a job leading Anchorage's health department.
Inflation is cooling thanks to gas prices, but many things still cost a lot more
Falling gasoline prices put a dent in the July inflation rate, which fell to 8.5% from 9.1% in June. But other costs such as housing continue to climb, putting a strain on many family budgets.
How Alaskans on the lower Yukon River are faring 2 years into the chum salmon crash
Without salmon, people say they’re eating less protein and spending far more on groceries.