Advocates highlight fishery issues at Salmonfest
Activists, storytellers and artists spoke about salmon issues at Salmonfest and highlighted the festival’s goal for the past 13 years.
Mendenhall River neighbors recount narrow escapes after record-breaking flood hits Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau and Gov. Mike Dunleavy have issued disaster emergency declarations.
Goose Creek inmate’s death pushes Alaska past 2023 inmate toll
Goose Creek Correctional Center inmate Freddie Lee Fox, 70, died Sunday. He is the state prison system's eleventh death this year.
Ravn Alaska suspends service to the Aleutian Islands
The regional airline is suspending air service to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Cold Bay and Sand Point in the Aleutians, effective Aug. 16.
Sitka at a ‘tipping point’ as residents grapple with impact of tourism
Amid a summer that sometimes sees more tourists than locals in Sitka, residents are reflecting on how visitors affect their lives.
Eek man charged with murdering woman after standoff with troopers
Troopers arrested Nick Beebe, 41, in the death of 38-year-old Lorna White after a Tuesday standoff in which a trooper fired on him.
Chinese and Russian aircraft joined for ‘first time’ in sortie near Alaska
U.S. experts say four Russian and Chinese bombers intercepted near Alaska signal China’s growing interest in the Arctic.
Early voting opens for Aug. 20 primary; mailed absentee application window closes this week
Under Alaska’s primary election system, all candidates for a particular office run together. The top four vote-getters advance to November.
How Alaska wound up with no limits on campaign donations — and how some hope to restore them
A court slashed Alaska's campaign finance laws in 2021. Now, as money pours into candidates' coffers, a campaign seeks to reimpose them.
These local meal delivery services are trying to help Alaskans save time
Americans have embraced meal kit services — where all of the ingredients for a tasty dinner are delivered to your doorstep. But most national options aren’t widely or easily available in Alaska.
Record-breaking rain drenches Anchorage, triggering road closures and a flood advisory
Anchorage police reported closures along Spenard Road and 36th Avenue, after the city received more than an inch of rain Wednesday.
Alaska leaders work together following ‘devastating’ glacial flooding in Juneau
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski toured neighborhoods that experienced record-breaking flooding.
Alaska’s North Slope sees record-breaking heat, among state’s other climate oddities
The heat, due to a Chinook wind and higher temperatures from climate change, caused Deadhorse to soar to an all-time record 89 degrees.
Mail delays postpone the start of pre-Election Day voting in parts of rural Alaska
Democrats expressed worries about the effect of a delay in early voting in some rural areas on Mary Peltola's campaign for U.S. House.
Researchers decipher MIS-C, the scary illness that followed COVID in some kids
Some children who had COVID developed a severe inflammatory response that could put them in the ICU. Scientists have learned why.
Anchorage cyclists cheer on Lael Wilcox as she bikes across the world
Wilcox passed through her hometown this week as she attempts to become the fastest female cyclist to circumnavigate the globe.
In Eagle River, a five-way race could be a factor in control of the state Senate
The contest is one of only three that will see a candidate eliminated in the Aug. 20 primary election.
Texas company seeks LNG import facility in Cook Inlet
The news is the latest development in the region’s race to stave off a looming shortfall of Cook Inlet natural gas.
Pilot Station city officials charged with felony election interference
Pilot Station acting mayor Arthur Heckman Sr. and city clerk Ruthie Borromeo each face eight counts of violating state election laws.
Anchorage’s Hmoob Cultural Center struggles to stay open as child care crisis continues
The child care provider is struggling with high operating costs and low state subsidies. It's a familiar trend in a state strapped for child care.