Hydroelectric project takes small step forward amid pushback from Moose Pass residents
Homer Electric Association has been working on the project for over a decade.
President of First Alaskans Institute testifies at committee hearing on federal boarding schools
La Quen Náay Liz Medicine Crow pointed to the history of Alaska Native youth being sent out of state to boarding schools and to punitive asylums in the Lower 48.
Sitka’s drinking water places second at national taste championship
Sitka qualified for the national competition after winning Alaska’s title.
With hot, dry weather expected, Alaska boosts firefighting resources
Alaska is now on “Preparedness Level 4," the second-highest level based on current fires and fire potential.
Tara Sweeney does not plan to sue to fill vacancy on US House ballot
“We made the decision that this is not a candidate fight,” Sweeney campaign manager Karina Waller said in an interview.
As drive-through testing sites close, Alaska begins ‘privatizing COVID’
Most drive-up COVID testing sites in Anchorage are set to close by June 30 as demand drops and funding runs out. The few sites that will stay open aren’t offering testing to uninsured Alaskans.
In Alaska’s first statewide by-mail vote, turnout was highest for a primary since 2014
Final preliminary results posted Tuesday night by the Alaska Division of Elections show 161,614 people voted in the special election for U.S. House, Alaska’s first statewide election by mail.
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
The bill would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures. It's expected to have enough support to pass the Senate.
As last ballots arrive in Alaska’s special US House primary, Peltola inches upward
Peltola is up three percentage points since the first count June 11, suggesting her campaign may have picked up momentum as the postmark deadline neared, or that her supporters were, for whatever reason, late to the mailbox.
Anchorage mayor appoints staunch conservative after municipal attorney resigns
Patrick Bergt resigned as city attorney after less than a year on the job.
Alaska elections official says 5th place finisher can’t fill vacancy on US House ballot. Sweeney campaign disagrees.
The dispute is likely to go to court.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta wildfires, part of a new pattern, push Alaska to early season milestone
This year’s fires are the product of a combination of long-term climate change and short-term ignition forces.
Officers shoot and kill driver in Fairbanks after he pulled gun, troopers say
Amos Lane, 57, was from Anchorage.
Gross, a top four candidate for US House, calls it quits
Al Gross is out, possibly allowing Tara Sweeney to advance in the special election.
Management council declines action on Bering Sea bycatch to address Yukon-Kuskokwim salmon subsistence worries
The vast majority of callers at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting last week called for a reduction in bycatch limits, which they said would help reverse a dramatic trend of salmon declines on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers.
After weeks of heated debate, a drag queen read a book to children at Ketchikan’s public library for the first time
two more readings to accommodate everyone who wanted to come.
Officials say they’ve finished work on massive tundra fire near Yukon River that threatened St. Mary’s
All of the more than 150 evacuees have returned to their home villages, according to the fire service.
Floor sealant given to students was delivered to food warehouse by mistake, Juneau School District says
The district did not say who delivered the pallet.
Mat-Su schools’ ban on transgender girl athletes raises concern for ACLU, may violate federal law
Attempting to ban transgender girls from playing on girls’ teams constitutes illegal discrimination under the federal law known as Title IX, according to the ACLU of Alaska.
CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old
CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.