NASA’s James Webb telescope captures groundbreaking images of distant galaxies
Thanks to the telescope's deep and sharp infrared images, Earthlings are getting a more detailed look at distant galaxies than was ever possible.
Cleanup on remote Southeast Alaska island aids research into marine trash and microplastics
Nearly six tons of marine debris collected from a remote island were offloaded in Ketchikan last week.
Bar service returns to 2 Alaska ferries
Ferry managers were looking for ways to improve the travel experience, said a state transportation department spokesman.
Dozens of diving dogs test just how far they can jump in Palmer
Dogs and their owners took to the water for the 2022 Alaskan Diving Dogs Qualifier.
US agency to study expanding critical habitat in Alaska for rare North Pacific right whales
The extended habitat would overlap with productive fishing areas and high-volume marine transit routes, NOAA Fisheries said, but it also coincides with visual sightings and acoustic data of the large whales.
Rain in Interior Alaska has not been nearly enough to stop wildfires, officials say
Fire information officer Jose Acosta said the state set a red flag record on Sunday.
A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections
BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.
Remains of Alutiiq girl taken from Kodiak more than 100 years ago will return to Old Harbor
According to records, Anastasia Ashouwak was taken from an orphanage on Woody Island in the Kodiak Archipelago and sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School after her mother died in 1901.
Trump rallies his Alaska faithful against Murkowski, for Tshibaka and Palin
Donald Trump fulfilled a pledge to punish Sen. Murkowski for her vote to impeach him.
For the first time, a Juneau bat tested positive for rabies
Protocol for a suspicious bat is this: without touching it, you put it in a box and leave it overnight.
UAA chancellor says preventing Trump rally would be ‘illegal and unconstitutional’
Chancellor Sean Parnell and UAA’s student government emphasized that the university is not hosting the event, just renting out the arena.
Sitka family reunites with blind dog LuLu 3 weeks after she went missing
A construction crew found Lulu in salmonberry bushes after initially confusing her for a bear.
Abortion access advocates plan several Alaska rallies for Saturday
The rallies scheduled for Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Homer come after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade last month, ruling that there is no constitutional right to an abortion.
Despite federal warning, Alaska alcohol board says distilleries can keep selling kegged cocktails
Federal regulations limit the size of containers that a distillery can produce, but Alaska has no limits in law.
Officials still assessing damage of wind-driven Interior wildfire
The wind-fueled growth of the Clear fire Wednesday prompted urgent calls for residents of a nearby subdivision that had been under a long-standing evacuation call to leave if they hadn’t already.
Rise in COVID level prompts Denali National Park to require masks again
Everyone aged 2 and up must wear masks on buses and inside most park buildings starting Friday.
Southwest Alaska wildfire causes significant damage at Pebble Mine site
No one was injured.
Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather
For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.
Just Answers: Alaska’s US House candidates on the election of President Biden
We asked: Did Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election fair and square?
As flames approach, Interior Alaska residents in Clear told to ‘leave now’
The fire was sparked by lightning in late June and has grown to more than 55,000 acres.