Uluao ‘Junior’ Aumavae brings community and personal experience to Anchorage’s top equity job
The former NFL player says strong community ties and diversity and equity programs got him to where he is today. He hopes to provide the same opportunities for Anchorage residents.
Assembly narrowly approves $6.2M for new homeless shelter in East Anchorage
The 6-4 vote followed lengthy debate Tuesday night.
Alaska Senate approves budget that includes $5,500 payments to residents
Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, said the proposal would give the Senate room to negotiate the final figure with the House.
Alaska is fighting a surge in fentanyl deaths with stronger overdose kits
Nearly 300 Alaskans died of opioid overdoses last year, and most of those deaths involved fentanyl.
Native organizations win $35M grant to bring broadband home
Unlike traditional infrastructure projects, the grant is aimed at equipping homes and rural health facilities with the devices needed to take advantage of broadband.
JBER soldier dies after bear attack during training in Anchorage
The U.S. Army Alaska soldier was part of a small group training in the area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill.
Bartlett seniors celebrate graduation after a challenging four years
Monday's ceremony marked the conclusion of a high school experience bookended by two major events: the 2018 earthquake and the COVID pandemic.
Alaska Senate votes for bigger dividend during budget debate
The Alaska Senate has voted for dividends of about $4,200 to residents this year, plus “energy relief” checks of $1,300, as its work on a state budget plan continued.
Dozens of cars are still stuck behind Seward landslide as road clearing begins
Two excavators worked through the day Monday to start removing a 300-foot landslide that cut off the community of Lowell Point on Saturday evening.
Uptick in tuberculosis cases across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta forces in-school testing
Alaska tuberculosis rates are nearly four times the national average.
At Bethel forum, US House candidates address Roe v. Wade, salmon and public safety
Three Alaska Native candidates running in the special primary election for Alaska’s U.S. House seat came to Bethel for a candidate forum last Friday.
Former Homer resident kidnapped, murdered woman missing since 2019, police say
The charges against Kirby Calderwood are the first public explanation of what happened to Anesha “Duffy” Murnane since she went missing in October 2019.
Alaska Democrats lash out at US House candidate Al Gross — the same candidate they endorsed in 2020
They're calling him a "proven loser" after Gross suggested he might caucus with GOP.
Nearly a thousand volunteers join the ongoing search for missing 7-year-old boy in Kodiak
Sawyer Cipolla went missing Saturday afternoon.
Why some anti-abortion Alaskans say this is the year to vote yes on a constitutional convention
A convention would allow changes to the state Constitution. But people on both side of the abortion issue think it's a bad idea.
Alaska Senate votes for $1,300 energy payment on top of PFD
The energy payment passed 12-7 as an amendment to the state budget package that senators were debating.
Asking the right questions can stop eating disorders from progressing, experts say
“One of the most important things is to identify an eating disorder early before you get the complications,” said Dr. Rachel Lescher.
Residents take stock of damage as floodwaters recede in Manley Hot Springs
As of Sunday, the community’s power, phone lines and cell service were still down.
Crew sets sail from Wrangell in search of century-old shipwreck
An eight-person crew of scientists, artists and divers are trying to find one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Alaska history.
From Hawaii to Alaska, candy leis make graduation sweeter
Working in their living rooms and at kitchen tables, Anchorage residents are meeting a growing demand for candy leis for graduations, Mother's Day and more.