Ballot counting during Anchorage’s next election will be livestreamed 24/7 under updated rules
Some of the changes were designed to counter the harassment election workers faced in the 2021 election, but members mostly billed the updates as routine changes.
St. Paul couple accused of killing toddler who was in their care
Troopers say after a thorough investigation, they determined the child’s guardians, 31-year-old Steven Melovidov and 28-year-old Sophie Myers-Melovidov, had killed him in their home and attempted to mislead investigators over the course of the investigation.
Trump endorsement of Alaska Gov. Dunleavy comes with a catch
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would endorse Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy for reelection, but only if the governor doesn’t back U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s bid to return to the Senate.
Fairbanks is riding a weather roller coaster, from freezing rain to snow and frigid cold
Department of Transportation crews are battling a thick coating of ice on roads, and the local utility, Golden Valley Electric, continues working to restore electricity to pockets of customers.
Alaska Native nonprofit receives $2.9M grant to build totem pole trail along Juneau waterfront
The Sealaska Heritage Institute said the grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will cover 10 poles though the longer-term goal is to have 30 poles in place.
Snow and COVID surge cancels or postpones many Alaska Airlines flights in Seattle
Flight delays and cancellations have tangled travelers' plans and led to baggage confusion.
New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts
Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. A testing requirement, would have made the policy safer, experts say.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson names Cheryl Frasca as budget director
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Tuesday named Cheryl Frasca as the director of the city’s Office of Management and Budget.
Frasca has held the position...
New geothermal hot springs to open soon near Whitehorse
The Takhini Hot Springs near the capital city of Canada’s Yukon Territory has been closed to the public for more than a year. A new facility with a new name is on track to open this coming February.
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer says he won’t run for re-election next year
Meyer says now he won’t be a candidate in the election that he oversees, as head of the Elections Division.
Alaska’s weekend Christmas storm was one for the record books
This past holiday weekend was one for the record books. Between rain and snow, Fairbanks recorded its third highest amount of daily precipitation. In Kodiak, temperatures soared to 67 degrees — the highest temperature ever recorded in Alaska in the month of December. Meanwhile, Ketchikan recorded a record low.
Interior Alaska residents cautioned to monitor roofs in wake of powerful storm
Weather experts are advising that residents of Interior Alaska to monitor snow load on roofs after a powerful storm moved through the region, coating buildings with snow and ice.
Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area is having a really tough time with staffing this year
Labor shortages, especially for low-paying jobs, have been common this past year across many industries. On the mountain in Juneau, starting pay for lift operators, food service workers and others is below the state minimum wage.
These numbers show just how impactful the latest COVID-19 surge is
COVID-19 cases are up across the country, fueled in large part by the highly contagious omicron variant.
Alaskans we’ve lost to COVID: James Elliot Fisher, beloved father and attorney
James Fisher was elected to Alaska's first Legislature in 1959. His children say he was patient, considerate and kind.
COVID testing at Alaska airports to end after Jan. 31
The service is currently available at airports across the state. Earlier on in the pandemic, the state mandated testing for people coming to Alaska from out of state. At the end of April, testing became optional.
Sullivan still seeking a ‘bridge’ ship to fill the icebreaker gap
The Coast Guard is set to receive a new icebreaker 2025. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the country can’t wait that long.
‘Tidal Network’, Tlingit & Haida’s new broadband internet service, coming to Wrangell
Southeast Alaska’s regional Tribal government will pilot its new broadband internet program in Wrangell, which it says will, eventually, be available to everyone on the island.
Half a dozen dogs and one person were accidentally caught in traps or snares last year, Alaska wildlife group says
Several submissions described close encounters with traps or snares near trails and roadways, and one man said he was pulled off his motorbike after a snare caught his foot on a trail in the Mat-Su.
Omicron will cause more infections but lower hospital rates, analysis shows
The analysis projects the omicron wave will infect more than 400,000 people a day in the U.S. when it crests in about six weeks. That's far more than the 250,000 people who caught the virus every day at the peak of last winter's surge.