Senators reintroduce bill that would grant land to Alaska Native communities in Southeast
The bill would grant just over 23,000 acres of land that’s now national forest to each of the five new corporations.
With reserve fund depleted from 2018 earthquake, Anchorage’s credit rating drops
S&P Global Ratings also cited high construction labor costs and risks from climate change and future earthquakes in its decision to drop Anchorage’s credit rating.
Anchorage’s response to homelessness has seen some success, but there’s more to do, says exiting CSS director
Catholic Social Services Executive Director Lisa Aquino was with the organization for seven years and oversaw the Brother Francis Shelter, among other services, including a refugee resettlement program.
Bill would draw funds for Alaska schools from Permanent Fund earnings, along with PFD
For some lawmakers, the primary use of the Permanent Fund earnings is clear: to pay PFDs. But other lawmakers say the fund can help settle one of the state issues that it’s been debating even longer than the PFD: how to pay for public education.
Trucks are traveling by river from Bethel to Napaskiak, but some dangers remain
There are cars and small trucks traveling on the frozen Kuskokwim River around Bethel, but don’t call it an ice road yet.
Tule geese took the long way south from Alaska last year as fires ripped through the west
“Tule geese are among the first migrants to come down across the Gulf of Alaska toward California,” said a wildlife biologist. “So we watch with bated breath every year to watch them come down and see what they’re doing.”
State proposes an official end to TB screening in schools
The state health department says the school screening program hasn’t turned up a single case in years. But critics of the proposal question the plan because Alaska regularly tops the list of states with the most cases of the disease.
‘Molly of Denali’ episodes getting translated and dubbed in the Gwich’in and Koyukon languages
The "Molly of Denali" project is just one effort of Doyon Foundation’s language revitalization program, which works to preserve the ancestral languages of the Doyon region.
Meet Mary Jo Lord-Wild, Elfin Cove’s volunteer weather observer for nearly 50 years
It was 1971 when Mary Jo Lord-Wild stopped off in the small Southeast Alaska community of Elfin Cove to visit a friend.
‘So much hope’: Alaskans say peer support can make recovery possible
Peer mentors can now receive certification in Alaska to provide support for people in recovery from substance use and mental health issues.
Alaska Native hospital patients thankful for traditional foods program that serves up seal soup, agutuk and more
Alaska Native Medical Center's Traditional Native Foods Initiative was the subject of a recent story in The New York Times by Alaska writer Victoria Petersen.
Minutes before midnight, Anchorage Assembly unanimously passes budget restoring program funding
The Assembly’s version stands in contrast to the budget proposed by Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration. Two major sticking points include the funding of school resource officers and how funds from an alcohol tax will be spent.
Welcoming family into your home for Thanksgiving? Here’s how to keep COVID out.
Intergenerational indoor gatherings, a.k.a, Thanksgiving dinner, still pose a COVID risk to older adults and the immunocompromised. Here's how to keep everyone safe.
Conservative Alaska lawmakers hear from constituents about ivermectin, vaccine mandates, Fauci conspiracies
About 50 speakers shared stories of losing jobs because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates or having loved ones die from COVID while being denied unproven treatments.
70 West Point graduates call on Alaska lawmaker to resign
Dozens of West Point graduates have demanded Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman resign from office over his ties to a right-wing extremist group, saying his affiliation has betrayed the values of the U.S. Military Academy he attended.
Infrared photography reveals centuries-old formline paintings on Lingít bentwood boxes
“It just basically looks like a black surface on wood, and then these amazing images are able to be pulled out of it," said Haines Sheldon Museum collections coordinator Zachary James.
Alaskans we’ve lost to COVID: Teresa Maria Pope, Chida-mom
More than 800 Alaskans have died of COVID-19 since early 2020. We asked readers and listeners to tell us about the lives of some of those people and they responded.
Alaska sees early cold snap, and it’s not going away anytime soon
Newsflash: It's cold. And those frigid temperatures aren't going away anytime soon.
Biologists’ report paints bleak picture of Dunleavy’s pitch to bring Sitka black-tailed deer to Mat-Su
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed bringing Sitka black-tailed deer to the Mat-Su to provide additional hunting opportunities. But, according to a report obtained by the ADN, state biologists say the project is likely to fail.
Alaska man pleads not guilty to threatening Sullivan and Murkowski
Jay Allen Johnson was indicted last week on six criminal counts — including threatening to murder a U.S. official, being a felon in possession of firearms, threatening to destroy property by fire and threatening interstate communications.