Anchorage mayor’s second pick for library director resigns
Judge Eledge’s last day as library director was Friday. A city spokesman said she didn’t want to go through “what has been an unfair disparaging by the Anchorage Assembly” during the confirmation process. The Assembly previously voted down Bronson’s first pick for library director, Sami Graham.
Despite complaints, Anchorage mayor’s administration says new Sullivan shelter is on track
City officials say they are pleased with the private company that took over the Sullivan Arena shelter a month and a half ago.
Alaska’s vaccine sweepstakes aimed to get more people vaccinated. It’s unclear whether it worked.
The Alaska Chamber gave out nearly $1 million in a vaccine sweepstakes program, but it's unclear how effective the program has been at increasing Alaska's vaccination rate.
After more than 30 years at sea, a message in a bottle washes up near Skagway
A Skagway resident has found a message in a bottle washed up on a beach with no indication of who sent it — or...
7 hunters rescued after being stranded at a fish camp near Emmonak for a week
Rescue teams have been able to drop food to the stranded hunters by plane, but they haven't been able to land. They're worried about the group's ability to keep warm. They're running out of wood.
A digital revolution arrives in rural Alaska, thanks to the pandemic
Rural Alaska communities have largely been left behind in the digital revolution -- until now. Akiak will be the first community in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to bring high-speed broadband internet to all its residents later this month on November 15.
Native veterans get land allotments, 50 years after initial deadline passed
Two veterans got up to 160 acres apiece. Their land is near Goodnews Bay in Southwest Alaska.
Alaska’s case rate remains high, but data shows declining COVID numbers
Test positivity, hospitalizations and daily new cases have all been declining from their highs in September and October.
Alaska state-owned agency sues over Arctic refuge leases
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority alleges federal officials overstepped in suspending lease-related activities, among other actions.
For once, clearing skies in Juneau pull back curtain on brilliant aurora
The lights appeared amid a skein of clouds that, for once, had opened just enough. Many who passed up sleep to see the aurora posted images to social media showing intense green waves, purple spikes and ribbons of deep red dancing over the mountains and Gastineau Channel.
Anchorage kids ages 5-11 get first shots of COVID vaccine at school district clinic
The Anchorage School District received 500 pediatric doses of the vaccine from the state on Wednesday and held a clinic at the district office for families.
Southeast Alaska commercial salmon harvest 4 times higher than last year
In total, commercial salmon fishermen in the region caught and sold 44 million more salmon than last year.
US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.
There’s a shortage of troopers in Western Alaska and it comes with serious consequences, study says
“At least one of the sergeants told us that some types of crime were just not being investigated due to lack of staffing. So, for example, alcohol- and drug-related crimes, and some property crimes," said one of the study's authors. "They also talked about delayed response times, or sometimes no response at all to requests for service."
Murkowski is the only Senate Republican who voted to advance voting rights bill
Democrats needed 10 Republicans to help them move the John Lewis voting bill. They got just one.
Mat-Su voters favor Edna DeVries for borough mayor
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s election show DeVries with about 58% of the votes in a three-way race.
A beluga from the Beaufort Sea has traveled unusually far south — all the way to Washington state
In the first week of October, The Seattle Times reported a single beluga whale had been sighted in multiple places across Puget Sound — something that hasn’t been seen in the area since the 1940s.
Puppy found alive on beach after fishing boat capsizes near Kodiak Island
When the fishing boat capsized, Grace, an 8-month-old puppy, jumped into the freezing water and was presumed lost. But a day later, the Coast Guard found her. She seemed a bit shocked, but she was alive.
Regulators say bad wiring, lax oversight and poor judgment factored into fatal 2019 crash in Unalaska
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed its findings on Tuesday after a two-year investigation.
Ruling allows nurse practitioners in Alaska to prescribe abortion pills
A preliminary injunction halts part of a state law that restricts who can conduct abortions.