State elections commission recommends fine for pro-Bronson group, citing a failure to file certain forms during runoff
The Alaska Public Offices Commission staff is recommending a $5,665 fine for a group that was raising funds to support Mayor Dave Bronson’s campaign.
She-Ra is a sailboat and a malamute. They stopped in Haines on their way around the world.
Lars Zika and his 7-year-old Alaskan malamute She-Ra are sailing around the world in a 62-foot sailboat. They stopped in Haines over the weekend.
Biden administration lets stand a judgment thwarting Willow, a ConocoPhillips drilling project in Arctic
A judge's decision reversed approval for the NPR-A project. The Biden administration did not appeal the ruling by Tuesday's deadline.
Alaska expecting COVID-19 vaccines for wider group of kids in coming weeks
The state of Alaska is working on a plan to make sure kids can get vaccinated as soon as possible. State of Alaska Immunization Program Manager Matthew Bobo joined Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove to talk about those plans.
Anchorage’s former real estate director sues Bronson administration, claiming she was illegally fired for making whistleblower complaint
Christina Hendrickson was fired in September, shortly after she made a whistleblower complaint to the Assembly regarding how fellow municipal employee Jim Winegarner was hired.
Anchorage teachers rally outside school board meeting, unsatisfied with district contract proposals
Teachers raised three main concerns over ASD’s proposed contract: no increase in salaries, the reduction of planning time, and a new health care plan which many found inferior.
Alaska House members pitch PFD changes that aim to solve long-term budget problem
Under three of the proposals, dividends would be bigger than the checks Alaskans have gotten in recent years. But they would still be smaller than what Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants.
1 in 3 working families is struggling to find the child care they desperately need
And more than 1 in 3 adults in households with children say they have experienced serious problems meeting both their work and family responsibilities, according to an NPR poll.
Anchorage legislator cited for open beer that a fellow state senator says was his
Republican Sen. Josh Revak plans to challenge the $220 ticket, which was issued in August, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Sen. Scott Kawasaki, a Fairbanks Democrat, said the beer was his.
The National Park Service could soon have its first Native American director
Charles "Chuck" F. Sams III could soon become the first Native American to head the National Park Service in the agency's history. A series of acting directors have led the department since 2017.
September was Alaska’s deadliest month of the COVID pandemic, state data shows
The state announced on Tuesday that 65 more Alaskans have died of COVID-19, most of them in August or September.
Grand jury will get case of man threatening to kill Alaska US senators
A magistrate has ruled that there is probable cause for a case to continue against a man accused of threatening to kill Alaska’s two U.S. senators in profanity-filled voicemails left on their office phones.
Nearly all workers at Providence and Alaska Native health care system are complying with COVID vaccine mandates
Local health care employers say more than 96% of their staffers are vaccinated.
Episcopal Diocese of Alaska to investigate the history of church-operated boarding schools for Indigenous children
Episcopal Diocese of Alaska Bishop Mark Lattime said the action was prompted by the discovery this summer of unmarked graves where Indigenous children were buried at church-run, Canadian boarding schools.
Alaska state senators differ on PFD path as committees fail to meet during first half of special session
Alaska state senators are split over Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plans to change the dividend and how to pay for it. The fourth special session is halfway over, and while some House committees have met, none have met in the Senate.
Petition filed to recall Assembly member Jamie Allard
This is the third recall effort of an Assembly member that Anchorage has seen in a year, with Felix Rivera surviving a recall election in April, and Meg Zaletel’s recall election scheduled for next week.
FAA suggests steps to improve aviation safety in Alaska. Some experts say they’re not enough.
Recommendations released last week by the Federal Aviation Administration to improve aviation safety in Alaska represent a significant step forward but fall short of what’s needed to reduce the state’s fatal crash rate, aviation experts say.
For many Anchorage businesses, the mask mandate changes little. But it still could be enough to slow COVID spread.
Some Anchorage businesses vowed to turn a blind eye to enforcing the new mask mandate, but supporters of the masking rules say even a small change in public behavior could change the course of the pandemic.
The political fight over vaccine mandates deepens despite their effectiveness
Republicans have grown increasingly hostile to the notion of mandatory vaccines — despite vaccine mandates existing in the background in parts of the United States since the 19th century — and have parlayed the fight against COVID-19 into a political battle, with vaccine mandates as the latest frontier in the great American defense of freedom and liberty.
Starting Sunday, Alaskans will have to dial 907 for local calls
Alaskans will have to dial 10 digits for local calls starting Sunday, Oct. 24.