Posts about missing and murdered Indigenous people disappeared from Instagram. The company says it was a mistake.
The morning after Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, Iñupiaq advocate Jacquii Lambert noticed that half of her stories she’d shared on Instagram about that day had disappeared. The company says it wasn't targeting advocates.
Rep. Young requests a few earmarks — 15 years after his ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ made earmarking taboo
Young submitted a list of 23 requests to a House committee for around the state including a road in Kotzebue, a housing project in Anchorage and a university building in Bethel.
Winfree selected to be first Alaska-born chief justice of state Supreme Court
Daniel Winfree was selected unanimously on Wednesday as the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
Utah man charged with killing wife on cruise ship in Alaska had brain injury, says defense
Adefense expert says Kenneth Manzanares’ brain abnormalities are onsistent with injuries caused by playing contact sports.
Survey: Here’s why some Alaskans are hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Some said they don’t think COVID-19 is that serious, while others had concerns about vaccine safety and side effects.
LISTEN: Are unemployment payments causing a worker shortage? Economists say it’s complicated.
Is it true that bigger unemployment payments have caused people to stay home? Research suggests no, at least not entirely, says Nolan Klouda, director of the the University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Economic Development.
‘It’s historic, empowering and healing’: Meet the Indigenous teen from Alaska on the cover of Vogue Mexico
Quannah Chasinghorse is a Han Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota fashion model and climate justice activist from Fairbanks.
Ketchikan wrestling meet linked to 23 COVID cases in Southeast Alaska
Infections were reported in Craig, Klawock, Sitka, Wrangell and Ketchikan.
Deadly fungus threatens Alaska amphibians
It’s not always lethal, but the fungus has decimated frog populations around the world and is thought to be responsible for up to 90 extinctions. Researchers aren’t sure how it got to Alaska, but it has been observed here since the year 2000.
Justice Department brings federal criminal charges against Derek Chauvin, 3 others
The Justice Department has filed federal criminal charges against Derek Chauvin, accusing the former police officer of using excessive force and violating the civil rights of George Floyd. Floyd died after Chauvin pressed on his neck for more than nine minutes on the pavement outside a convenience store in Minneapolis last year.
Yup’ik college student, founder of Alaska biotech company, wins international entrepreneur award
Michael Martinez, a UAA student originally from Kotlik won an international award for finding a way to extract rare earth metals without hurting the environment.
As lumber prices climb, Alaskans increasingly mill their own
A year and half ago, Rittgers said he was taking orders for one sawmill a week. Now, he and his daughter take deposits for three or four sawmills a day.
Bronson outraises Dunbar in latest campaign finance reports
Bronson’s campaign has outraised Dunbar’s in the runoff election by about $77,000, but overall, Dunbar has still raised more — close to $591,000 in total, compared to Bronson’s $559,000.
After a pandemic year, ‘extreme hip hop’ aerobics takes hold in Anchorage’s Pacific Islander community
Community leaders say that after the severe impact of COVID-19 on the Pacific Islander community, there's been a renewed focus on health and fitness.
Eagle River man, charged in woman’s disappearance, was filmed carrying a body to his car
A surveillance camera captured Eddie Thomas Jr. carrying a body to his car in Eagle River days before his ex-girlfriend was found dead at the base of a cliff near Eklutna Lake Road, according to a newly-filed charging document.
Did agents raid home of wrong woman over Jan. 6 riot? Maybe.
A warrant obtained by the Associated Press shows a Homer couples home was raided by federal agents seeking a laptop belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which was taken during the Jan. 6 capitol insurrection.
A state corporation is still pushing a massive gas line plan in Alaska. Is it a pipe dream?
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation says the 800-mile natural gas line will be good for the state’s economy and energy costs. But critics argue that it’s time to give up on the expensive, decades-long dream.
Still deciding between Bronson and Dunbar? Here’s where they come down on major issues.
Anchorage voters still have about a week to cast their ballots as the city chooses its next mayor in a runoff election.
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Skier dies after crevasse fall in Alaska national park
Mason Stansfield, age 28, of Ouray, Colorado, fell into a crevasse fell 100 feet down. He died during the fall, according to officials.
Fairbanks teacher on leave after comments in class about George Floyd
A video of an online lesson shows a Lathrop teacher telling students that George Floyd would be alive if he had complied with police orders. Floyd was murdered by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin.