Alaska Legislature will sue Gov. Mike Dunleavy over lapsed appointments
Lawmakers say that actions by unconfirmed appointees, including Wednesday’s vote on ANWR oil leases, could be illegal.
COVID-19 outbreak reported at Hiland prison
Three prisons in the state currently have over 100 active COVID-19 cases.
Online news outlet Alaska Landmine sues Dunleavy administration over access
Alaska Landmine owner and journalist Jeff Landfield is suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration. He said the administration has violated his constitutional rights by excluding him from Dunleavy’s news conferences.
The lease sale is set, but how much oil actually is under ANWR’s coastal plain?
What the federal government knows about the coastal plain’s oil potential is limited and based, in part, on decades-old seismic data.
Alaska’s state development corporation weighs bidding in ANWR lease sale
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is asking its board to allow it to spend up to $20 million on the leases.
Dunleavy splits Alaska Department of Health and Social Services into two new agencies
Dunleavy said the idea is to provide better services for Alaskans as the department has continued to grow.
Alaska reports 10 COVID-19 deaths Tuesday
It's one of the highest daily COVID death counts, but it comes amidst a trend of declining cases in the state.
Second COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use arrives in Alaska
State health officials said some 26,800 doses of a second new COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Alaska on Monday.
Bethel family loses young father to COVID-19
Bethel resident Kevin White was only 35 when COVID-19 took his life. He left behind four children, ages 16 months to 14 years old.
His wife, Liane White, said no one expected Kevin to have a hard time with the disease.
Alaska’s mall Santas face new precautions in coronavirus era, but kids don’t seem to mind
While some adults may find the plexiglass barriers and masks strange, kids seem to be adapting to the COVID-era precautions just fine.
Investigation blames U.S. Forest Service for giving Alaska grant used for Roadless Rule fight
A federal watchdog agency said the U.S. Forest Service acted illegally when it awarded a $2 million firefighting grant to the state of Alaska in 2018. The state had asked for the grant to gather input on a proposal to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the Clinton-era Roadless Rule.
In last-minute move, Trump administration shrinks ANWR oil lease sale by almost a third
The Bureau of Land Management announced the decision to shrink the available acres by about 30% on Friday evening, just three days before it began accepting sealed bids for drilling rights.
As groups clamor for vaccine, here’s how Alaska will decide who’s next in line
An advisory committee made initial recommendations about who should receive Alaska's first doses of COVID-19 vaccine without much uproar. But now its work is entering a more delicate phase, as letters pour in from state agencies, trade groups and nonprofits asking to to be among the first in line.
The 2021 Iditarod sled dog race is still on, but will end in Willow
Teams will now travel on a 860-mile loop that starts and ends in the Southcentral community of Willow, instead of heading to Nome.
Ketchikan’s first COVID-19 vaccine shipment was too warm and had spoiled, officials say
Ketchikan’s first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine was spoiled and couldn’t be used. But replacements have already arrived.
Without tourists or in-person markets, 2020 has been hard on Alaska artists
Artists in the state are trying to adapt by moving business online. But some artists say they’re making a fraction of normal sales.
Biden’s pick for Interior secretary is a passionate foe of drilling in Arctic Refuge
The New Mexico Democrat is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first Indigenous person to serve as a cabinet secretary.
Health officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Alaska’s COVID-19 case plateau
This time, the lower numbers don’t appear to be a case of underreported data, which happened a few weeks ago when staff couldn’t keep up with reporting on the spike in new infections.
Alaska hospitals find bonus COVID-19 vaccine doses in their Pfizer vials
It's one of the most coveted substances in the world. And, like their colleagues around the country, Alaska providers say they're finding an extra dose, and in some cases two extra doses, in their five-dose vials, presenting both benefits and complications.
Ask a Climatologist: Anchorage avoids Chinook wind events, holds onto snow
Anchorage is within its usual range, and has held onto its snow, as the city's been missed by a couple Chinook wind events like those that've caused melting in recent winters, like 2019 (pictured).