Trump bashed Alaska’s ranked choice voting, but Republicans likely need those 2nd votes to win
"Love it or hate it, this is what we have to deal with," one Republican strategist says.
Despite high inflation, Americans are spending like crazy — and it’s kind of puzzling
Americans began the new year with a spending spree, but businesses are not sure how long it can last.
Officials Unsure When Richardson Highway Will Reopen
The state Transportation department now says they don't know when the flooded highway through Keystone Canyon outside of Valdez will be passable again.
Denali National Park bars visitors as wildfire burns near entrance
Nobody is being allowed into the park due to the Riley Fire, with only a shuttle service for hikers already in the backcountry still operating.
State OSHA investigation targets Silver Bay Seafoods in Naknek
A state OSHA investigator is looking into claims of workplace health and safety issues at the Silver Bay Seafoods processing plant in Naknek. While many of Bristol Bay’s salmon processing companies had issues with their workforce during this record-setting season, only Silver Bay has drawn the state’s attention so far. Listen now
Wall Street Journal: Limited interest in Alaska LNG from Asian buyers
The Journal reported that buyers in Japan and South Korea aren’t confident in the project, and don’t plan to make investments or sign contracts.
Postcard: Scenes and sounds of Anchorage coming back to life
A series of events including First Friday art shows at local museums, several live music concerts, and dance parties livened up Anchorage's downtown the first weekend in June.
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.
New house bill sets permanent fund dividend at $1600
The House Finance Committee raised its proposal for the permanent fund dividend to sixteen hundred dollars. A new version of a House Bill 2001 setting the dividend amount would also restore funding for most items vetoed by Governor Mike Dunleavy.
State leaders mourn the loss US Rep. Don Young: ‘Alaska’s Alaskan’
State leaders from across the political spectrum reacted with shock and sadness to the news of the death of Rep. Don Young on Friday.
Remember the Russian men who fled to Alaska to avoid the war in Ukraine? They spoke to this reporter about their ordeal.
Charlie McCann, a feature writer for The Economist's long-form magazine "1843," caught up with the men after they spent three months in detention.
Alaska water can be teeming with Giardia, as this science writer knows well
Giardia are a one-celled creature that get inside mammals — science columnists included — and multiply by the millions.
Fur seal numbers dropping 5% per year in Pribilofs; researchers looking at fishing and warming
Most of the world's northern fur seals live on the Pribilof Islands. But the number of animals on St. Paul and St. George has...
220 Anchorage teachers receive layoff notices
Two-hundred-twenty teachers in the Anchorage School District on Wednesday received layoff notices. The pink slips were issued as legislators contend with a $2.5 billion budget deficit, leaving education funding levels for the coming year uncertain. Listen now
Alaska lawmakers say compromise crime bill repeals Senate Bill 91
The compromise bill, which repeals a controversial criminal justice reform law passed in 2016, would lead to longer criminal sentences. The Alaska Legislature plans to take it up next week.
Toshiba taking Galena nuclear plant design to NRC next week
A public meeting next Tuesday should answer some questions about how long it might take, and how much it might cost, to put a...
Mid-pack and back-of-the-pack Iditarod mushers meet adventure on race trail
Spirits in Takotna were high Thursday morning, with a cluster of well-fed and rested mushers getting set to end their 24-hour rests. The front-runners who rested here like Mitch Seavey and Pete Kaiser roared back onto the trail late last night. The mushers camped out now, like Ryne Olson, are on a different pace.
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In rural Alaska, COVID-19 vaccines hitch a ride on planes, sleds and water taxi
Tribal health care providers have mobilized a massive effort that’s delivering thousands of doses to remote parts of the state, evoking the Serum Run that delivered lifesaving diphtheria treatment to Nome a century ago.
Iditarod to Start in Willow, Not Fairbanks
The Iditarod Sled Dog race will start from Willow as planned. The Iditarod Trail Committee has been weighing moving the race start to Fairbanks in the last week because of low snow and icy conditions on the 65 miles of trail between Willow and Skwentna.
Mystery Spill Fouls Kodiak Harbor
Officials are unsure about the source of contamination in the waters around downtown Kodiak. A diesel odor and sheen was noticed on the south end of Near Island over the weekend.