Ketchikan Shipyard to Build Two Alaska Ferries
It’s official: The Ketchikan Shipyard will build two new ferries for the State of Alaska over the next few years. The deal was announced on a very rainy Saturday during a barbecue at the shipyard’s huge, enclosed ship construction area.
Juneau PD: Intoxicated driver rams Governor’s Mansion
Juneau police arrested a man late Thursday night for driving while intoxicated after finding him and a dog in a vehicle stuck in construction fencing at the Capitol. Download Audio
COVID-19 cases stress Anchorage intensive care units
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The intensive care unit system in Alaska’s largest city is near capacity amid a rise in COVID-19 cases during what is typically a busy season for hospitals.
Anchorage policing of homeless encampments will hinge on U.S. Supreme Court decision
Anchorage and other western cities say a lower court's ruling has them hamstrung on responding to homelessness.
Anchorage Police and FBI looking for Joshua Alan Wade
Anchorage police today said they want to talk to Joshua Alan Wade about the disappearance of Mindy Schloss, an Anchorage nurse who has been...
Why Alaska women earn less and what they can do about it
President Obama signed executive orders on Tuesday that aim to tighten the pay gap between men and women. The President’s actions take place on national Equal Pay Day, a day symbolizing how long women have to work into 2014 to catch up with what men earned in 2013. Equal Pay Day originated in 1996 to raise public awareness of the wage gap. While discrimination may contribute to Alaska’s pay gap, a state economist says other factors are just as important.
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Dunleavy again vetoes research project on salmon bycatch
The $513,000 would have looked into the origin of salmon caught by the Bering Sea pollock fleet.
Western Alaska residents fill buckets of late-budding salmonberries
Some possible causes for late budding in berries include more precipitation when flowers bloom, which reduces pollination, an overall lack of pollinators, or sometimes animals and birds eat the berries during the winter.
Yukon King run could be slowest on record
The king salmon run on the Yukon River is turning out to be one of the weakest on record. State and federal managers are...
Bill would provide $1,600 PFD, with aim of growing fund
Senate Bill 1002 would allow state spending on the dividend to stay within the mandates of a law passed last year that aims to allow the fund to grow by keeping draws from fund earnings at a sustainable level.
Discord over masks escalates with arrests, Holocaust comparisons at the Anchorage Assembly
Several people were arrested at an Anchorage Assembly meeting on Wednesday night, including one man who was armed, during heated testimony over a proposed mask mandate.
Kenai Peninsula fire 20% contained
Firefighters are making some progress in bringing the 300-acre homestead fire on the Kenai Peninsula under control.
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Anchorage officials: We need your COVID-19 protective gear, including homemade masks, ‘immediately’
Anchorage officials are again asking people, businesses and medical providers to donate protective equipment "immediately," including homemade masks.
Despite community donations so far, Anchorage continues to face a shortage of personal protective equipment, the city says.
Democrats May Sue Over Voting Booth Write-In Lists
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Alaska Democrats are threatening to sue the state, alleging election officials are trying to influence the outcome of the U.S. Senate race...
Rural schools funding dies in Congress, leaving Alaskan schools underfunded
A federal program that provides millions of dollars in education funding for southeast Alaska failed to make it through the U.S. House of Representatives...
Wrangell mourns victims of Friday’s plane crash
Wrangell residents are mourning the loss of three members of their community in Friday’s plane crash on Admiralty Island. Download Audio
Bronson administration says the hand off of Anchorage’s largest shelter was ‘not well done’
Private company 99 Plus 1 took over operations of the 400-bed shelter from Bean’s Cafe on Thursday. A city spokesman said the showers were shut off, porta-potties locked and the Sullivan Arena was "fairly trashed."
Pebble announces federal permit application
Pebble Limited Partnership has announced that tomorrow, it will apply for a federal Clean Water Act permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Listen now
Anchorage Assembly leaders condemn racist testimony about Alaska Natives
Assembly leadership said they wanted to ”speak out against the racist and offensive statements made by the member of the public.”
A dozen executive orders from Gov. Dunleavy draw scrutiny
The orders are largely aimed at eliminating or reorganizing state boards and commissions, and some lawmakers are skeptical.