‘I watched it rapidly turn into absolute chaos’: Inside the deepening dysfunction at North Star psychiatric hospital
Former workers say understaffing and decisions by management pushed the private psychiatric hospital — the only one in Alaska that serves children — to the brink of disaster.
Two years after contentious 2020 vote, Alaska finds only three voter fraud cases
Despite claims by some Alaskans that fraudulent voting changed the state’s election results two years ago, no evidence of fraud on that scale has been uncovered by investigators.
Juneau police make an arrest in September killing of Faith Rogers
Anthony Michael Migliaccio, 34, was arrested in Juneau on Thursday evening under a warrant for first degree murder, according to a police press release.
Next act for Sarah Palin is unclear after Alaska U.S. House losses
One consultant says Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, could have “run away” with Alaska's 2022 U.S. House races but didn’t seem focused.
Anchorage man arrested in carjackings now charged with murder
Charges against 29-year-old Anthony Tinker III, in the Nov. 11 shooting and a string of Nov. 14 incidents, describe him as suffering from mental health issues.
‘You will not see a repeat of 2019’: Looking back at Dunleavy’s first term and what’s to come
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is the first Republican governor in Alaska to be reelected in more than 40 years. But observers say his second term won't repeat much of his first.
In new bipartisan Alaska Senate majority of 17, members vow compromise and consensus
All nine elected Democrats and eight of the 11 elected Republicans have joined what the incoming Senate President Gary Stevens calls "a very healthy majority."
The mystery of rising prices: Are greedy corporations to blame for inflation?
Everyone agrees inflation is happening. What they don't agree on is whodunit.
Juneau murder suspect was already in custody on harassment charges
Murder suspect Anthony Michael Migliaccio was initially held in September after a Juneau barista said he threw a cup of feces at her in June, according to court documents.
Fairbanks-area tourism company proposes helicopter trips to remote Tolovana Hot Springs
Borealis Basecamp wants to set up a hot tub and landing area on a small BLM plot west of existing cabins and tubs long operated by Tolovana Hot Springs Ltd.
After nearly a month, running water restored to homes on St. George Island
When the crew dug into the ground, they were shocked at what they found.
Alaska’s gas-powered utilities look at importing LNG despite state’s vast, yet remote, supply
It's not something that'll happen in the near term, and there's no worry that gas utility Enstar or power utility Chugach Electric will run out of gas for people to heat and electrify their homes. Not yet anyway.
Fire destroys the only grocery store and fuel source in Stebbins
“Looking at the store, I mean I grew up with it all my life, and so did practically everyone here. It was our only store standing," said Lydia Raymond-Snowball. "Now it’s gone."
Peltola says it’s not right to deny sick leave for rail workers
Rep. Mary Peltola was among only eight Democrats to vote no on a House bill to avoid a rail strike.
Murkowski, Sullivan support same-sex marriage bill, for different reasons
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the bill is more about protecting religious liberty than gay marriage.
UAA to permanently expand master’s in social work program with $1.5M grant
Experts say the chronic shortage of qualified social workers perpetuates the state’s worst-in-the-nation status for alcohol-attributed deaths.
12-year-old girl dead, boy held in Muldoon shooting
Anchorage police have released few details about the shooting, saying the investigation is ongoing.
Alaska would be insulated from a nationwide railroad strike, officials say
Rep. Mary Peltola, citing a lack of sick leave for workers, says she opposes strike-averting legislation in current form.
Carbon monoxide suspected cause in 2 North Pole deaths
Investigators say emissions of the invisible, deadly gas from a portable generator and a woodstove may have killed two men and sickened a woman in a North Pole workshop.
Anchorage School District could increase class sizes to close budget gap
Increasing it by one across all grades would save the district $7 million and require 60 fewer teachers than the district needs to operate now. Increasing it by five would save the district $32 million and require 274 fewer teachers.