Gov. Dunleavy proposes funding boost for Alaska public defenders
Dunleavy's budget amendments also include funding for positions to help address a backlog in applications for food stamp benefits.
From tracking Santa to Chinese spy balloons, here’s what we know about NORAD
The air defense center was created in the 1950s, as a counter to a rival superpower. Now NORAD is front and center again, prompting questions about what it does — and how it copes with modern threats.
In Anchorage teen’s 2019 murder, catfished killer pleads guilty
Denali Brehmer and two other teens were tricked by an out-of-state man who offered them money to sexually assault and kill Cynthia Hoffman.
Mat-Su parents say ongoing bus driver strike has led to lost income and carpool complications
"My wife had to resign from her job," Kent Schiebl told the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board.
Tuluksak educators plead for help after a week without running water
They say they're on the verge of closing the school.
Alaska’s new elections director, a Trump donor, stays quiet on 2020 election fairness nationally
Carol Beecher doesn’t have elections experience, but Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom cites her administrative background, impartiality as reasons for the pick.
Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled
Fox News stars, including Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, privately derided then-President Donald Trump's assertion he'd been cheated of victory in 2020, even as the network amplified such claims.
Launch of campaign to repeal ranked choice voting draws a crowd in Anchorage
A few hundred people met at a south Anchorage church Thursday night to kick off a signature drive aiming to get rid of ranked choice voting and go back to the way Alaska used to elect candidates.
Air Force investigators lay out lapse after lapse that led up to Eagle River ROTC cadet’s death in Humvee crash
Untrained cadets were given unsupervised access to old humvees intended only for use as bombing targets that were improperly put into service.
Kodiak seafood processing vessel fined $200K for sanitation and safety violations
The violations include murky, brown water in the ship’s drinking tanks and serving expired food to crew.
In homecoming address to state legislators, Peltola praises the ‘Alaska model’ of bipartisanship
Bipartisanship is U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola's motto, and her first address to the Alaska Legislature was on-brand.
Shining a light on eating disorders | Alaska Insight
A new documentary from the Alaska Eating Disorder Alliance, AKEDA, shines a light on the prevalence and types of eating disorders, especially among young athletes.
As Anchorage School Board prepares to approve budget, lawmakers consider increasing state education funding
While the Anchorage School Board follows its timeline for approving its budget — big uncertainty still looms.
20 pounds of meth, hidden in tortillas on a state ferry, seized by law enforcement in Southeast Alaska
It's one of the largest drug busts in Southeast Alaska in recent years.
Alaska House votes unanimously to support Willow oil project
The Biden administration could decide the project’s future as soon as March 6.
Inspectors investigate cause of fatal Anchorage roof collapse
There is a lot of concern that heavy snow loads may have contributed to the collapse, said Anchorage Fire Department Assistant Chief Alex Boyd.
Earthquakes last longer and feel stronger in parts of Interior Alaska, research finds
It’s all about the reverberation.
Should you shovel your roof now? Here’s why you might want to.
For most homeowners, the load isn't the problem.
Anchorage Assembly directs city to create online checkbook to increase transparency
The move comes amid concerns from Assembly members about the amount of time it’s taken them to get financial information through records requests to the Bronson administration.
Anchorage mayor sued in federal court for firing investigator looking into deputy library director complaints
Heather MacAlpine served as the director of Anchorage’s Office of Equal Opportunity from 2015 until 2022, when she was abruptly fired.