Records fall at Mount Marathon race in Seward
Allie McLaughlin of Colorado smashed the women's record by 40 seconds.
A small community of Spruce Island monks is getting a new chapel
The chapel is nearing completion and should be finished sometime in the fall of this year.
We’re working to improve our elections coverage. Here’s how you can help.
At Alaska Public Media, we’re collaborating with other media organizations to make our elections coverage more voter-centered and voter-driven. This is how you can get involved.
Seeking efficiency, Alaska breaks its health agency into two new departments
The Department of Health and Social Services has been split into separate organizations.
Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales, including 1 in Alaska
The proposal from President Joe Biden’s administration goes against the Democrat’s climate promises but scales back a Trump-era plan that called for dozens of offshore drilling opportunities including in undeveloped areas.
Alaska Democratic Party director faces DUI charge after traffic stop
The charges include driving under the influence and refusing a chemical test after a weekend traffic stop near Soldotna.
Southeast’s Dungeness crab fishery to close early after slow start
It’s only the third time in the last 20 years that the season has been shortened — 2013 and 2017 saw early closures, too.
Alaska’s June of ’22 set to go down as one of the driest ever
It's also Anchorage's second warmest June on record.
Former Veco boss who served prison time in corruption scandal has died
Bill Allen, who was at the pinnacle of wealth and power in Alaska until he was exposed as a central figure in a political corruption scandal, died last week at age 85.
In a turbulent economy, here’s how to weather the inflation storm
In a turbulent economy, here's how to weather the inflation storm. Experts offer ways to make better financial decisions as the government struggles to control inflation and head off a recession.
Putin’s aide threatens to ‘claim back’ Alaska in response to US sanctions
“When they attempt to appropriate our assets abroad, they should be aware that we also have something to claim back,” Vyacheslav Volodin said during a meeting with lawmakers.
Thousands of lightning strikes and another 13 fires recorded as Alaska’s intense fire season continues
The lightning storms have coincided with very dry conditions.
No, you don’t have to rank candidates you don’t like. Here’s why you should anyway.
Questions about ranked choice voting? We've got answers.
4 bears killed after getting into tents at Anchorage campground abruptly opened to homeless
Anchorage police reported the problem bears at Centennial Campground – a sow black bear with two cubs and a separate male black bear – and two state biologists killed them Tuesday, according to Fish and Game.
Citing public demand, Capstone reopens a COVID testing site in Anchorage and another in Wasilla
Capstone had closed testing sites throughout the state on June 30, saying they were no longer financially viable. But doctors and members of the public wanted sites to stay open.
At a Soldotna gun shop, national news drives local sales
A gun shop owner says that whenever there’s unrest or something big in the news in the Lower 48 — even if it has little or no connection to Alaska — people come in and start stockpiling.
As flames approach, Interior Alaska residents in Clear told to ‘leave now’
The fire was sparked by lightning in late June and has grown to more than 55,000 acres.