Interior sees record temperatures as former typhoon approaches Alaska
Some temperatures in the eastern Interior hit 90 degrees Sunday, as ex-Typhoon Ampil moves toward Western Alaska this week.
Hungry Alaska bears find a new prey: Katmai’s sea otters
One scientist speculates that some of Katmai's bears have long fed on seals, and simply added sea otters to their diets as the marine mammals returned to the area after their near-extinction caused by the fur trade.
Juneau Assembly To Decide Fate Of Haven House
The Juneau Assembly heard an appeal Monday night challenging a transitional home for women who are former inmates.
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After early success in containment, there’s now rapid coronavirus spread in rural Alaska
Rural cases now account for about one in ten cases in the state.
Found: Sled dog Jimbo from Richie Diehl’s team located in an Anchorage backyard
Race officials say Jimbo has eaten a meal and is in "good health."
State fines group opposing salmon habitat initiative for violating naming rule
The Alaska Public Offices Commission says the group violated a rule that requires an organization fighting an initiative to clearly state its opposition in its name. Listen now
Search and Rescue Airman uses her training to fly Alaska’s smallest planes | INDIE ALASKA
Jasmine Chavez is an Air Force veteran aspiring to be a bush pilot in Alaska.
Each row of this Kenai woman’s crochet project represents a day of COVID case data
The blanket is over 11 feet long and weighs 10 pounds. It represents more than a year of crocheting in front of the TV, watching cases spike and fall.
New omicron subvariants now dominant in the U.S., raising fears of a winter surge
The subvariants — called BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 — appear to be among the most adept yet at evading immunity from vaccination and previous infection.
Alaska Tribal Adoption Case Will Not Go to Supreme Court
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The U.S. Supreme court has denied hearing an Alaska tribal adoption case, ending a four-year legal battle between the...
Anchorage Assembly likely to maintain progressive supermajority as 3 incumbents hold off challengers
East Anchorage Assembly member Forrest Dunbar, West Anchorage member Kameron Perez-Verdia and Midtown Anchorage member Meg Zaletel faced a slate of well-funded conservative challengers this year, with Mayor Bronson throwing his support behind unseating the incumbents.
Newtok to Congress: thank you for saving our village
The $15 million in this year’s spending bill is just a fraction of what Newtok needs to fund its relocation. But village leaders say it’s crucial seed money that will make everything else possible. Listen now
A tight pack of top Iditarod teams eye their next move at the halfway mark
Iditarod contenders are recalibrating their race strategies as the trail pushes through its most remote stretches.
DJs discuss the sound of the Arctic at NxN festival
On the tail of the Arctic Council meeting in Fairbanks last week, the Anchorage Museum hosted a multi-day series of events focused on the high north, including artists, academics and policy-makers. Listen now
Alaska Gasline Port Authority asks for reconsideration
The Alaska Gasline Port Authority is asking the state to reconsider its proposal for a natural gas pipeline. It was rejected by Governor...
New Loo Offers Relief In Busy Tourist Season
A ribbon cutting ceremony for a new public facility was held Thursday morning in downtown Ketchikan. The christening of the Stedman –Thomas Neighborhood Loo attracted about 40 people on a sunny and windy morning.
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Author of measure to cut Ketchikan library funding over LGBTQ content says he doubts it will pass
Former Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly member John Harrington says he filed the initiative petition this summer on behalf of a group of parents that object to LGBTQ content at the Ketchikan Public Library.
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9B
The combined airlines will be based in Seattle, after a deal nearly a year in the making. Hawaiian Airlines will retain its corporate branding.
Fight over Senate B Seat Continues
Governor Palin last night (Tuesday) added another person to her list of candidates for the Senate District B seat representing Juneau, businessman Alan D....
House Fire Near Talkeetna Investigated as Possible Homicide-Suicide
Diana Haecker, KTNA – Talkeetna
A house fire in the Talkeenta area is under investigation as a homicide-suicide case after the medical examiner found...