Domestic Violence in Alaska: Advocates link Alaska’s high rate of traumatic brain injury with domestic violence
Alaska has the highest rate of deaths from traumatic brain injury in the nation and among the highest rates of domestic violence.
Anchorage man’s fate again before a jury in Spenard triple homicide
Anthony Pisano is charged with killing three men at a Spenard gold shop in 2017. An earlier jury failed to reach a verdict.
Alaska’s outsourcing of guardianship led to dysfunction and debt
Anchorage Daily News reporter Iris Samuels says the man behind a nonprofit that took the cases “bit off more than he could chew.”
Troopers fatally shoot driver in Parks Highway chase near Healy
It's the second time this week that a trooper has fatally shot someone in the Interior.
Kenai man arrested for sending threatening email to U.S. senator
Arther Graham, 46, is accused of writing that he would remove the senator's skin and wear it.
Sullivan attempts to break fellow senator’s blockade on military promotions
Sen. Sullivan says Sen. Tuberville is hurting the military with a misguided objection to an abortion-related policy.
With little movement on salmon bycatch, Alaska advocates look to Biden administration for executive action
The move comes amid catastrophic shortfalls in salmon harvests in some of Alaska’s rural, Indigenous communities.
Eklutna Hydro Project owners’ plan would return water to most, but not all of Eklutna River
The plan would bypass the dam and send water back down 11 of 12 miles of the Eklutna River. But some want to see the river fully restored.
Hundreds of Mat-Su students stage walkout to protest school board decisions
The protests follow recent controversial decisions by the board, including the removal of its student representative.
Día de los Muertos celebration offers comfort and community connection
Día de los Muertos is a Mexican and Mexican-diaspora celebration of people who have died and Anchorage is celebrating it for the 19th year.
Alaska turned to a private guardianship agency to care for some of its most vulnerable residents. The result: dysfunction and debt.
The Office of Public Advocacy, facing a staffing crisis, relied on a fledgling nonprofit to lighten its caseload. Some transferred clients lost critical benefits.
These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers
The American Ornithological Society has vowed to change the English names of all bird species named after people, or deemed offensive or exclusionary.
Salmon runs in Alaska’s Kuskokwim River show some positive signs, but totals remain low
Preliminary numbers show chum salmon returns were better this year than last year and better than the record-low conditions of 2021.
State sues Anchorage homeowners over contested public access to Campbell Lake
It's the latest move in a long-running dispute over the large man-made lake in South Anchorage that is surrounded by expensive homes.
We’re spending $700 million on pet costumes in the costliest Halloween ever
More U.S. shoppers are buying into Halloween this year, scaring up a new spending record for costumes, decorations, candy and cute outfits for pets.
Bethel residents light candles for victims of domestic violence
The Tundra Women's Coalition hosted its final event marking this year's Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a Thursday candlelight vigil in Bethel.
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board all but rejects plan for riskier investment target
Board members had been considering a four-year plan that included an aggressive strategy to reach $100 billion by 2028.
Man charged with murdering girlfriend in Homer shooting
Homer police say Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, 35, called 911 Saturday to report that he had fatally shot Brianna Hetrick, 22.
Trooper fatally shoots armed man outside of Tok motel, authorities say
Troopers say the man reportedly tried to break into a motel room and was brandishing an assault-style weapon.
Anchorage looks for more shelter space, with number on waitlist now double expected capacity
“In total, we have about 1,000 people who are wanting to move throughout the sheltering system,” said Anchorage’s homelessness coordinator.