Anchorage Assembly preparing $10M ballot question to improve access to Chugach State Park
Some Assembly members are concerned the initial project list is too deferential to homeowners who don't want more neighborhood traffic.
Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline
The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17. President Biden signed the bill into law shortly afterward.
How Port Lions is increasing local food production
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A local food hub has spouted Port Lions on Kodiak Island, bringing with it increased food security. The archipelago is now home to six...
How to increase in-state food production | Alaska Insight
The disruption of the pandemic focused even more attention on a perennial concern for Alaska, our distance from major food suppliers. The future economic health of our state depends in part on having a more robust, local supply of food to reduce reliance on outside producers. In this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Glenna Gannon, an assistant professor of sustainable food systems with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Tikaan Galbreath, technical assistance network director with the Intertribal Agriculture Council, to discuss creating sustainable food systems in Alaska.
Tesla needs graphite. Alaska has plenty. But mining it raises fears in nearby villages.
Graphite is a critical ingredient in the batteries needed to power America’s electric vehicle revolution. But every ounce of it is imported. A proposed mine in a remote part of Alaska would change that. But some of the people who live nearby fear it will endanger their way of life.
She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?
A breast cancer patient who received similar treatments in Seattle and Juneau saw significant differences in cost.
Alaskans can skip the down payment in this housing program. Instead, they put in sweat equity.
Families commit to work 36 hours a week building a block of homes. Their labor covers the down payments, and they get access to low-interest and subsidized mortgages.
From a scuba trip to household bills, here’s how 8 Alaskans are spending this year’s PFD
Eligible Alaskans will see Permanent Fund dividends arrive in their bank accounts Oct. 5, with paper checks expected by Oct. 26.
Looming government shutdown could put Fat Bear Week on pause
Katmai National Park and Preserve staff say a federal government shutdown would postpone this year's Fat Bear Week, set to start next week.
House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep agencies funded through Nov. 17 and instead moved a GOP bill that linked another month of spending with border security.
Revak stepping down as Peltola’s state director
Josh Revak is a former state legislator. Peltola drew some heat for picking a Republican to serve in a key spot.
NTSB: Plane in crash that killed Peltola’s husband was heavily laden with moose meat, antlers
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Thursday on the Sept. 12 crash that killed Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., 57.
5 things to know about how a federal shutdown hits in Alaska
Your mail will arrive. Your paycheck might not.
Peruvian man arrested in connection with bomb threats made to Alaska schools
Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos is alleged to have sent more than 150 bomb threats to school districts, synagogues, airports and hospitals across the United States.
Activists urge reforms after Bering Sea trawlers hauled up 9 dead orcas this year
According to NOAA Fisheries, a tenth whale was released alive, but the nine other orcas incidentally caught in trawl nets weren’t so lucky.
Anchorage joins long list of cities petitioning U.S. Supreme Court to hear key homelessness case
Mayor Dave Bronson says he wants the high court to nullify Ninth Circuit decisions that made it more difficult to manage homeless people.
Physician assistants say proposed rules could spell disaster for rural Alaska health care
Those speaking out against the regulations include PAs, physician, and health care administrators.
Senators take up a stopgap spending bill, but Murkowski is doubtful it can prevent a shutdown
"It's really hard to get hard work done when people cannot talk to one another. And that's what we're seeing in the House," Sen. Murkowski said.
U.S. military pay in question, including thousands in Alaska, as government shutdown approaches
Alaska’s three members of Congress say they support interim measures as negotiations continue on a long-term funding bill.
Alaska State Troopers arrest 2 men in roadside fake-gold scam
The men were arrested in Fairbanks. Troopers warn that more suspects may remain at large.