President Biden commemorates anniversary of 9/11 attacks at memorial in Anchorage
President Joe Biden stopped at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on his way back from the G20 summit in India and a diplomatic visit to Vietnam.
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
The vaccines were approved for people 12 and older and under an emergency use authorization for children ages 6 months to 11 years old.
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell summit Devil’s Thumb, with help from a local climbing legend
Dieter Klose said it wasn’t love at first sight — or first summit. His enchantment with the Southeast Alaska mountain grew over the course of his life.
Classes help Alaska’s growing number of refugees navigate baffling U.S. health care system
“That's the thing that I try to teach my clients: you have voice, you have rights," said Lilian Montoya with Catholic Social Services.
Qayassiq’s walrus hunt, once banned, now teaches traditions of sharing and management
Alaska Native people in Bristol Bay have harvested walrus at Qayassiq for thousands of years. But they weren’t always able to hunt there.
Traditional practices blended with modern life jacket technology seen as boosting fishing safety in Alaska
A pilot program examining ways that Indigenous knowledge addresses fishing safety in Unalakleet has come up with some recommendations.
America marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska
President Joe Biden is set to remember the 2001 terror attacks Monday at Anchorage's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, as he returns from Asia.
Hamilton star says cast is feeling ‘so much love’ from Anchorage audience
"I mean, who doesn't want to play Hamilton, right?" said Pierre Jean Gonzalez.
Hatchery strays could increase the risk of salmon suffocation in streams across Southeast Alaska
Scientists have long warned that hatchery salmon can compete with wild fish for resources, including oxygen.
Water hookups come to Alaska Yup’ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets
Most of Akiachak’s nearly 700 people began getting modern plumbing for the first time this spring and summer — and finding their lives transformed.
Anchorage inmate dies after 2 days in custody in 7th Alaska inmate death this year
Tristan Andrews was housed at the Anchorage Correctional Complex when he was pronounced dead on Aug. 29. He was 29 years old.
Alaska’s newest education commissioner discusses trans athletes, increasing child literacy and reducing turnover
Deena Bishop is just finishing her first month as Alaska's top education official.
Mat-Su school board votes to sideline student representative, despite overwhelming opposition
The Matanuska-Susitna school board voted to remove most opportunities for their student representative to participate in board work.
Haines’ sole daycare loses its food assistance program
The inspections necessary to qualify for the program will not be offered virtually anymore.
Good Medicine exhibit at Anchorage Museum features Indigenous healers and medicine people
Good Medicine includes paintings, illustrations, a medicine wheel, a women’s house and a men’s house – which are traditionally used for healing, teaching and meetings.
A deep dive into the Yukon River’s ancient history could result in a new name for a rock formation
The rocks are exposed along a more than 100-mile stretch of the middle section of the Yukon River, between Galena and Kaltag.
After a disaster like Juneau’s August flood, mental health can be a neglected part of the recovery
Mental health experts say many people who experience a disaster feel a grief that lasts for weeks, months and even years.
I caught the world’s largest silver salmon with a pole spear | INDIE ALASKA
Katya Karankevich is breaking records in the spearfishing scene but she's doing it in Alaska while battling tides, tourists, and glacial silt.
Anchorage Mayor Bronson sued by former city manager for wrongful termination
Amy Demboski's sprawling 24-page lawsuit includes numerous allegations against the mayor and high-level city staff.
A new e-waste program is recycling tons of batteries from rural Alaska
The Backhaul Alaska program collected and recycled over 145,000 pounds of lead acid batteries and other e-waste from hard-to-reach communities last year.