Environmental activists work to reconnect Yukon villages with salmon amid subsistence restrictions
Amid the collapse of chum and chinook salmon on the river, the Smokehouse Collective is trying to build sustainable, resilient food systems for Native communities.
Kake resident finds healing by crafting traditional Lingít cedar roses
Frank Hughes has made thousands of roses over the years. And he’s discovered that for him, they have a unique healing effect.
Anchorage Health Department announces firing, then un-firing, of contractor that runs 24-hour sleep-off service
The contractor’s service has been inconsistent for months due to staffing shortages. A fire department official says that’s better than going months without the service at all.
5 things to know about the latest charges against Donald Trump
If Trump, the current GOP presidential front-runner, pleads not guilty his trial could take place as he makes his case for the White House.
Alaska’s regional Native corporations seek to expand federal influence
TJ Presley, the corporations' first government affairs director, says his job reflects a growing need to educate federal policy makers about them.
Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer retires after 31-year career
Mercer, Juneau's first Alaska Native police chief, is retiring after more than 20 years of service in the state's capital.
Lawsuits target Alaska predator-control program that killed 99 bears in effort to boost caribou
The program carried out in southwestern Alaska was illegal and will not help the flagging Mulchatna caribou herd, the lawsuits claim.
Murkowski says evidence shows Trump ‘played a key role’ in Jan. 6 riot
Murkowski says "clear evidence" showed Trump tried to overturn the election, and it's only gotten stronger.
U.S. Senate passes bill with $168M for JBER runway extension and other military projects
A 5.2% pay raise and provisions to help Alaska Native Corporations win defense contracts are also in the bill.
One of the oldest – and most beloved – bears at Katmai National Park finally returns to Brooks Falls
Bear 480, a longtime Fat Bear Week contender also known as Otis, arrived at Brooks Falls on July 26 — the latest he’s been noticed yet.
2 found dead in Midtown Anchorage murder-suicide
Police say Monday night's deaths at a West 46th Avenue apartment appear to have been a murder-suicide during an argument.
Teen swimmer dies after jump into Juneau’s Glory Hole
Juneau police say the 17-year-old boy was with two friends when he jumped into the long-flooded mining shaft and did not return to shore.
Anchorage homeless face cold and bears. A plan to offer one-way airfare out reveals a bigger crisis.
Mayor Dave Bronson's airfare proposal caps a turbulent few years as Anchorage, like many cities in the U.S. West, struggles to deal with a burgeoning homeless population.
‘Extremely agitated’ black bear killed by police in East Anchorage
Fish and Game said the bear weighed more than 400 pounds, likely the result of eating unsecured trash in the area for an extended period of time.
Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena will soon reopen as entertainment venue
The Sullivan Arena has served as a mass homeless shelter off and on since 2020.
Spruce beetles’ expansion into Denali poses questions about future changes in the forest
The aggressive infestation that took hold in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in 2016 has now spread north.
Alaska sexual assault survivors can now track their evidence kits
State officials say 48 kits have been logged into the system so far since its June launch, and 33 survivors have used the system to track their status.
Anchorage outdoor deaths surge to a record since closure of Sullivan Arena shelter
Twenty-nine people believed to be homeless have died in the city so far in 2023, including six in a four-day period in July.
From planting trees to fixing trails, Anchorage teens spend summer improving city parks
The 10-week YEP program hires highschoolers to work on park and trail improvements around the city, while also teaching them leadership and job skills.
Bethel’s first car show is a blast from Alaska’s past
It takes a lot of work to maintain a vehicle in Bethel, and that’s a big part of why Zack Huckstep organized the city’s first car show.