Questions on minimum wage, paid sick leave and campaign funding could be heading to Alaska voters
Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom has until early September to certify whether three proposals will go to petition-gathering stage.
2 Anchorage Assembly members want to encourage more affordable housing with a dramatic zoning rewrite
“Affordable housing solves all our problems,” said Assembly member Kevin Cross.
Alaska’s wildfire season is off to a historically low start
Alaska wildfire managers have seen the least-ever acreage burned so far this summer, as damp and cool conditions have persisted across much of the state.
State of Art: Want a free Sydney Laurence print? Head to the Anchorage library.
Zachariah Joshua Loussac left his collection of paintings by the famous landscape artist to the city. Now, the library is giving the prints away for free.
Billions of snow crabs are missing. A remote Alaska village depends on the harvest to survive.
If you layer climate-related disruptions — such as rising sea levels and shrinking populations of fish and game — on top of economic troubles, it just increases the pressure to migrate.
Complaint alleges foes of Alaska’s ranked choice voting formed a church to funnel political donations
The filing accuses Alaskans for Honest Elections, a political group opposed to ranked choice, of more than two dozen violations of campaign finance law.
Fire destroys Fritz Creek General Store near Homer
The blaze in the unoccupied building, which also housed a post office, liquor store and gas station, was reported around 4 a.m. Thursday.
A white raven has appeared on the Kenai Peninsula
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge staff say the bird is leucistic, lacking pigment in some feathers due to an absence of cells that produce melanin.
Anton McParland: The backstory of the tall guy behind Mary Peltola
McParland is Rep. Mary Peltola's chief of staff and campaign manager. No aide is closer to her.
Idaho felon charged with murdering man in 2011 Alaska cold-case shooting
Keenon Leland Keyes, 36, faces first-degree and second-degree murder charges in the 2011 death of Loy Suthammavong.
Alaska’s Army division is combatting high suicide rates with mandatory wellness counseling
The military in Alaska has long struggled with high rates of suicide. A year and a half ago, one Army division started a program to combat the crisis.
Fire closes Whittier fuel dock and injures 2 people
The dock is the one place in Whittier Harbor for boats to refuel, prompting concerns for charter and commercial fishing fleets during the busy summer season.
Alaska’s slow start to wildfire season is a relief after Connecticut-sized area burned last year
Thanks to a cool, wet summer, wildfires so far this year have burned just 1½ times the size of New York’s Central Park.
New data shows measurable progress on Alaska’s food stamp backlog
Thousands of people are still waiting for food aid, but the trend is positive.
Rain and mud make Mount Marathon trail ‘an absolute nightmare’
More than 800 racers tackled treacherous conditions during Seward's grueling Fourth of July tradition.
Police fatally shoot armed man on Glenn Highway off-ramp
Police say one of two officers shot a man with a rifle who "advanced on the officers while holding the rifle" near South Birchwood early Sunday.
Dunleavy veto cuts Head Start increase as centers struggle to pay teachers, serve children in need
Seven of 17 programs are on notice that federal funding is in jeopardy without changes.
2 dead, 3 survive after plane crashes near Kodiak
A small plane crashed near the village of Old Harbor – on the southeast side of Kodiak Island – on Sunday afternoon, leaving two people dead.
Anchorage’s main electric utility is proposing to raise base rates for the first time in 3 years
Chugach Electric wants to raise rates by 6%. It says it’s seen a decrease in sales and an increase in expenses due to inflation and supply chain disruptions.
Anchorage’s less-than-sunny summer is likely to continue through July
National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Brettschneider says this summer is the city's coolest since the "terrible summer of 2008."