Anchorage leaders wrestle with how to respond to spree of police shootings
Not everyone is in agreement over what should be done, and how quickly to do it.
How ‘the license plate bill to end license plate bills’ finally passed
Lawmakers have long criticized the inconsequential bills. But they also weren’t willing to stop spending time on them -- until this year.
A dog camp atop a Juneau glacier keeps mushing afloat during Alaska’s summer tourism season
Mushers say the sport has become more expensive. Many of them are turning to tourism to pay the bills.
NOAA study links massive Bering Sea snow crab loss to climate change
The new study deepens the connection between human-caused climate change and the crabs' die-off in recent years.
Alaska delegation asks Biden to act on Canadian mining near transboundary rivers
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Peltola expressed concern over Canadian mining impacts on U.S. communities.
FDA approves two updated COVID vaccines
The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to two updated COVID-19 vaccines to protect against recent variants of the coronavirus.
Road section removed at Alaska’s Katmai National Park to protect archaeological sites
The road section, built in 2014 without proper tribal consultation, has now been removed, and the park has improved its procedures.
Progressive candidates show unusual strength in Alaska state legislative primaries
But amid near-record-low turnout, experts warn against drawing conclusions before the November general election.
One of Alaska’s youngest convicted murderers won an appeal, opening door for others to be resentenced
A decision in an appeal by Winona Fletcher means other young defendants sent to prison for life can ask to have their sentences reexamined.
Third consecutive Bering Sea storm touches down on Alaska’s west coast
Meteorologists say the brunt of the storm is likely headed for the southern edge of the Seward Peninsula.
Solar panels? A heat pump? Planners weigh how to make a remote Alaska border crossing more eco-friendly
The government is rebuilding its border crossing near Tok. Planners hope to reduce fossil fuel usage there by about 60%.
It’s Peltola, Begich, Dahlstrom in U.S. House race
The primary prunes the candidates from a dozen to four. Frequent candidate Gerald Heikes gained name recognition from a negative ad campaign.
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2 people injured in wolf attack while stopped on the Dalton Highway, troopers say
The people bitten Monday afternoon were treated in Fairbanks, troopers said. The wolf ran away after another motorist shot at it.
Prosecutors find officer justified in deadly shooting of Anchorage woman during SWAT standoff
Officials determined that Sgt. John Butler was legally justified in shooting and killing 58-year-old Lisa Fordyce-Blair in June after a lengthy SWAT standoff at her home.
Coastal Yukon River faces flood advisory as lower Kuskokwim catalogs flood impacts
Meteorologists say Tropical Storm Ampil could back up the Yukon River, causing erosion and structural damage like that on the Kuskokwim.
CEOs earn big bucks at nonprofit hospitals. But does that benefit patients?
Some researchers wonder if CEOs' ballooning paychecks align with what’s best for patients and taxpayers.
Anchorage police say teenage girl walked toward officer with a knife before fatally shot
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case released a few additional details about the shooting, but said much still remains under investigation.
Interior sees record temperatures as former typhoon approaches Alaska
Some temperatures in the eastern Interior hit 90 degrees Sunday, as ex-Typhoon Ampil moves toward Western Alaska this week.
Anchorage’s local government has a cash flow problem
It's another consequence of city bookkeepers’ delayed, but inevitable corrections to tangled and inconsistent financial recordkeeping.