Advocates, Murkowski seek next steps after Native boarding school report
Alaska boarding-school survivors and Sen. Lisa Murkowski applaud the federal report, but say it tells only part of the story.
Boundary commission report recommends denial of Hoonah borough petition
Staff with Alaska’s Local Boundary Commission cited “substantive concerns” with the plan, before members meet Sept. 5 in Hoonah.
Alaska school districts got a one-time funding boost. It came too late for many teachers.
Many school boards opted for conservative budgets that included layoffs of teachers before the governor signed the budget this year.
Coast Guard icebreaker Healy cancels Arctic mission after electrical fire
The Healy, one of only two operational U.S. icebreakers, had just begun its summer patrol northwest of Alaska in the Chukchi Sea.
Inside the ‘titanic’ legal case that will help determine Alaska’s energy future: an analysis
Written testimony and public hearings help explain how an Anchorage electric utility’s proposed rate hike could affect consumers.
Kodiak celebrates state ferry Tustumena’s 60 years of service
Kodiak held a block party to mark the "Trusty Tusty's" diamond anniversary, with officials sharing updates about her replacement.
Working from home allowed him to be a more engaged dad. Now it’s over.
Return-to-office policies are getting stricter, upending the lives of those who had gotten used to working from home.
Alaska invested millions to fix food stamp backlogs. Some users still can’t get through.
The state has not finished its tech rollout and officials say they are still working to reopen offices and get benefits to Alaskans.
Anchorage’s Hmoob Cultural Center struggles to stay open as child care crisis continues
The child care provider is struggling with high operating costs and low state subsidies. It's a familiar trend in a state strapped for child care.
The parent companies of 2 of Alaska’s grocers want to merge. Here’s what we know.
The companies have made sweeping statements about the benefits of merging, but there isn’t anything in place to hold them to those promises.
Pilot Station city officials charged with felony election interference
Pilot Station acting mayor Arthur Heckman Sr. and city clerk Ruthie Borromeo each face eight counts of violating state election laws.
Texas company seeks LNG import facility in Cook Inlet
The news is the latest development in the region’s race to stave off a looming shortfall of Cook Inlet natural gas.
In Eagle River, a five-way race could be a factor in control of the state Senate
The contest is one of only three that will see a candidate eliminated in the Aug. 20 primary election.
These local meal delivery services are trying to help Alaskans save time
Americans have embraced meal kit services — where all of the ingredients for a tasty dinner are delivered to your doorstep. But most national options aren’t widely or easily available in Alaska.
Anchorage cyclists cheer on Lael Wilcox as she bikes across the world
Wilcox passed through her hometown this week as she attempts to become the fastest female cyclist to circumnavigate the globe.
Alaska’s North Slope sees record-breaking heat, among state’s other climate oddities
The heat, due to a Chinook wind and higher temperatures from climate change, caused Deadhorse to soar to an all-time record 89 degrees.
Researchers decipher MIS-C, the scary illness that followed COVID in some kids
Some children who had COVID developed a severe inflammatory response that could put them in the ICU. Scientists have learned why.
Mail delays postpone the start of pre-Election Day voting in parts of rural Alaska
Democrats expressed worries about the effect of a delay in early voting in some rural areas on Mary Peltola's campaign for U.S. House.
Record-breaking rain drenches Anchorage, triggering road closures and a flood advisory
Anchorage police reported closures along Spenard Road and 36th Avenue, after the city received more than an inch of rain Wednesday.
Alaska leaders work together following ‘devastating’ glacial flooding in Juneau
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski toured neighborhoods that experienced record-breaking flooding.