New federal program aims to speed restoration of damaged Alaska streams and rivers
A new program has a toolbox of techniques to be used as the Bureau of Land Management seeks to restore waterways damaged by mining.
North Carolina woman dies in Nenana River rafting accident
Troopers say Pamela Waaser, 67, died June 24 in an accidental drowning after she fell into the river near Denali National Park.
Alaska U.S. senators say they’re disgusted by the misconduct of a federal judge whose nomination they supported
Joshua Kindred was rated 16th out of 20 candidates for the court vacancy and he wasn't the senators' first choice.
JBER soldier charged in infant son’s shaken-baby death
Prosecutors say Spc. Antonius Meyers, 24, shook the boy in April when he was less than a month old, leaving him unresponsive until he died in May.
‘I just wish I had more time’: Friends, family remember fisherman killed in Bristol Bay accident
Colleagues and relatives say 21-year-old Corwin Wheeler was doing what he loved when he was trapped in fishing gear and went overboard Friday.
Pennsylvania woman dies after rollover during guided Alaska rafting trip
Alaska State Troopers report that the Klutina River pinned the raft against landslide debris and it rolled over.
Alaska’s most-read newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News, to cut back printing to two days a week
The move is expected to allow the ADN to focus on its digital products, where it reaches the vast majority of its audience.
Trooper fatally shoots a harpoon-wielding man in Kasilof
The incident is the first fatal shooting involving a trooper in Alaska this year.
Newly resigned federal judge is accused of harassing a law clerk and ‘unwanted, offensive, and abusive sexual conduct’
The findings against Joshua Kindred are summarized in a 30-page order. It is rife with details describing sexual harassment and vulgar remarks.
Denali National Park set to reopen Wednesday as downpour helps wildfire crews
Parts of the park near its entrance, including the Riley Creek Campground and Horseshoe Lake Trail, will remain closed as crews fight the Riley Fire.
As breaking makes its Olympic debut, an Anchorage dancer is focused on growing the sport in Alaska
B-Boy Icey Ives said Alaska has a tight-knit dance scene that’s welcoming to all skill levels.
Boeing agrees to plead guilty and pay a nearly quarter-billion dollar fine
Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
Police shoot and critically injure man near East Anchorage gas station
The man is the fifth person shot by Anchorage officers during a police response since mid-May. Three of those people have died.
The Supreme Court opinion that shifts power away from agencies and onto judges
How Loper Bright affects life in Alaska and beyond is "something that, you know, our kids will still be grappling with," one attorney says.
Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns after just 4 years
Then-President Trump selected Josh Kindred in part for his youth. Judges typically stay on the federal bench for decades.
Alaska Native groups push back against racist rant outside Fairbanks grocery store
Two Native organizations in Fairbanks have denounced a recent harassment incident at a local grocery store.
Aniak’s tribe sues state, feds over ancestral remains taken from airport site
The Aniak Traditional Council claims that the remains, part of a burial site discovered during 2020 construction work, have not been returned.
Fire reduces new Bristol Bay floating fish processor’s capacity
Northline Seafoods says nobody was hurt in Sunday's fire aboard the Hannah, but its processing capacity is down to about a third of normal.
2 dead in 3 Kodiak ATV crashes over Fourth of July holiday
Troopers say all three of the crashes overnight Wednesday, which killed a 65-year-old man and a teenage boy, were separate incidents.
Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide
After 14 years of Conservative rule, Britons elected a new government dominated by the Labour Party, in its first national victory in nearly 20 years.