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Alaska Public Media reporters Liz Ruskin and Eric Stone speak with host Lori Townsend at a desk.

Voters share their top priorities ahead of November | Alaska Insight

Alaska Public Media reporters are engaging with voters across the state to hear about the issues that matter to them.

The Jephries go darker on new album | State of Art

The trio has been firmly establishing themselves in the Anchorage music scene for over a decade.

New supportive housing opens for elders experiencing homelessness in Anchorage

The supportive housing complex is a collaboration between Providence Alaska, Southcentral Foundation and other community partners.
Two blister packs of birth control pills, in a tree

Governor vetoes bill requiring insurance to provide a year of birth control

Supporters of the bill said it would increase access to birth control, especially for rural Alaskans, and reduce reliance on abortions.

Eagle River, Mat-Su resident weigh in on their election priorities

As we approach this fall’s election, Alaska Public Media is striving to learn what’s on voters’ minds. It’s a project we call “The View From Here.”

Alaska’s U.S. Attorney under scrutiny in disgraced federal judge’s sex scandal

S. Lane Tucker, who was overseeing the prosecutors involved in the scandal, was also seeking a federal judgeship for herself.
ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt speaking during a school board meeting on June 4, 2024.

Anchorage School District to release multi-year school closure plan next month

School administrators say fewer schools are needed due to declining student enrollment.
an icebreaker

Coast Guard icebreaker Healy to revisit Arctic after repairs

The Healy, one of the U.S. Coast Guard's two operational icebreakers, had returned to Seattle after an electrical fire off Nunavut.
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Climate change makes farming easier in Alaska. Indigenous growers hope to lead the way

A new training program aims to help Alaska Native communities grow more of their own food.
an intercept

NORAD detects, intercepts 2 Russian aircraft off Alaska’s coast

U.S. aircraft escorted the Russian maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine planes through international airspace Wednesday.
the Alaska Supreme Court

Alaska Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ attempt to remove candidate from U.S. House ballot

Eric Hafner will appear on the ballot alongside Democrat Mary Peltola, Republican Nick Begich and the Alaskan Independence Party’s John Wayne Howe.
Blue police lights.

Woman fatally struck by SUV. She is the 4th pedestrian killed in Anchorage this week.

The woman was hit Friday while crossing Minnesota Drive in Spenard.
Houses hit by landslide debris

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Southeast communities confront a future where landslides may be normal. Plus, a new facility opens in Anchorage to house homeless elders.
a destroyed house

String of fatal landslides forces Southeast Alaska to reckon with risk

The string of recent deadly slides is changing the way people look at their surroundings and plan for the future in a changing climate.
tents

Inside Graphite One: A look at Alaska’s largest graphite deposit

During a tour of the project's camp near Nome, officials discussed their plans to extract a key element in making electric vehicles.
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Study gives updated estimate for wolverine population on Alaska’s North Slope

The population is healthy despite apparent decline, but the species can get overlooked when development is planned, scientists say.
A group of people pose with two swimmers exiting the ocean.

Swimming Cook Inlet | Outdoor Explorer

In August, two women swam from Point MacKenzie to the Anchorage Small Boat Harbor, becoming the first to do so without wetsuits.
tourists

Sitka tourism documentary ‘Cruise Boom’ to debut on PBS

A documentary examining the impact of cruise tourism's explosive growth in Sitka will debut this weekend on national television.

Alaska Public Media is shaking up its election coverage with a project we’re calling ‘The View From Here’

Ahead of this fall's election, we want to know how you're feeling about your top issues and the future of your community.
an empty Ravn alaska counter

Ravn pulled out of the Aleutians in August. Here’s how residents are coping.

Regional airline Ravn Alaska announced recently it was stopping service to the Aleutian Islands. That means there are limited options for travel in the region.
a river

Bodies recovered in boat capsize near Akiak

Troopers say a boater and Bethel Search and Rescue found David Alexie Jr., 28, and Robert Lott, 31, dead after their boat capsized July 27.
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Alaska Supreme Court considers legal challenge to imprisoned out-of-state Democrat’s U.S. House run

A lower court dismissed the Alaska Democratic Party's lawsuit on Tuesday, but the party was granted an emergency appeal.
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How a California county got PFAS out of its drinking water

Water utilities across the country will have to comply with EPA limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water by 2029. Orange County got a head start.
a library

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Anchorage residents share concerns about police after a string of shootings. Plus, librarians cheer the decision to restore a crucial grant.
a man in a suit

Joe Wanner will be Bartlett Regional Hospital’s new CEO

Wanner's appointment as CEO is the latest in a string of leadership turnover at Juneau's city-owned hospital. 

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