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‘We all fish right there': Local concerns pause timber company’s plans for Haines

The company is seeking permits to build a log transfer facility and storage site in Haines’ Lutak Inlet, a popular spot for commercial and subsistence fishing.

Finding comfort and adventure on Alaska’s trails | Outdoor Explorer

Alaska mountain runner Denali Foldager Strabel discusses heading into the mountains to process tragic loss and move through personal challenges.

Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, speaks Friday, April 26, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives.

Alaska House votes to increase oversight and limit time for foster youth in psychiatric facilities

House Bill 36 requires a court hearing within seven days to help prevent foster youth from unnecessarily long stays in acute psychiatric facilities.

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Firefighters attempt to extinguish an October 2017 fire that destroyed the Polaris Bar in Nome.

Former owner of burned Nome bar sentenced for tax evasion

Federal authorities say Tina H. Yi cost the IRS over $550,000 in tax revenue by maintaining two sets of books for the Polaris Bar, destroyed in a fatal 2017 fire.

Odd Ones In, Part 1 & 2 (ASL)

Odd Squad recruits a new Agent. / The Agents must stop the Icy Mousey.

Dustin Ruckman, left, appears in an Anchorage courtroom as his trial begins on March 26, 2025. Ruckman faces two counts of criminally negligent homicide after a 2019 incident in which the vehicle he was driving fell from Mount Ballyhoo in Unalaska, resulting in the death of two teenage passengers. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Driver's trial begins nearly 6 years after teens' deaths in Unalaska crash

Dustin Ruckman is being tried in Anchorage on criminally negligent homicide charges after the 2019 crash that killed Kiara Rentaria Haist, 18, and Karly McDonald, 16.

Trump announces new 25% tariff on imported cars and car parts

The president's latest action on trade takes effect next week, and will slap a 25% tariff on imported cars and car parts. He says the measure will boost U.S. manufacturing.

Cars on the highway with the sun setting over the Chugach Mountains in Anchorage, Alaska in early December, 2019. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)

Anchorage sales tax backers consider next steps

Supporters say they're disappointed that the Assembly rejected their proposal but they aren’t giving up.

A legislative staffer waits outside the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on March 20, 2025.

With two months to go, state lawmakers' budget priorities are on a collision course

Lawmakers have a handful of choices to balance the state budget. Each option faces opposition from key lawmakers.

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