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The American Climate Corps is modeled after a program that put millions to work during the Great Depression.

A group of Sitkans is calling for a cap on the number of cruise passengers next year, asking that the question be put before local voters this winter.

Anchorage school officials described the threat as "broad in nature" and said it "lacks specific information."

With the first snow just weeks away, the city is scrambling to pull together housing options for more than 3,000 unsheltered residents.

The system is seen by advocates in the Lower 48 as a model for advancing civility and moderation, but it is vulnerable to repeal at home.

Firefighters responded to a Klondike Court blaze in a parked vehicle Saturday night, with police responding to a fiery crash near JBER early Sunday.

Across Alaska, it’s a challenge to find affordable housing. Home building and vacancy rates are down, while rent, mortgage rates and home prices are up. The lack of affordable housing drives people into overcrowded homes and homelessness, or out of state. Some officials have begun referring to it as a housing crisis. On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Anchorage Assembly Member Dr. Daniel Volland, and Nolan Klouda, Executive Director of the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development, to discuss the causes, and possible solutions, of Alaska's housing crunch.

The average temperature in Anchorage was pretty close to normal, and other parts of the state had one of their warmest summers.

A study found Alaska retained 48.7% of people born inside its borders, ahead of only Wyoming and North Dakota among U.S. states.

Alaska's overall influenza case load during the 2022-23 season was much higher than in prior years, according to the state Division of Public Health.