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Frustration and impatience with Congress is building among out-of-work Alaskans and local leaders, who say the lack of a social safety net has made it far more painful to maintain health mandates aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.

Attorneys representing second-class boroughs in the state sent a letter to Alaska Acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen, refuting his claim that second-class boroughs can issue mask mandates.

Heavy rain and winds up to 45 miles per hour could cause mudslides in Juneau this week.

Without mask requirements from state or city officials, business owners on the Kenai Peninsula have been left to enforce public health protections on their own.

The Anchorage Assembly approved funding last week for a new mobile intervention team that will respond to mental health crisis calls. The program, which is funded by alcohol tax revenue, is meant to shift the city’s mental health response from police to behavioral health experts.

When Juneau woman Fiona Brown saw an ad on Facebook looking for volunteers for Pfizer’s clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, she knew that as a science nerd she had an edge.

The Army Corps of Engineers has denied the Pebble Limited Partnership's permit application. The company says it's considering an appeal.

Oil and gas companies aren’t talking publicly about whether they’d bid. But one industry analyst says she’d expect interest in a lease sale to be “lukewarm.”

A 31% increase in cases in Anchorage over the last week combined with the noncooperation of some residents has significantly reduced the percentage of people contact tracers are able to reach.

Winter has arrived in Alaska and it's time to play in the snow! On this Outdoor Explorer we'llhave Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News columnist and Rick Roth from Alaska Mountaineeringand Hiking answering questions about winter recreation.