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Cobalt and Admiral – two harbor seal pups rescued in Kasilof – return to Cook Inlet
Both pups were brought to the Alaska SeaLife Center in June in rough shape – emaciated and dehydrated. Cobalt even had rocks in her stomach.
Mary Peltola becomes first Alaska Native elected to Congress
Peltola will become the first Alaska Native woman to serve in U.S. Congress.
Peltola goes home to the Kuskokwim, still waiting to hear if she’s the first Alaska Native elected to Congress
Republican Sarah Palin, the former governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee, is in a good position to win the special U.S. House election once the second-choice ballots are counted. But for now, Alaska’s right-wing icon is trailing Peltola by almost 9 percentage points.
‘Open and kind’: Metlakatla remembers carver Wayne Hewson
Friends and family remember Hewson as a mentor, a culture bearer and a fixture of life in Metlakatla.
The Kenai Peninsula’s only strip club will be demolished this week after 50 years of operation
Owner Charlie Cunningham said there’s not as much money in the strip club as there used to be.
Active duty airmen will soon drive school buses on JBER to help with driver shortage
The Anchorage School District has launched a third-party audit of its transportation operations to avoid similar shortages in the future.
At this Nikiski farm, a cherry-tree experiment blossoms
Michael O’Brien's latest challenge has been a high tunnel containing 90 cherry trees.
Peltola gains in Alaska’s updated special U.S. House election results
Democrat Mary Peltola increased her lead in the special U.S. House race. But no second-choice ballots have been counted.
Tara Sweeney ends campaign for U.S. House, opening spot for Libertarian on November ballot
Sweeney had substantial financial support from Alaska Native corporations and their affiliates. But she said she doesn't think she can win.
Alaska’s ‘Farm Family of the Year’ has deep Soldotna roots
The award honors families that epitomize a commitment to local agriculture. And the Lancashire family has been committed to local food for longer than most.
Igiugig receives statewide literacy award for its robust library that started as a community bookshelf
Igiugig, a community of about 70 residents, has pursued big things from its little library.
Rockslides are battering a Skagway cruise ship dock and crushing the town’s economy
Skagway’s mayor says the city needs to do something about the slides so it can get back to the full load of cruise ships its economy depends on. And that needs to happen fast.
Heavy rain creates muddy conditions for homeless residents at Anchorage’s Centennial Campground
As campers contend with what feels like constant rain, some are planning ahead for winter.
Alaska’s dry start to the summer has been anything but since July, after earlier-than-usual shift to rain
National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider says a low-pressure system set up over the Bering Sea, causing moisture to flow from the Pacific Ocean into Alaska, starting in early July.
‘You’re part of our family’: Anchorage students from a now-closed JBER school get warm welcome into new classrooms
Teachers and students started the year at new schools on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson this fall after their school, Ursa Major Elementary, was closed over earthquake concerns.
Anchorage’s Mobile Crisis Team hopes funding to operate 24/7 will expand ability to address mental health crises
For the last year, the MCT has been on the streets, responding to mental health crises. A few months ago, it got funding from the city to operate 24/7.
View the latest vote tallies in Alaska’s special U.S. House and primary elections
Alaska voters on Aug. 16 cast their ballots in the state's first ranked choice election to decide who will serve the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young's Term.
The important role of water taxis in Alaska | INDIE ALASKA
When a massive, unexpected landslide blocked the only road to Lowell Point, Tom Miller knew his water taxi service was the only way to move residents, school children, and tourists back and forth to the nearby town of Seward.
How Alaskans on the lower Yukon River are faring 2 years into the chum salmon crash
Without salmon, people say they’re eating less protein and spending far more on groceries.
Anchorage Health Department director resigns amid investigation into fabricated resume
Joe Gerace resigned citing "severe health issues" as Alaska Public Media prepared to publish a story detailing misleading statements he made about his military service, glaring omissions about his work history and outright lies about his education.