Anchorage’s Polynesian community packs up thousands of pounds of donations for relatives in Tonga
Anchorage’s Polynesian community has collected thousands of pounds of clothing, food, water and other goods for Tonga.
Juneau woman uses TikTok to raise awareness of her mom’s missing persons case
On Valentine’s Day in 2019, Kaelyn Schneider’s mom Tracy Day went missing in Juneau. And for a long time, Schneider felt like her mom’s story disappeared, too.
Former Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers dies at age 67
Stowers retired from the state Supreme Court in 2020.
Dunleavy offers bills targeting domestic violence and sexual assault
One bill would increase jail terms for people convicted of paying for sex.
More cruise passengers expected in Petersburg in 2022
Cruise ship stops and interest from independent travelers are up in 2022. That follows a shortened season in 2021 and no visits by cruise lines the year before at the start of the pandemic.
Emmonak leader Martin B. Moore Sr. dies from COVID, remembered as a tireless fighter for Alaska Native people
Born in a village without a school, Moore pushed for better educational opportunities for future generations.
Expecting a surge of visitors, Sitka will close a main thoroughfare on days with heavy cruise traffic
With just two months until the first cruise ships arrive, the Sitka Assembly finally has a plan to see the city through its biggest tourist boom in years.
State Reps. Kurka and Eastman sponsor bill to move capital to Willow
House Bill 311 received four committee referrals, giving it an uphill journey to make it to the House floor.
Students speak out about allegations of racism at Ketchikan-Metlakatla basketball game
The school district has launched an investigation into what it described as “racial insensitivity” during a game against Alaska’s only Native reservation.
Former state Sen. Johnny Ellis has died
Ellis represented neighborhoods near downtown Anchorage in the state Senate from 1992 until he retired for medical reasons in 2017.
Fairbanks jury finds Steven Downs guilty in Sophie Sergie’s 1993 murder, sexual assault at UAF dorm
Downs was never suspected of the crime until 2018, when DNA collected from the crime scene was partially matched to a profile in a commercial genealogy database.
State Sen. Gray-Jackson becomes first Democrat in US Senate race
The Anchorage legislator says she would work to support access to abortion rights, voting and health care.
Ombudsman finds persistent problems at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute
On multiple occasions, the hospital’s CEO Scott York provided inaccurate information to investigators, according to the report.
COVID cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are soaring as Alaska’s cases fall
The Y-K Delta’s COVID-19 case rate is currently two times higher than the state’s.
Haines Assembly votes to restrict yurts and container homes on smaller properties
Existing container homes and fabric-covered structures like yurts are grandfathered in.
New memorial scholarship honors Wrangell commercial-fishing siblings Sig and Helen Decker
21-year-old Sig Decker and 19-year-old Helen Decker grew up commercial fishing with their parents on the family boat.
Alaska sees decline in COVID cases, more treatment options available
Alaska still has one of the highest case counts in the country.
Senators offer bill to renew Violence Against Women Act, with a section honoring an Alaska murder victim
Previous efforts to renew the Violence Against Women Act got bogged down in a controversy over guns.
Alaska Chief Justice Winfree speaks to Legislature about the importance of protecting democracy
It was the 50th anniversary of the first time a chief justice addressed a joint session of the Alaska Legislature.
Juneau lowers COVID risk level
The city has been at a modified high level since early January. Now it’s down to moderate.