President Trump on Tuesday asserted the controversial King Cove road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge will be finished soon. It hasn’t begun.
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Juneau Empire report finds state tsunami response system has critical flaws
After digging into pages and pages of various agencies’ internal reports, Juneau Empire reporter James Brooks found “technical glitches, deliberate action, and human error.”
Anchorage police arrest dozens in ‘Operation Midnight Sun’
Police say uniformed and undercover officers worked with state and federal law enforcement agencies over the course of several days during the coordinated, street-level crime suppression operation.
Power lunch: U.S. senators transfixed by Bear Cam
This week, it was Sen. Dan Sullivan’s turn to host a state-themed lunch for Republican senators. Naturally, they watched Katmai Bear Cam.
Southcentral king salmon sport fishing closures continue
Sport fishing for king salmon is looking bleak in Southcentral after recent closures announced by the Department of Fish and Game.
What they mean when they say ‘immigration problem’
A day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to stop separating families caught crossing the southern border, members of Congress are scrambling to figure out what to do with subsequent families who make the journey to the United States.
State: Permafrost melt from Arctic broadband projects violated permits
Melting permafrost is creating a muddy mess in Alaska’s Arctic after two competing broadband projects dug trenches alongside the Dalton Highway for their separate fiber optic cables.
One dead, another injured, after Eagle River brown bear attacks
The same brown bear attacked two men this week, killing one who had last been seen Monday before setting off on a hike, according to Anchorage police. The second man was injured Wednesday as a group searched for the missing hiker, police said.
Campbell Creek Science Center offers reward for information on stolen mammoth tusk
In March, someone stole a 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk from the Center. Bureau of Land Management, which owns the Center, announced Tuesday that it’s offering a $500 reward to anyone with information leading to the recovery of the missing 100-pound tusk.
Alaska senators veer apart on family separations
The separation of families detained at the southern border is dividing Republicans as they try to keep the scenes of despair from becoming a GOP public relations disaster. Alaska’s two senators have staked out distant positions, at least for the short term.