An Alaska judge sentenced the man who killed 10-year-old Kotzebue girl Ashley Johnson-Barr in 2018 to a 99-year sentence Tuesday.
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More than 440 Alaskans have died with COVID-19. We know little about them.
By and large, the grief — and the stories — of Alaskans who died in the unfolding wave of the coronavirus pandemic have remained private.
Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Juneau after passenger makes threats and group violates mask protocol, officials say
Alaska State Troopers said in an online report that the five passengers “were not following flight attendant instructions related to mask use and were using foul language during the flight.”
Denali National Park closes road near halfway point for rest of season due to ongoing landslide
The park service says the Pretty Rocks landslide, located around Mile 45, has required increasing maintenance in recent years because it is changing rapidly due to climate change.
Residents of Alaska border towns eager to travel into Canada but chafe at COVID testing requirements
For many Alaskans living in Southeast towns close to the Canada border, that country’s reopening Monday to vaccinated Americans signified a small return to normal life after more than a year of isolation from neighboring communities.
With power subsidy in court, rural Alaskans anxiously await a steep rise in electricity costs
In some cases, the price of home electricity will double. Towns and villages, also eligible for lower-cost power, may need to raise rates for water and sewer service.