The federal agency listed polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2008.
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‘Today is about her, and only her’: Kotzebue man sentenced to 99 years for sex abuse and murder of 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr
An Alaska judge sentenced the man who killed 10-year-old Kotzebue girl Ashley Johnson-Barr in 2018 to a 99-year sentence Tuesday.
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.
Lava streams from one Aleutian volcano, while two other volcanoes spew ash into the air
A stream of lava flowed down the side of the Great Sitkin volcano in the Aleutian Islands Thursday morning and was visible from the nearby community of Adak, an official with the Alaska Volcano Observatory said.
Assistant Alaska attorney general investigated for racist social media posts leaves job
Earlier this month, the Guardian identified assistant attorney general Matthias Cicotte as the person behind an anonymous account posting racist material on social media.
A small percentage of Alaska’s COVID-19 cases have involved fully vaccinated people. Here’s what we know so far.
While half of the state’s population is vaccinated, they make up around 1% of COVID-19 hospitalizations; unvaccinated individuals make up 99% of hospitalizations.