Nobody is being allowed into the park due to the Riley Fire, with only a shuttle service for hikers already in the backcountry still operating.
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Gov. Dunleavy trims $225 million with budget vetoes but leaves school funding boost intact
The budget signed Friday provides for a Permanent Fund dividend of roughly $1,718 per Alaskan.
Alaska Supreme Court sides with state, allows correspondence school laws to stand
In an eight-page summary opinion, Alaska’s highest court unanimously sided with the state Friday in a case that challenged laws around cash payments to homeschool families.
USDA fines Alaska $11.9 million for failing to ensure SNAP recipients are eligible
For the second year in a row, Alaska’s so-called “payment error rate” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program topped 50%. Also for the second year in a row, Alaska’s error rate is the highest in the nation at 60%.
Elliott Highway closed as the number of wildfires burning in Alaska grows
The Alaska Fire Service says the Globe Fire exhibited extreme behavior Thursday, growing rapidly in erratic winds and hot, dry weather.
Anchorage Mayor Bronson’s final resignee warns about ‘time bombs’ in city’s bookkeeping
Since taking the job in November, Sharon Lechner has flagged a litany of problems in the city’s accounting systems that she said could threaten the city’s credit and saddle taxpayers with expenses they shouldn’t be responsible for.