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Weeks after announcing that Kroger and Albertsons grocery stores will merge, the corporations have no explanation for how it will affect customers in Alaska.

Of all U.S. states, Alaska in 2020 had the nation’s third-highest rates of syphilis and chlamydia.

The Biden administration gave $75 million in aid to the three communities in Alaska and Washington. Eight other Tribal communities received an additional $40 million.

The board says previous approaches focused on voluntary compliance have proven ineffective at addressing the unique hazards of flying in the area.

None of Alaska’s 62 legislative and statewide races changed leaders as members of the multipartisan state review board examined unofficial results for accuracy, then signed an oath on Tuesday.  

The U.S. Coast Guard says the credit belongs to the fishermen themselves.

Alaska currently gets less than 1% of its power from solar.

The nonprofit Recover Alaska identified a chronic shortage of social workers as a key issue behind the state’s worst-in-the-nation status for alcohol-attributed deaths. 

The ferry system is also seeking $46 million in federal grant money for an all-electric ferry to conduct shorter day routes.

For decades, the U.S. government has failed to test for chemicals and metals in fish. ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting did, and what they found was alarming for tribes.