Officials say lightning likely caused the Contact Creek fire, which is burning in an uninhabited area about 40 miles southeast of King Salmon, on Lake Brooks.
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Alaskans are rethinking their driving habits this summer as gas prices tick higher
Federal data shows gas prices may have increased to a point that consumer demand has actually gone down.
Only oil company that bid for ANWR tract gives up its lease
Regenerate Alaska, a unit of Australia-based 88 Energy Ltd., relinquished the tract it acquired for over $770,000, federal officials said.
White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks
COVID-19 vaccinations for kids younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.
So an Alaskan and a possum walk into a bar…
“Well, I guess I’m the calmest one here,” Sara Fulton remembers thinking.
COVID cases have been ticking steadily up in Alaska, but is it a surge?
Even epidemiologists are struggling to find the best way to present COVID data over time, says state epidemiologist Louisa Castrodale.
As the baby formula crisis worsens, it’s also magnifying disparities in the US
Empty store shelves. Frustrated parents. The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.
CEO search delayed at Juneau’s regional hospital as most candidates withdraw
Hospital leadership has not yet announced its next steps.
Alaska air carriers are feeling the pinch of nationwide pilot shortage
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics points to nearly 150,000 vacant pilot positions that will need to be filled over the next decade.
Where Alaska US House candidates stand on developing Alaska’s natural resources
To help Alaskans sort through dozens of candidates, Alaska Public Media is asking each where they stand on the issues.