In this newscast: Alaska’s health department splits into two parts; Chinook and chum salmon runs are under average in the lower Kuskowim river, but reds are running above average; The commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska will close early because the start of the season has been so slow; Alaskans are wrestling with the…
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Abortion rights advocates successfully crashed Anchorage’s Independence Day parade
Organizers said they lined up with the registered groups moving along the street, and no one tried to stop them.
Alaska Democratic Party director arrested, charged with DUI
Kavanaugh, who became the Democratic Party’s director in 2019, has been charged with three misdemeanors, including DUI, criminal mischief and refusing to submit to a chemical test.
Garden Talk: How to harvest garlic scapes, and some things you can do with them
If they haven’t already, your full-sized garlic plants may soon produce long, curled shoots called “scapes.” What they are and what to do with them, on this week’s episode of Garden Talk
Alaska won’t see changes after Supreme Court decision on state powers to prosecute crimes on tribal land
An Anchorage-based Indian law specialist says the decision still marks a major change that turns long-held principles of Indian law upside down.
Health officials say you won’t feel a thing as the state’s largest agency splits in two
State officials say the reorganization will result in two departments that should be more wieldy.
Neglected and forgotten: Volunteers work to restore Native gravesites in Juneau
The effort continues work that cemetery restoration expert Bob Sam started in 1990s.
Election deniers are spreading misinformation nationwide. Here are 4 things to know
An NPR investigation found that since the Capitol riot, the election denial movement has moved from the national level to hundreds of grassroots events across the country. Here are four key takeaways.
Wildfire activity escalates in Alaska with 20 new fires Monday
Thousands of lightning strikes were again detected across a wide area, from South Central to the Interior and Northern Alaska.
Southeast’s Dungeness crab fishery to close early after slow start
It’s only the third time in the last 20 years that the season has been shortened.