The state received about $95 million from the federal government this spring to address the child care crunch. So far, the state has written a grant program to distribute only $5 million of that statewide.
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Wildfire smoke pushes migrating birds hundreds of miles out of their way
“I was glued to my computer for days, trying to figure out what these birds were doing, because it was so clearly, obviously, not normal.”
With fewer students enrolled, Klukwan school faces possible closure
The state only provides assistance to schools with 10 or more kids and this year there are eight at the elementary school 21 miles north of Haines.
A movement to celebrate Reconciliation Day in place of Alaska Day continues to gain steam in Sitka
In recent years, a movement to recognize Reconciliation Day in place of Alaska Day continues to gain steam.
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman pinned by crab pot
Weather at the time included 40 mph winds gusting to 55 and 14-foot seas, with rain, snow and sleet squalls.
Petersburg assembly calls for tailings dam ban and a pause on British Columbia mining permits
The resolution asks for a pause on permitting for new mine projects until there’s an agreement between the U.S. and Canada on protecting rivers from mining pollution.
Leaked list shows Alaska state Rep. David Eastman is a ‘lifetime member’ of a leading Capitol-riot group
Almost two dozen members of the Oath Keepers, which the FBI labels a paramilitary organization, have been charged in connection with the riotous invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Central Southeast Alaska moose hunt sets new record
Nearly half this year’s haul, or 61 moose, came from Kupreanof Island.
Biden administration lets stand a judgment thwarting Willow, a ConocoPhillips drilling project in Arctic
Conservation groups are cheering the Biden administration’s decision not to appeal a judgment that reversed approval for ConocoPhillips’ plan to develop drilling sites in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Despite climate change promises, governments plan to ramp up fossil fuel production
The world’s governments plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030, with just a modest decrease in coal production.