Sen. Matt Claman, who is running for governor, unveiled the package of crime legislation after pressure from advocates to act on the stalled age-of-consent bill.
Health
An emergency food program served thousands of Alaskans. A gap will remain when it ends.
The state invested $4 million to combat food insecurity at the end of 2025. Since then, the Food Bank of Alaska has worked with partners to deliver food boxes to Alaskans in need.
Alaska’s only dedicated queer health care clinic is closing
Identity Alaska’s Anchorage clinic will end patient care this month. They’re closing their doors because of financial and logistical pressures.
Elective surgeries canceled Friday after fire at Bartlett Regional Hospital
Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau was evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in a utility closet. A maintenance staff member accidentally cut heat tape in a closet in the surgery unit shortly before 2 p.m.
Juneau’s city-owned hospital prepares for multimillion-dollar renovation project
Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance in preparation for the $13.5 million project.
Juneau boy undergoes gene therapy after millions raised to restart clinical trials
Cade Jobsis just turned 5 years old, and with that birthday, received gene therapy treatment in Dallas, Texas – a treatment that could save his life