Ketchikan king salmon derby canceled due to concern over wild fish stocks
It would have been the first king salmon derby in Ketchikan since 2017.
Anchorage mayor’s race too close to call, with thousands of ballots left to count
Anchorage Assembly member Forrest Dunbar is leading the race for mayor by just over 100 votes over opponent Dave Bronson.
Angoon lands nearly $2 million grant to boost local tourism
Angoon sees a steady stream of tourists in the summer, but the community has no visitor center.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy’s top rural affairs advisor departs, and tribal and fishing leaders wonder why
John Moller was a trusted advisor to Dunleavy. His portfolio included work with the fishing industry and Alaska Native issues.
Alaska Legislature rejects Dunleavy nominee to Board of Fish
The nomination of Anchorage resident Abe Williams failed in an 18 to 41 vote during a joint session.
Alaska Court System services slowly coming back online after cyberattack
After nearly two weeks, the Alaska Court System’s email came back online on Tuesday. But other services are still down after a cyberattack last month.
‘We deserve to feel safe:’ Unangax̂ activists speak up about missing, murdered Indigenous people
Indigenous women in the United States are murdered 10 times more often than the national average, according to the Department of Justice.
State sends cease and desist to illegal Facebook gambling groups
Facebook groups where people play bingo and pull tabs illegally for cash have proliferated during the pandemic.
15 years after VECO scandal, Stevens’ new oil job renews old ethics questions
Some lawmakers are now asking whether the 2007 ethics reforms need to be updated again to more effectively guard against conflicts of interest.
Great American Outdoors Act to fund maintenance projects on public lands in Alaska
Several projects up for funding this fiscal year fall on the Kenai Peninsula, including two at the Russian River Campground.
How a troubled Anchorage strip club became a Baptist church
As more people joined the project, each seemed to have their own story of redemption tied to the boxy building across from Merrill Field.
Reaching back to the New Deal, Biden proposes a civilian climate corps
To bolster the country’s preparedness for a warming world and create jobs, President Biden wants to retool and relaunch one of the most celebrated U.S. government programs, first established by FDR.
Organizers in Alaska face tough choices over bringing back summer events
Alaska event organizers are chasing something that’s in short supply these days: normality.
Sen. Dan Sullivan: Time is short to salvage Alaska’s cruise ship season
Sen. Dan Sullivan has introduced legislation that would revoke the conditional sailing order imposed on the cruise industry by the CDC.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds legality of fish landing tax
A raw fish tax that has pumped tens of millions of dollars into coastal communities over the past decade has survived a legal challenge before Alaska’s highest court.
Alaska House passes budget, leaving potential gap from federal relief rules
It appears that Alaska will receive roughly $200 million less in COVID relief this year than House members planned.
Alaskans age 12 to 15 could get COVID-19 vaccine as early as Wednesday
The announcement follows the federal Food and Drug Administration’s decision on Monday to authorize the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 and up.
Anchorage man arrested after being denied entry into Canada
Troopers responded to a call from customs at around 9:30 a.m. about a “hostile subject,” and arrested Sharkey for second-degree trespassing.
Rep. Young requests a few earmarks — 15 years after his ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ made earmarking taboo
What’s not on Young’s list? One very large bridge from Ketchikan to Gravina Island, where the city’s airport is.
Spring is in the air in Kotzebue, and so are the birds
Brittany Sweeney of the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge says the annual Bird Sighting Contest helps scientists pick up changes in bird migration patterns.