Alaska abalone population, important to Indigenous traditions, gets new attention
Pinto abalones are valued for their meat — and more. They were traditionally used for trade, and their shells are used in artwork.
Another big rate hike coming today as Fed battles inflation. Economy hangs in balance
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by another three-quarters of a percentage point amid fears of a looming recession.
Anchorage floatplane crash sends 6 to hospital, including 2 seriously injured
The pilot and passengers were able to exit the crashed plane on their own, and nearby good Samaritans jumped into the water to help them out.
Juneau’s regional hospital names new CEO
David Keith will lead Juneau’s hospital beginning next month.
No cases of monkeypox in Alaska yet, but health officials are readying for the disease’s arrival
Alaska state health officials are educating public health nurses and other health care providers in how to identify, test and treat monkeypox cases.
In Juneau’s local elections, only incumbents are on the certified candidate list
Barring write-in candidates, all five incumbents seeking reelection to the Juneau Assembly and Juneau Board of Education are running unopposed.
Interior windstorm starts fires and briefly knocks out 911 service
Several area fire departments responded to fires that started when trees pulled down power lines.
State OKs public funds for private education to support, but not replace, Alaska public education
Deputy attorney general says opinion seeks balance that supports correspondence schools without supplanting public schools.
Stream restoration near Petersburg aims to improve fish habitat
The goal is to mimic natural processes to bring back topsoil and improve fish habitats.
Village public safety officers get opioid response training in Juneau as statewide overdose rates climb
Alaska has the fastest rising opioid overdose rate in the nation. More than 200 Alaskans died from overdoses in the last year.
Cook Inlet fishermen sue over set-net closures
The set-netters were shut down early this year for the fourth year in a row.
Two Alaska governor candidates report big Outside donations. Another had more small, in-state gifts
The amount of cash individuals can give to campaigns is unlimited this year, after an appeals court tossed out the relatively strict limits Alaska used to have.
Sens. Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski have tested positive for COVID-19
Manchin said he was experiencing mild symptoms, while Murkowski said she was experiencing flu-like symptoms.
Fairbanks man’s rafting trip turns into wilderness COVID ordeal
Seventy-seven-year-old David Hamilton says the situation demonstrated the value of medevac insurance.
‘People are running out of food’: Subsistence closures leave Yukon River residents with few options
Yukon River residents say they’re going broke trying to replace their missing subsistence food sources.
Skagway’s busiest cruise ship dock at risk of catastrophic rockslide, study says
The study’s authors say that movement is increasing in one slide area, suggesting that “the failure event is approaching.”
Alaska sues Interior Department over contaminated ANCSA lands
The suit asks a judge to issue an order compelling the department to conduct surveys and draft plans for cleanup.
Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla
The crabs are shellfish predators, credited with the decline of the softshell clam fishery in Maine. They also uproot eelgrass beds, which serve as habitat for herring and salmon.
From frozen pizzas to toilet paper, Alaska stores deal with erratic shortages
Grocers agree that it’s hard to predict which items will be unavailable in any given week.
Alaska Supreme Court tosses sentence for drunk driver who killed 2 teenaged girls in 2013
Stacey Graham, now 40, swerved off a South Anchorage road and killed Jordyn Durr and Brooke McPheters, both 15, as they were walking on the sidewalk.