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Southcentral mayors say time is running out for utilities to address looming...
(left to right) Enstar CEO John Sims, Chugach Electric government affairs manager Trish Baker, Northern Journal journalist Nat Herz, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche and REAP executive...
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Rebels seize control of Syria’s capital as Assad flees to Russia
Syrians celebrate the arrival of opposition fighters in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday. (Omar Sanadiki/AP) A rapid advance by Syrian rebel groups on the country’s capital has led to the collapse of Bashar...
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Settlement requires corrective actions at 2 Alaska plants formerly operated...
The closed Peter Pan Seafood plant in King Cove in July. (Photo by Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News) The company that operated the sprawling but shuttered fish processing plant in King Cove must do...
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Alaska Native Heritage Center opens new boarding school exhibit
The Alaska Native Heritage Center’s new exhibit on the impact of government and religious boarding schools is part of a series that will also look at the education of Native children before and after...
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Kodiak-area communities’ workshop troubleshoots coastal erosion
Karluk Spit and village of Karluk on Kodiak Island. (From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Communities across the Kodiak Archipelago are facing environmental challenges that climate change is making...
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Police arrest ‘person of interest’ Luigi Mangione in health care CEO shooting
In this photo taken from video, New York Police chief of detectives Joseph Kenny answers questions during a news conference Monday in New York. (New York City Mayor’s Office/AP) Police in Altoona,...
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Hawaii gun licensing rules — for now
The U.S. Supreme Court (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Supreme Court declined to intervene or overturn a Hawaii State Supreme Court decision that allowed the state to prosecute a man carrying a...
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Can you guess how these 10 ambiguous Ballot Measure 2 votes were counted?
Observers watch as Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher rules on how ambiguous ballots should be counted on Dec. 4, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Election officials have re-scanned...
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Alaska House Republicans form 19-member minority caucus led by Mia Costello
Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, speaks during a Senate Labor & Commerce Committee meeting in 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Republicans in the Alaska House have formed a 19-member minority...
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Tribal group appeals Clean Water Act permit for contentious gold dredging...
A rocky stretch of coastline near Nome (Laura Kraegel/KNOM) A western Alaska tribal consortium has appealed a key permit for a proposed gold dredging project in waters near Nome. Kawerak, a nonprofit...
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The recount is over. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, right, and state House candidate Steve Menard look on as Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, foreground, decides how ambiguously-marked ballots should be counted...
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Mountain Village city building burns to ground in second blaze
The lower Yukon River community of Mountain Village is seen in 2018. (From Alaska DCRA) A city building in the lower Yukon River community of Mountain Village that partially burned in October has...
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Recognition grows for children’s Sugt’stun language game
Artwork from “Nunaka,” an educational game for preschool age children. (Courtesy Chugachmiut) A Sugt’stun language game is quickly gaining recognition since its release in July 2023. Developing...
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Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
The Arctic tundra is warming up and that’s causing long-frozen ground to melt as well as an increase in wildfires. The region is “now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate...
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Biden administration includes restrictions in Arctic refuge oil lease sale
The frozen Canning River in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen in this undated photo. (Photo by Randy Brown/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The federal Bureau of Land Management...
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Scientists monitor series of earthquakes in western Aleutians
A line graph from the Alaska Earthquake Center shows the number of earthquakes over time in the Western Aleutians on Sunday, starting with a magnitude 6.3 event in a swarm that triggered nearly 100...
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Earliest Americans ate a lot of mammoth, Alaska researchers say
Artwork by Julius Csotonyi showing a group of people watching mammoths from the dunes north of the Swanpoint archaeological site. (Courtesy Science Advances) The first Americans ate a lot of mammoth...
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Kroger and Albertsons grocery megamerger halted by 2 courts
A shopper pushes a cart through a Kroger supermarket in Newport, Ky. (Al Behrman/AP | AP) Kroger and Albertsons saw their $24.6 billion merger blocked on Tuesday by judges in two separate cases, one...
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2 bodies believed to be Wind Walker crew located near Hoonah
Spasski Bay is four miles east of Hoonah, on Chichagof Island. The bodies of two people believed to be crew members from the sunken seiner Wind Walker were found on a beach near Hoonah on Monday....
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Cutting down a Christmas tree in Alaska? Keep these tips in mind.
Bart Rudolph cuts a tree in the Matanuska Valley’s Moose Range on Dec. 4, 2022. (Tegan Hanlon/Alaska Public Media) With Christmas rapidly approaching, state and federal authorities are allowing...
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Alaska advocates celebrate halted Kroger-Albertsons merger
Shoppers come and go from Fred Meyer and Carrs stores that face each other across the Seward Highway in Midtown Anchorage on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The parent companies of the competing businesses,...
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Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger
Unionized grocery store workers rally to oppose the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons outside a Ralph’s supermarket in Los Angeles in 2023. On Wednesday, Albertsons said it was giving up...
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State monitoring Matanuska River overflow along Old Glenn Highway
Flooding from the Matanuska River sits over the bike path Dec. 10, 2024 along the Old Glenn Highway near Butte. (Amy Bushatz/Mat-Su Sentinel) What you need to know: Ice dams on the Matanuska River...
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Some popular Juneau trails could soon be open to guided tours — while others...
The sun shines down on Perseverance Trail on May 16, 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) It’s no secret Juneau is a special place — after all, there’s a reason people visit here: the nature. Anyone with a map...
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Kenai gets nearly $80K in fishery disaster funds from feds
Brian and Lisa Gabriel transfer clean sockeye salmon between totes at a fish site on Thursday, July 18, 2024 near Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL) The City of Kenai accepted nearly $80,000 in...
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FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden administration
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during an Election Threats Task Force meeting at the Justice Department in September 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday...
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Dunleavy says he plans to introduce education bill pairing funding increase...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters ahead of his annual holiday open house on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 in Juneau. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he plans to roll out an...
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15 years in, the success of community-based archaeology in Quinhagak is...
The Nunalleq dig site near Quinhagak, now in its 15th year since excavation began, is seen on Aug. 3, 2024. (Gabby Salgado/KYUK) A short distance from a crumbling shoreline littered with sandbags in...
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Alaska’s foster care shortage | Talk of Alaska
A safe, stable and supportive home is important for helping young people start life off on solid emotional ground, but sudden tragedies, accidents, illness and dysfunction can lead to children needing...
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Sleep apnea and Inspire | Line One
(Sage Smiley / KSTK) A good night’s rest is vital to our overall health, but there’s a lot that can interrupt the 7 hours of sleep recommended for adults, including obstructive sleep apnea....
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After a year rocked by tragedy, Sitkans gather to grieve
Attendees wearing gear embroidered with the name “F/V Wind Walker” bow their heads for a moment of silence during Sitka’s community vigil on Saturday, December 7. The Wind Walker was a seiner that...
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Biden commutes the sentences for 1,500 people, the largest act of clemency in...
President Biden, seen here on Dec. 10, 2024, said he plans to issue more pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency. (Jim Watson/AFP) President Biden on Thursday announced he is...
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New contract between Enstar and small producer could help delay natural gas...
Pipes lead to cooling fans, at right, at the Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska facility on Monday, July 1, 2024 in Kenai. The facility takes natural gas from producers, including Hilcorp, and...
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Alaska Airlines drops early bird Juneau-Seattle flight for winter
An Alaska Airlines plane prepares for take off at the Juneau International Airport on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Alaska Airlines plans to suspend its early morning 5 a.m. daily...
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2 Alaska seafood processors to pay $2.1M in wage lawsuit settlement
An Ocean Beauty Seafoods sign in Naknek. (File/KDLG) Two major Alaskan seafood processors have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging wage violations during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBI...
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Glass recycling coming to Mat-Su next year
The Valley Community for Recycling Solutions building near the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Central Landfill in Palmer on Dec. 6. 2024. (Amy Bushatz/Mat-Su Sentinel) What you need to know: Starting in...
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New study aims to fill in the data gaps on EV use in rural Alaska
A group of students in Galena learning about EV engines. (Courtesy Jen Schmidt) Transportation within remote, Alaska communities that are inaccessible by road usually means burning gas or diesel. For...
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Outdoor recreation sector contributed 4.6% to Alaska’s economy in 2023, new...
The sun shines down on Perseverance Trail on May 16, 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) In 2023, the outdoor recreation sector accounted for 4.6% of Alaska’s economy, according to the annual Outdoor...
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Biden says Native boarding school monument ensures history will not be erased
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Tribal Nations Summit, Monday, December 9, 2024, at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. (From Adam Schultz/White House) President Joe Biden...
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Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board approves 10% raise for CEO
The Michael J. Burns Building, which houses the Permanent Fund offices on 10th Street, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) The head of the agency that manages the Alaska Permanent Fund is...
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Rising star wrestler overcomes tragedy in Wrangell | INDIE ALASKA
Wrestling is more than just a sport for young people living in many parts of rural Alaska. In Wrangell, the high school wrestling team is dominating the competition. Della Churchill leads the coed...
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Dunleavy introduces first-draft budget with $1.5 billion deficit and more...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, speaks during a press conference introducing his budget for the next fiscal year on Dec. 12, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his...
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Lower prices dim expectations for Alaska oil earnings in coming years,...
A network of pipelines, seen on Aug. 23, 2018, snakes through a portion of the Greater Prudhoe Bay Unit on Alaska’s North Slope. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska oil revenues are expected...
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Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment?
Health care advocates are shown protesting care denials at UnitedHealthcare’s offices on July 15, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. (David Berding/Getty Images for People’s Action Institute) The fury...
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Anchorage School Board grapples with $107M budget deficit
Anchorage School Board Members Kelly Lessens, Carl Jacobs and Margo Bellamy use a tool called Balancing Act during a budget work session on Dec. 7, 2024. (Tim Rockey/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage...
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Mat-Su Borough schools abandon remote learning
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District office located in Palmer Alaska. May 30, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) The icy weather that closed Mat-Su Borough schools last week might add...
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Air Force OKs 4 more refueling tankers for Eielson Air Guard unit
A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Eielson’s 168th Wing, with iconic polar bear image on the tail, touches down after a refueling mission in March 2021. (From Defense Visual Information Distribution...
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Defensiveness in relationships | Line One
Disagreements are bound to come up in relationships, but if it feels like every conversation with your partner turns into a battle where someone comes out hurt, odds are defensiveness may be playing a...
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Anchorage officials say advocacy and energy consumption are ways city can...
Anchorage City Hall on Dec. 8, 2020 (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage deputy municipal manager Mark Spafford describes Southcentral’s looming natural gas shortage as a train that has been...
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Kodiak teen indicted on felony charges related to White Sands explosion
One of several ash piles near the entrance to White Sands Beach near Kodiak. The beach is a popular spot for bonfires, fishing, bear watching, walks, or letting dogs run around off-leash. (Brian...
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