Ketchikan suffered an internet blackout in the early morning hours of May 4. Not because of anything that happened in Ketchikan — it was the result of vandalism 90 miles to the south in Prince …
The state ferry Columbia, the largest vessel in the fleet, has been delayed a second time coming back to work on the busy summer route between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska. The …
The Legislature has sent to the governor a bill to bring back a retirement plan for public employees. Unless it is vetoed by the governor, the bill would reinstate a defined-benefit retirement …
The Alaska House of Representatives on April 21 passed a bill banning restaurants from providing food in polystyrene foam containers. If the bill wins Senate approval and the governor’s …
Voting and civil rights groups sued Alaska elections officials on April 22, alleging that their sharing of the state’s full voter registration list with the U.S. Department of Justice violates the …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a report on April 23 that showed Alaskans lost nearly $40 million in cybercrime in 2025. Special Agent in Charge Matthew Schlegel of the FBI Anchorage …
Members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee put questions to a governor’s nominee for the Alaska Police Standards Council, asking about her provocative social media posts during a confirmation …
Hawaii’s largest utility is warning residential customers to brace for a 20% to 30% jump in their electric bills in the coming months. In Alaska, the Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks …
The war in Iran is risking what could be a catastrophic spike in the price of fuel in the rural villages and hub communities across Alaska’s coast — and distributors are warning of possible …
For the second year in a row, the Trump administration is proposing slashing federal funding for tribal colleges and universities. President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal calls …
A pesky type of bacteria called Vibrio parahaemolyticus presents a textbook example of the ways that climate change creates health risks in Alaska. Vibrio parahaemolyticus is the world’s leading …
Federal fishery managers voted Sunday, April 12, to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet …
Metals mining has a prominent place in Alaska history. Today, it remains a prominent economic driver in the state. Over the past decade, the metals mining sector has made up 3% to 4% of Alaska’s …
President Donald Trump on April 10 called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked-choice voting at the November election. “The wonderful people of Alaska” want to get rid of ranked-choice voting, …
For years, a popular part of many cruises in Southeast Alaska has been sailing up Tracy Arm, a long, narrow fjord marked by steep mountains, glittering waterfalls and calving glaciers. But this …
A decade of work on a hybrid electric-diesel boat propulsion project culminated April 2 as U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski shattered a bottle of champagne on the bow of the fishing vessel Mirage and saw it …
Leaders of the University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska took their first steps together down “a pathway for healing” on March 27. …
Toksook Bay youth joined other advocates at the Alaska State Capitol to raise awareness for suicide prevention and to urge state support for funding mental health services, including the state’s …
In the early morning of Aug. 10, 2025, only a few people are known to have been anywhere near Tracy Arm, just south of Juneau, when the forces of nature left a scar on the land. The narrow fjord …
Some Alaska school districts say they can’t afford to hire and retain international teachers after the Trump administration hiked fees for highly skilled worker visas. Alaska school districts …