Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have reimposed limits on the amount of money that individual people can donate to political candidates.  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Alaska’s prior limits in 2021, and the Dunleavy administration declined to appeal the decision. Alaska has been without limits on […]

Officials and residents in Alaska’s capital city are preparing for what has become an annual summer glacial outburst flooding event that threatens the densely-populated Mendenhall Valley. Similar to past years, flooding is expected in early August. Federal, state, tribal and local agencies are closely monitoring the Mendehall Glacier, where an ice-dammed lake known as Suicide […]

With the Board of Game’s consent, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is again killing large numbers of bears and wolves, most of them brown bears, this time to grow the Mulchatna Caribou Herd so its members can again be hunted by people living in the area. Or so the argument goes. While combing […]

For years, rural Alaska communities have struggled with out-of-control dog populations that pose dangers to children, and diseases circulating through wildlife that can spill over into pets and people. And for years, the Alaska Federation of Natives has asked policy makers to help address the situation by extending veterinary services that residents say are desperately […]

The federal government has agreed to permanently loosen rules for oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to a draft settlement agreement filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Adam Gustafson, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, said in a statement that […]

A legislative ethics committee found that Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance violated Alaska ethics law when she used official legislative letterhead to publicly condemn a Homer News story last September. The story was about a local vigil she helped organize for Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist who was assassinated last year.  The House Subcommittee […]

Every election, Alaska’s candidates for public office are bombarded by questionnaires from politically active groups, individuals and members of the media. To cut down on the workload and increase response rates, some of Alaska’s biggest statewide news organizations are trying something new — collaboration.  The Alaska Beacon, Alaska Public Media, KTOO and the Anchorage Daily […]

Alaska’s three major cities continue to have higher living costs than most of the nation’s urban areas, according to a newly released analysis published by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks are in the top 25 among 257 metropolitan national areas. Among the three, Juneau had the highest overall […]

If built as proposed, the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline is expected to create thousands of jobs. Many, if not most, will go to people who don’t live in Alaska. A six-year-old study, commissioned by the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. as part of the project’s environmental statement, says “an estimated 22 to 68 percent of the […]

Stacker compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Anchorage using listings from Casting Networks.

Alaskans who have been convicted for low-level marijuana possession will be able to apply to keep their records confidential so they do not appear in background checks, under a new law that takes effect in 2027.  The change is part of a wide-ranging omnibus crime package that was approved by the Alaska Legislature and allowed […]

During the current discussion about the public-private Alaska liquefied natural gas project, known as Alaska LNG, lawmakers and the public have focused on the many unknowns surrounding the financing and cost of the project. But a more important question may be who ultimately controls whether the project gets built.  The three major North Slope oil […]

The Alaska state Capitol was quiet Monday, with halls empty and offices dark as legislators traveled and visited their home districts amid an ongoing special session. Lawmakers reached by phone said they expect next week to be different, and a key vote that would decide the fate of the tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska […]

Alaskans who have been wrongfully convicted can now apply to claim Alaska Permanent Fund dividends that were withheld while they were incarcerated, under a new law.  The Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 167 by a combined vote of 58 to 2, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed the bill to pass into law without his signature […]

Alaska’s food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country for a fourth straight year last year, according to rankings put out by the Agriculture Department late last month. …

My name is Kadyn Cross, and my hometown is Koyuk, Alaska, which is located in the Bering Strait Region. I’m an upcoming 3rd-year student at Mount Edgecumbe High School and the Student Body President for the coming school year. I serve on the temporary ad hoc committee for the school. I’ve been highly involved in […]

Opposition is pouring in against a large data center and power plant proposed for Alaska’s North Slope, as Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration considers whether to approve a 50-year lease of state land to the project’s developer. More than 500 public comments were received before a preliminary deadline set by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, […]

As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons vacation destination posted an alert about the findings. Eight people in Florida have been […]

Stacker compiled a ranking of cities with the most UFO sightings in Alaska using data from the National UFO Reporting Center.

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Anchorage using data from AAA.