Cases of sexually transmitted infections declined in Alaska from 2023 to 2024, though as in past years, they continue to dominate the state’s annual infectious disease totals, according to state statistics. There were 4,712 reported cases of chlamydia, nearly half of which were in Anchorage, according to the annual infectious disease report released by the […]
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American – a streak that will soon reach 25 years. When viewed in the history of spaceflight, the International Space Station is perhaps one of […]
Election day is around the corner for most of Alaska’s local governments, and many communities are considering whether to raise local sales taxes to pay for the escalating cost of public services, including basic infrastructure like road repairs and landfills. Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, holds its elections in the spring, as do Valdez and Cordova, […]
Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson said Thursday in Fairbanks that he intends to run for governor in 2026, becoming the 13th candidate and 12th Republican in next year’s race. Incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleavy is term-limited and unable to run again, which has caused an unusually large number of early entries into the governor’s race. Only […]
A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan. Balin Miller's mother confirmed that the 23-year-old died in a climbing accident Wednesday. The death comes on …
Every day, millions of gallons of oil move from the Arctic through the trans-Alaska pipeline to the small coastal town of Valdez, 600 miles away. There, high above the waters of Prince William Sound, the oil is piped into massive storage tanks, where it sits until ships come to pick it up, typically bound for […]
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a man living in California with several drug-related crimes, alleging he was a key figure in an international drug smuggling ring that sent methamphetamine to New Zealand via several routes in the United States, including through Alaska. In court documents, prosecutors say they arrested Zukai He after a monthslong investigation […]
A man from Pennsylvania has admitted that he attempted to steal seven Alaskans’ Permanent Fund dividends in 2022. Adepoju Salako signed a plea deal Sept. 24, according to documents filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. As part of the plea deal, Salako will plead guilty to seven felony counts […]
The cruise line Holland America will have a large Alaska-themed float in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the company announced Monday during a ceremony in Juneau. Alaskans have occasionally participated in the parade in New York City, which is celebrating its 99th anniversary this year, but the company believes this will be the first […]
Reporters and editors at the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion announced their resignations on Monday, citing a decision by the papers’ corporate owners to bow to political pressure to amend an article about a vigil for the slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk. The resignations, which include two editors and two reporters based in Homer and […]
After months of uncertainty amid the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the council that manages commercial fisheries in federal waters off Alaska now has all the federal funding that had been allocated to it for 2025 operations. But the North Pacific Fishery Management Council now faces a new source […]
A woman sentenced to life in a Georgia state prison has been convicted of manufacturing and sending bombs to federal courthouses in Anchorage and Washington, D.C. while incarcerated. No one was injured by the incendiary devices, which were detected and defused. Lena Summerlin, who is transgender and is identified in court records by her birth […]
Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after finishing in second place three previous years. The annual …
The University of Alaska Fairbanks received reports of a bomb threat Tuesday morning, causing school officials to cancel classes through noon, but no explosive device was found. The campus police department said just after 6:45 a.m. Tuesday morning that they had received a report of a bomb at or near the Elvey Building on the […]
In an executive order, President Donald Trump announced he would hike the price of H-1B work visas, which used to cost about $5,000. Those visas will now cost $100,00 per person, per year, according to the new executive order. H-1B visas are generally used to fill high-skill jobs, like nurses, and allow for longer careers […]
A top official for the U.S. Department of the Interior has revoked a legal opinion that formed part of the legal basis for two new casino-like tribal gaming halls in Alaska, putting their future in question. On Thursday, Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor declared that she had overruled the opinion, which was issued during the Biden […]
The virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic is still circulating, but some Alaskans seeking to be vaccinated against the disease may have to wait for that service. State health officials continue to recommend wide use of COVID vaccines, according to a newly released bulletin from the Alaska Division of Public Health epidemiology section. The wording […]
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday vetoed his ninth bill of the year, canceling Alaska lawmakers’ efforts to fund public schools by rewriting a portion of the state’s corporate tax code. Senate Bill 113, passed by the Alaska House and Senate in May by a combined vote of 42-18, would have required internet companies to […]
When scientists Patrick Sullivan and Roman Dial were heading to a remote area in the Brooks Range in 2019 to map the spread of woody plants there, they were looking forward to seeing a celebrated river that author John McPhee described decades ago as having the “clearest, purest water I have ever seen flowing over […]
Alaska plans to start distributing to residents the annual dividend payment derived from the state’s $83 billion oil wealth fund. This year’s payout is $1,000 per person. It's one of the smallest …