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Alaska Native corp cites agency inaction for missed deadline

Updated: Feb. 28, 2021 at 4:26 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
An Alaska Native corporation said it was unable to meet a deadline for aerial surveys of polar bear dens in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because a federal agency did not issue the necessary authorization in a timely manner.

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Head of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium resigns post

Updated: Feb. 28, 2021 at 4:25 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The president and chairman of Alaska’s largest tribal health organization has resigned his position, an official said.

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Quake rattles Alaska’s largest city, no reports of damage

Updated: Feb. 28, 2021 at 4:21 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
A moderate earthquake centered just 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage shook Alaska’s largest city Saturday.

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Alaska says 3,000 virus vaccine doses delayed due to weather

Updated: Feb. 20, 2021 at 8:41 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Alaska public health officials said 3,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will arrive later than expected because of a winter storm that has ravaged the continental U.S.
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Alaska Public Safety head says she was asked to resign

Updated: Feb. 13, 2021 at 7:48 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The head of the Alaska Department of Public Safety said Friday she was asked to resign by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s chief of staff.

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Program launched to help Alaska Natives find missing

Updated: Feb. 13, 2021 at 7:38 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Three rural Alaska communities have launched a pilot program intended to create more culturally sensitive protocols on how government and law enforcement should respond to cases with missing or slain Alaska Natives.

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7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

Updated: Feb. 13, 2021 at 7:33 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Seven Republicans voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump in his Senate trial, easily the largest number of lawmakers to ever vote to find a president of their own party guilty at impeachment proceedings.

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Public comment for Alaska oil and gas lease sale canceled

Updated: Feb. 6, 2021 at 7:54 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it would cancel a public comment period for a proposed oil and gas lease sale in Alaska.

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Iditarod drops ceremonial start over crowd-size concerns

Updated: Feb. 6, 2021 at 7:41 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
There has been another dramatic change to the world’s most famous sled dog race this year because of the pandemic, with officials announcing Friday that the ceremonial start has been canceled.

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Alaska governor names new attorney general

Updated: Jan. 30, 2021 at 7:29 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Treg Taylor attorney general, replacing Ed Sniffen, whom Dunleavy named to the post less than two weeks earlier.

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Alaska regents extend contract for interim president

Updated: Jan. 16, 2021 at 7:16 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has extended the contract for its interim president.

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Anchorage teachers seek delay in return to class instruction

Updated: Jan. 9, 2021 at 6:09 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Some teachers in Anchorage have asked the school district to delay a return to in-person instruction until they are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.

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Investors sue parent company behind gold mine in Alaska

Updated: Jan. 2, 2021 at 7:54 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The company behind a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska faces lawsuits from investors claiming it misled shareholders who have seen an 85% drop in stock value since the summer.

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Official: Nearly all inmates in Alaska prison have had virus

Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 6:46 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The Alaska Department of Corrections said almost every inmate in the state’s biggest prison has had the coronavirus.

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Anchorage retracts plan to consider hotel for homeless shelter

Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 4:21 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Anchorage has backtracked on a proposal to purchase a hotel and convert it into a homeless shelter and resource center.

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Women’s prison in Alaska reports 109-person virus outbreak

Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 3:34 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
A women’s prison in Alaska that had just three confirmed coronavirus cases last week says it now has more than 100 cases.

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Alaska soup kitchen gets large food donation after crash

Updated: Dec. 26, 2020 at 7:42 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
An official at an Anchorage soup kitchen said she received as a donation of at least 30,000 pounds (13,608 kilograms) of food on Christmas Eve from a local towing company after a truck carrying the produce crashed.

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Biden to pick Rep. Haaland as interior secretary

Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 7:12 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary.

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Alaska governor proposes cash payouts, infrastructure plan

Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 4:35 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed an “extraordinary response” to revive Alaska’s pandemic-stunted economy Friday, including about $5,000 in direct payments to residents from the state’s oil-wealth fund and an infrastructure plan he said is intended to create jobs.

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Virus outbreak at Alaska’s largest prison continues to grow

Updated: Dec. 5, 2020 at 6:53 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The biggest prison in Alaska is continuing to experience a coronavirus outbreak that has left almost half of its population infected.

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US plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

Updated: Dec. 5, 2020 at 6:50 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to hold an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next month.

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Alaska lab failed to report about 1,600 positive virus cases

Updated: Nov. 28, 2020 at 7:30 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
A lab in Alaska failed to report over 1,600 positive coronavirus tests to the state health department in the past month, according to a state official.

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Alaska Native Medical Center exceeds coronavirus capacity

Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 5:57 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The Alaska Native Medical Center, which specializes in health care for Alaska Native and American Indian people in the state, said it is now over capacity with coronavirus patients and had to open an alternate care site to handle overflow.

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Virus restrictions lead Norwegian champ to drop Iditarod

Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 1:29 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner said Monday that he won’t defend his title at next year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race because of restrictions and uncertainty over travel during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Settlement in deadly crab boat sinking calls for over $9M

Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 4:38 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The owners of a Seattle-managed crab boat have reached a settlement of more than $9 million with two survivors and the families of four crew members who died last year when the Scandies Rose went down in the Gulf of Alaska.

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Alaska leaders say governor’s mask advice beyond their power

Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 4:35 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Alaska’s governor said imposing mask mandates to stem the spread of the coronavirus should be implemented by local governments, but some municipal leaders argue they do not have the power.

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2 charged in Alaska in connection to white supremacist gang

Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 4:22 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Two people in Alaska have been charged in connection with violent crimes tied to a prison-based white supremacist gang, federal prosecutors said.

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More snowplow funding sought for Alaska’s Seward Highway

Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 3:19 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
Residents and businesses in Southcentral Alaska have urged state officials to increase funding for winter road maintenance and plowing along the Seward Highway in anticipation of increased outdoor recreation during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Alaska to require masks and COVID-19 screens at Capitol

Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 3:16 PM AKST
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By Associated Press
The Alaska Legislative Council approved a measure that requires lawmakers, employees and reporters to be screened for the coronavirus when entering the Capitol and to wear masks or face coverings in the building and other legislative offices.

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Alaska university chancellor accepts new job in California

Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 at 4:14 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
The chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage has announced that she plans to take a new position as the president of a California university.

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Anchorage, Alaska chooses 1st woman, openly gay acting mayor

Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 at 9:23 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Austin Quinn-Davidson will serve as acting mayor of Anchorage starting next Friday after Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s resignation.

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Official: Alaska hospitals have capacity for virus patients

Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 4:31 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Alaska’s hospitals have not experienced a spike in patients and have enough capacity to provide care despite a recent increase in coronavirus cases.

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State appeals to Alaska Supreme Court in ballot witness case

Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 6:39 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
The state is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to reverse a decision that seeks to eliminate witness requirements for absentee ballots.

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Judges: Alaska Native corporations ineligible for aid funds

Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 7:31 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Alaska Native corporations are not eligible to receive a share of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding set aside for tribes, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday in overturning a lower-court decision.

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Sullivan says he looks forward to evaluating Trump nominee

Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 4:13 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican facing re-election, said President Donald Trump is “well within his constitutional authority” to nominate someone to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the recent death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Alaska officials say Iditarod race to continue as scheduled

Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 2:53 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Alaska race officials say the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will continue as scheduled.

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Winds kick up century old volcanic ash in Alaska

Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 2:55 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Strong southerly winds picked up loose ash from a 1912 volcanic eruption, sending an ash cloud about 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) into the sky on Monday.

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Test rocket crashes and explodes on Alaska’s Kodiak Island

Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 2:47 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
The rocket operated by Astra from the nearby Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska crashed on Kodiak Island Friday.

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Alaska pilot sentenced for lying to accident investigators

Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 2:59 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
An Alaska pilot convicted of lying to federal investigators after a fatal 2014 crash was sentenced to a 12-month prison term.

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Official: Alaska shelter virus outbreak part of testing gap

Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 3:26 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Alaska Public Media reported Tuesday that a recent outbreak at the Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage spread to dozens of residents who had stayed there and as of Sunday had infected at least 93 people.

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Study says pink salmon could prosper in warmer Arctic waters

Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 3:10 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
A new study has found that global warming could produce higher numbers of pink salmon in the Arctic by making rivers and streams more hospitable for spawning.

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Most Alaska wildland fire crews fighting blazes beyond state

Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 2:54 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Alaska fire crews have a history of assisting beyond the state’s borders. But this year is unique with the necessity of also trying to suppress the coronavirus that could strike personnel.

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Settlement reached on holding people in mental health crisis

Updated: Sep. 7, 2020 at 2:57 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Alaska reached a settlement with an advocacy group in a dispute over involuntary commitments of people suffering mental health crises before they receive treatment from health care professionals.

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Big tippers: Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers

Updated: Sep. 7, 2020 at 1:50 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Restaurants and their employees nationwide have been decimated by the pandemic. The National Restaurant Association says it’s been the hardest hit industry.

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Judge sides with Alaska on ballot application mailings

Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 at 3:23 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
A federal judge has denied a request seeking to have Alaska election officials send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters in the state ahead of the November general election.

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University of Alaska student regent’s email draws criticism

Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 4:03 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Some University of Alaska students called for the resignation of the student regent following a lengthy email with content some considered inappropriate.

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Alaska extends enrollment date for child food aid program

Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 2:56 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
The state of Alaska has extended a deadline for families to enroll in a new federal program providing up to $458 per eligible child to help pay for groceries.

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Alaska reports second virus-related death at elder-care home

Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 4:16 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
A second resident of a state-supported elder-living center in Anchorage who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, according to the Alaska health department.

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Alaska villagers use vehicles to light runway for medevac

Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 4:02 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Residents of a remote Alaska village scrambled just before midnight to help save the life of a child, jumping into their vehicles to light up a pitch-black runway as a medical transport plane circled overhead.

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Court orders wording change on Alaska oil tax ballot summary

Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 3:04 PM AKDT
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By Associated Press
Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration has been ordered to change the language of the ballot summary for a proposed act that seeks to raise taxes on the oil industry.