Trump administration ends NOAA support for annual Arctic Report Card
The annual report, issued since 2006, prominently features work of Alaska scientists and conditions in Alaska, including those affecting Indigenous communities.
AI chatbots are offering financial advice. Should you trust them?
Experts say AI can get personal finance fundamentals right but may struggle with nuanced questions.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop says he’s focused on Railbelt energy crunch
Alaska Public Media is interviewing the top candidates for governor ahead of the August primary. Hear or read our full interview with Click Bishop here.
Anchorage officials demolish Big Timber Motel as part of an effort to drive development
Built in the 1970s, the Big Timber Motel had long been a blight on the area. Officials see tearing it down as a way to bolster new development and economic…
Federal documents show Alaska corporation to operate ICE 24-hour call center in Tennessee
The city of Adams is identified in the database as the future site of the planned call center, intended to function round-the-clock to support local police and sheriffs’ departments across…
Fewer staff, less screen time: What’s changing in Mat-Su schools this year
Deep budget cuts mean reduced staff in libraries, front offices and classrooms.
Alaska immigration attorneys sound alarm over air show detentions
Arctic Thunder drew more than 200,000 people to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but for some immigrants, the experience might have ended in detention.
Alaska’s delisting of voters may violate federal law, Legislature’s legal advisor says
The ACLU also told the state its removal of voters may be illegal and risks suppressing turnout.
Alaska’s list of alleged noncitizen voters includes more Republicans than Democrats
The number of alleged noncitizens listed by the division is 500% of what it was last year and now stands at more than 2,800, with most being independents.
Enstar crews repairing gas pipeline leak near Whittier
Enstar officials say a boater on the Twentymile River smelled gas and reported the leak Sunday. As of Tuesday, there had been no interruption to gas service in the area.