With almost all Alaska primary election day ballots counted, only a few races remain in question
Candidate withdrawals may complicate the bottom of the ballot in some statewide general election races.
4 takeaways from Alaska’s primary election
The dust is still settling, and votes are still being counted. But in the meantime, here are four takeaways from Alaska's primary election.
Low Alaska wildfire season punctuated by serious Interior blaze
An abnormally cold spring limited the spread of fires, even as summer lightning strikes were about normal in number.
Billions in military spending expected to boost Anchorage economy, strain housing supply
Over the next few years, thousands of military families will arrive in Anchorage, and they’ll need homes in an already tight housing market.
NOAA is ending support for a key climate report. Arctic scientists say they’ll release it anyway.
The Arctic Report Card has been documenting environmental changes in the northern part of the globe for two decades.
As Anchorage Assembly weighs police surveillance upgrade, some members want privacy protections first
The Assembly will take up a roughly $600,000 contract with the tech company Thundercat for the police department’s Real-Time Crime Center, where officers would be able to access a wide…
SEARHC opens new compounding pharmacy in Mendenhall Valley after years without one
Ron’s Apothecary closed its doors in late 2023 after nearly 50 years of service. It was Juneau’s only compounding pharmacy and one of just a handful across the state.
Charter plane crashes in Southwest Alaska with multiple people aboard
It was still unclear Thursday evening if any of the plane's occupants survived when the plane crashed on Cape Newenham.
Evacuation orders for Tok wildfire reduced with arrival of cooler weather
The fire is still gaining ground in the northwest, and lightning could spark more fires in the coming days.
‘How do you buy time?’ Scientists look to slow an Alaska glacier’s march to the sea
If such an engineering feat could work on the Valerie Glacier near Yakutat, they say, it may also work on the world’s largest ice sheets, potentially delaying a catastrophic rise…