War in Iran raises Unalaska plane tickets toward $2,200
The war in Iran is pushing up oil prices, resulting in higher airfare out of Unalaska. Federal forecasts don't expect oil prices to return to pre-war levels anytime soon.
Alaska tribes in limbo as federal energy grants stall
In the Seward Peninsula community of White Mountain, officials are losing faith in federal reassurances that the money is still coming.
Appeals court says Alaska has the right to make ConocoPhillips oil well data public
ConocoPhillips argued that data confidentiality is explicitly guaranteed in federal law and that federal law supersedes state law, but the appeals justices disagreed.
Denali rangers trying to reach four fallen climbers
Rangers got a report that the four climbers, part of a seven-member team, fell in the vicinity of Denali Pass at an elevation of about 18,200 feet.
Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker considers fifth run for governor as deadline approaches
Walker, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, said he'd focus his campaign on a familiar priority: the need for a fiscal plan to stabilize the state's budget.
An effort to install thousands of heat pumps in coastal Alaska is off to a slow start
The program has a goal of installing 6,000 heat pumps by 2029, but only 100 have gone in so far.
The Anchorage Weekender: Flings, fish, a flag ceremony and 6 more local events.
June is right around the corner, and there’s plenty on the calendar.
Legislation would prevent state from using psychiatric hospitals as makeshift foster placements
A bill awaiting Governor Mike Dunleavy’s signature would require the state to prove that kids belong in an acute psychiatric hospital within seven days of admission.
An Alaska reporter investigates billions of dollars in subsidies that went to telecoms
According to a recent story by Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reporter Kyle Hopkins, Alaska's land-based internet is among the slowest in the nation, and it's relatively expensive.
Anchorage officials say public safety is improving in the city
They credit the change to a balance between enforcement and diversion programs.