Southeast State Fair brings the sound of music — and chainsaws — to Haines fairgrounds
Fairgoers were treated to everything from rides to a small sledding hill.
The Anchorage Weekender: Salmonfest, back-to-school shopping and seven more local events
Just as July is finally bringing the heat, it’s time to slip into August.
Deadly 2025 Bering Air crash caused by ‘a series of preventable breakdowns,’ NTSB chief says
The plane crashed onto an ice floe after experiencing “severe icing conditions,’ killing all nine passengers and the pilot.
New class to teach Southeast mariners how to avoid hitting humpback whales
Developed by local whale biologists and marine pilots, the class aims to reduce ship strikes.
After video of violent arrest, Juneau police pledged reform. One year later, what’s changed?
The video prompted a public outcry from residents and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, as well as a protest seeking justice.
Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishery opens after 5-year hiatus
Commercial salmon fishing is a distant memory on the Kuskokwim River. But down the Bering Sea coast, local fishermen with the Independent Fishermen of Quinhagak Cooperative have been fighting to…
Alaska providers say childcare gap is growing
Providers say they’re serving fewer children because state and federal funding are insufficient to cover rising operational costs.
Police identify man discovered in chest freezer at Juneau home
It is still unclear when the man died before he was placed in the freezer, along with the circumstances of his death.
23 Alaska legislators ask state to restore voters wrongfully removed from the rolls
3,000 voters were purged, some based on records from before they became citizens. The move was designed to sow election distrust, one lawmaker says.
Evidence of measles virus found in Anchorage wastewater
State epidemiologists say wastewater testing from July shows someone with measles was in the Anchorage area, but the state hasn't received any reports of positive measles tests.