Alaska’s deteriorating schools could receive more than $148M for repairs. It’s a fraction of what they need.
Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school construction and maintenance. The budget increase would still only cover about 13% of…
3 things to watch as Alaska’s election filing deadline approaches
People hoping to be the state’s next governor, congressperson or state legislator have until 5 p.m. Monday to formally file to run. Here's what to watch as the deadline nears.
3 Denali climbers who fell near treacherous pass are dead, 1 rescued
The climbers were members of a seven-person Latvian mountaineering expedition, the group said. They were traversing a route known for its exposed sections where many injuries and deaths have occurred…
Spring whaling in Utqiagvik is off to a late start due to unusual ice conditions
Utqiagvik whalers didn't land their first whale of the season until last weekend.
Alaskans seeking Sen. Sullivan, Rep. Begich stance on Trump compensation fund get silence
The two haven’t answered questions about the Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund. It frustrated Kodiak constituents who wanted to raise it at a meet-and-greet.
Why are people attacking Ebola clinics? It revolves around trust, death and body bags
In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.
This Alaska pilot has been flying kids to school for the last four decades
Students in South Naknek fly across the river to school every day. Being part of the borough has meant high school students don't have to go away to boarding schools.
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.