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Molua Smith Becke, owner of Second Chance Services, LLC, has opened a new 20-bed transitional housing unit in Anchorage's Mountain View nieghborhood. He believes a community-based approach to homelessness has benefits not found in the larger housing effort being launched by the municipality of Anchorage.

Gross believes donations will influence Sullivan's votes on the Pebble Mine project. Sullivan publicly opposed it Thursday on social media.

Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz comments during the first community COVID briefing of the fall, that the community must double down on efforts to prevent the spread of COVID if students are going to be allowed to return to school buildings

One businessman in Cordova saw the supply of cleaning products disappear off of the shelves at his store within a matter of days, he later decided to make his own.

The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a plan to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule, opening up more than 9.3 million acres in the national forest to logging and other development, despite opposition from tribal governments and concerns about the economic viability of logging in the region.

The Downtown Anchorage Partnership is planning events to bring people back downtown. Director Amanda Moser said most have been "re-imagined" with COVID precautions in mind.

The governor’s office used online petitions in 2019 to collect voters' personal information for a campaign that never ran, according to a report on an ethics complaint filed against the governor.

Victims for Justice is a group that works to provide support for the family members of violent crime victims, throughout the processes of criminal investigation and litigation.

Five new deaths have been reported, along with 128 cases in both residents and nonresidents.

This decision means Alaska Native corporations will not be able to receive CARES Act funds allocated in Title V of the act.

The comments come after news media, including The Associated Press, reported that Shell Offshore Inc. had applied to form the West Harrison Bay Unit to explore in state waters off the North Slope region.

Sea otter populations used to be abundant in Southwest Alaska, but when they disappeared the ecosystem suffered.

The Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers nonprofit finished construction on two black diamond trails that have more technical challenges for riders.

Structure and consistency have been hallmarks of my classroom culture. My students thrive in an environment where expectations are made clear to them and the criteria for their success are known from the onset.

A surfer who saw an opportunity for a bit more open space in the open Alaskan waters has now partnered with Sealaska native corporation to help teach kids to surf in the small village of Yakutat.

As homeless shelters in Anchorage reach max capacity night after night, the municipality is working on reducing the crowds and hopefully, keeping and getting people in homes of their own.

Make A Wish and Party City partner up to help make wishes come true for critically ill kids.

Anchorage police are investigating a homicide in the area to the northeast of the Pine Street and Reka Drive intersection.

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to exempt the country’s largest national forest, in southeast Alaska, from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless areas. The move was denounced by conservation groups.

Alaska environmental regulators are seeking additional money for the state’s oil spill response fund amid a review of requirements for petroleum producers and shippers.

Adams died at the age of 73. He leaves behind his loving wife 6 children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

A major airline is turning to tech to get more people in their seats and dodgeball is not only a funny movie, but also a serious skill, details from the Morning Edition's Austin Sjong.

CARES Act funding gave the airlines $25 billion when they were first put out. Congress has just over one week to decide if they will get more.

The UAA hockey and ski teams have built fundraising websites to help save their programs from elimination.

Crews are working to stabilize the cliff walls on the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Girdwood to avoid rock falls.

The Alaska Railroad Corporation received a grant up to $4,110,480 for the Trail River Bridge Replacement project.

A Louisiana 4th grader has been suspended from school for having a BB gun in his bedroom.

142 cases and 1 new death were reported Thursday

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says the law bars him from talking about how he handled misconduct by Alaska's attorney general. Legal experts disagree.

The tweet in opposition came after tapes of Pebble Partnership executives claiming ties to Sullivan and other government officials were leaked.