A preliminary report on the plane crash that killed Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. — the husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola — earlier this month did not offer a conclusion as to why the plane went down but revealed that the craft was carrying over 500 pounds of moose meat when it crashed.
A Peruvian national has been arrested and faces numerous charges related to bomb threats in multiple states, including Alaska, as well as for soliciting child pornography, according to authorities.
A federal grand jury has indicted an Anchorage couple for allegedly fraudulently using a COVID-related grant of over $1.6 million provided to the organization in 2021.
The U.S. is headed toward a government shutdown when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. on Sunday if funding legislation isn’t passed this weekend by Congress and signed into law by the president. But elected officials here in Alaska say they already have plans in the works to minimize the impacts of a potential shutdown.
Several cannabis businesses are expected to close this year, according to the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office. Since legalization in 2016, 109 cannabis businesses — including retail stores and cultivators — have either surrendered or let their licenses expire.
A final report on the March 2021 heli-skiing crash that killed five people and severely injured another placed blame largely on the “inadequate” pilot training program by the heli-ski company, as well as insufficient oversight checks by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Army Gen. Randy George was sworn in as the Army's Chief of Staff during a visit to Joint-Base Elmendorf Richardson with Sgt. Maj. Michael Weimer. The Army leaders visited JBER to talk with Alaska servicemembers and learn more about the challenges they face in the Arctic.
From dealing with food security to providing adequate funding for shelter for Anchorage’s vulnerable population this winter, the Anchorage Assembly addressed a wide range of issues Tuesday night.
Several teachers were in tears at Monday night's Valdez school board meeting where parents and staff expressed a variety of frustrations with the district, including frustrations with the process to replace former high school principal Gayle Brown.
With only an estimated 30 North Pacific right whales left in Alaska, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and others hope to revise the critical habitat for the endangered species to support its population growth.
According to the DOT, the increased rainfall during the summer washed away layers underneath Anchorage road, creating more opportunities for potholes to form, and now the city is working to fix them.
A new committee is petitioning the Secretary of the Navy to choose a location in Alaska for the commissioning of the newest Navy destroyer, the USS Ted Stevens.
An Alaskan man who allegedly sent threatening emails and posted messages online depicting harm against a Florida sheriff who denounced anti-Semitism and pro-Nazi messaging was indicted on federal cyberstalking charges.
The real estate market is tough right now whether you’re looking to buy or build. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa speaks to a real estate investing expert about the pros and cons of building a new home.
Last week, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan together penned a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan outlining their concerns about the merger. The lawmakers argue that the merger goes against the best interest of Alaskans and the state.
After numerous complaints and concerns, the city's contract with the company that has operated the safety patrol and safety center has been terminated.
An Anchorage police officer was injured during a traffic stop on Wednesday and the suspect was later taken into custody, according to an Anchorage Police Department news release.
A Bartlett High School student has been charged after Anchorage police say he brought an airsoft gun and a knife to school Monday morning, according to a news release.
Payments on federal student loans are set to resume next month for the first time in three years. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa caught up with an expert from The College Investor about ways you can better prepare.
An Anchorage man has been indicted in connection with an October 2022 apartment fire that spread to multiple units, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
One Alaskan’s risky three-month-long trip to Northeast Africa rescued not only his family but over 4,000 other refugees hoping to leave the dangerous conditions in Khartoum, Northern Sudan.
A plume of dark smoke rising from a wooded area in the Chester Creek greenbelt stood in stark contrast to the mostly clear skies over Anchorage on Sunday afternoon.
Lack of fuel and worries about being able to freeze food from the year's harvest is on the minds of people who live in the rural, Southwest community of Tuluksak.
People in Alaska's industry are asking state lawmakers for help over concerns that if the current tax formula isn’t solved, it could lead the industry into a downward spiral.
The Mat-Su Reentry Coalition hosted its first in-person reentry summit this week in Wasilla since before the pandemic featuring a guest speakers and panel discussions to discuss the difficulties after incarceration.
Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town. This is where the badly decomposed body of her granddaughter Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was found a few days after the 18-year-old went missing from a Native American reservation border town.
A man with Alaska roots tragically lost everything in the Maui wildfires that ripped through Lahaina last month, but one Alaska community is rallying to support him.
The annual boost to Alaskan bank accounts is just around the corner — the first payments of the 2023 Permanent Fund dividend will be deposited on Oct. 5.
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