With a signed budget that included more than $230 million in cuts, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a slightly higher Permanent Fund dividend than what lawmakers agreed on at the end of the session.
While most people in Eagle River were preparing for firework celebrations on July 3, Bryan Brenner was fixing an unexpected flat tire. As Brenner quickly came to discover, he wasn’t alone.
When a small bird landed unexpectedly on the head of 5-year-old Moira Martinez of Eagle River, Alaska, the Martinez family celebrated the moment in nature. They were also left wondering if there might have been a deeper meaning behind the rare experience.
The magic is back in the air at the Girdwood’s Forest Fairgrounds, where hundreds of Alaskans visited Friday for the opening of the 49th annual Girdwood Forest Fair.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of land have burned in Alaska in 2024, with the wildfire season not showing any signs of slowing down. Stay up to date with Alaska's News Source as we deliver the latest news on state wildfires.
The melting of Alaska’s Juneau Icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow-covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study.
Dressed in the colors of the U.S. flag, thousands of Anchorage residents celebrated an annual Fourth of July tradition that has been going on since the inception of Alaska's largest city.
Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler received a bid farewell on June 24th, during a change of command ceremony on JBER. Eifler, who took command of the 11th Airborne Division just over two years ago, will pass the torch to Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Hilbert.
Supporters and critics are reacting today to the Dunleavy Administration filing a lawsuit against the federal government. The lawsuit claims that the state lost billions of dollars in potential oil and gas revenue due to actions by the Biden Administration.
The Anchorage Assembly voted not to confirm Acting Police Chief Bianca Cross after discussing whether they even needed to vote on the confirmation since the Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has appointed a new police chief.
It’s been two years since the last Arctic Thunder Open House took place on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and the time has flown right by. Arctic Thunder 2024 is just over two weeks away — July 20 and 21.
With wildfires burning in parts of the state, some Alaskans are hoping a bill passed this legislative session will mitigate wildfire risk and provide an economic boost to the state’s timber industry.
During mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s inauguration in Town Square Park, members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation could be heard protesting nearby, calling for not only the immediate release of body camera video for the officer-involved shootings, but also the creation of a civilian oversight committee.
A unit of Mobile Medics International will be flying out of Anchorage on Thursday to provide medical care to Jamaica after Hurricane Beryl hits the island.
The Alaska Department of Transportation is scrambling to mitigate a section of the Glenn Highway currently threatened by the fast-moving waters of the Matanuska River.
Ravn Alaska, a small airline that connects many communities statewide, said it will no longer accept miles accumulated by travelers with Alaska Airlines.
By Lex Yelverton, Joey Klecka, Madelyn Brokaw and John Thompson
A wildfire that quickly grew into a 350-acre blaze Sunday afternoon near the Denali National Park entrance is being suppressed by firefighting crews Monday, despite some services shutting down and a loss of power in the immediate area.
Alaska is facing a heavy fee for inaccurately determining eligibility for food stamp benefits, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.
The inauguration of Mayor Suzanne LaFrance on Monday featured a group of protestors seeking the release of body camera video for the officer-involved shootings during the past several weeks, asking for the creation of a civilian oversight committee.
Former Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance is officially the first elected female mayor of Anchorage. She was sworn in Monday in Town Square Park in front of residents and supporters.After being sworn in, LaFrance expressed her confidence in Anchorage’s future.
The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places, overturning a California appeals court ruling that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking. In Anchorage it has been used as a reason why large, often dangerous, homeless camps have been allowed to thrive.
Anchorage-born skater Mac Swanson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh round — 207th overall — in the 2024 NHL Draft Saturday after a dominant season in junior hockey where he was named the USHL’s Player of the Year.
A wildfire that quickly grew to about 350 acres is threatening the entrance to Denali National Park on the Parks Highway and has forced the evacuation of several hundred people.
Summers in Alaska are known for their sharp contrast to winter, and this summer that is proving true. For the third weekend in a row, temperatures will likely climb to the 70s in Anchorage with even warmer weather likely in the Mat-Su.
The Alaska Supreme Court has unanimously reversed a Superior Court ruling that had struck down Alaska’s correspondence school statutes as unconstitutional, restoring the program as it has existed for the last ten years.
Felicia Pope was having a normal March day at her part-time job at the Eagle River Alaska Club, when one of her co-workers told her someone was lying unresponsive in a dressing room.
Blood platelet donor Vinton Smith, a resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is working to donate blood in all 50 states and is visiting Alaska to get one step closer to that goal.
