The 51-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting death of his wife in August 2022 was sentenced Thursday after agreeing to a plea deal, in which he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, late last year.
Alaska lawmakers are exploring a proposed bill that would make childcare more affordable for working families and incentivize employers to offer it as a benefit to their employees.
Alaska Environment Research & Policy Center released a report Thursday that said 100% of the water it tested in Southcentral Alaska showed the presence of microplastics.
“One of the biggest drug trafficking rings harming Alaska communities in the history of our state” has resulted in 53 defendants being charged for allegedly “trafficking large amounts of drugs,” mostly fentanyl, in recent years into over a dozen communities.
The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders at Eagle Academy Charter School combined classes for this week’s weather lab in Eagle River. From bringing the water cycle out of their textbooks and into the classroom to studying wind patterns and talking about their future careers, Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey got to share more about her job with these middle schoolers and why she loves studying meteorology.
Foggy driving conditions along the Glenn Highway on Thursday morning contributed to a massive 37-vehicle pileup that closed the busy roadway for several hours.
Students with Alaska Military Youth Academy - a program that serves at-risk youth through a 22-week course inside the gates of JBER - have begun the 2024-1 semester. Follow along as Alaska's News Source periodically checks in with the teenagers that have enrolled in this spring session.
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is looking ahead to a potentially brighter economic picture in the state in 2024, estimating there will be over 5,000 new jobs. But, a big question remains: Will there be enough people to fill those positions?
AEDC CEO Jenna Wright said job growth is predicted in almost every sector of the local economy, with an expected 1,400 total jobs expected to be added this year.
The Anchorage Assembly on Wednesday voted 9-3 in favor of approving a significant land disposal necessary to begin the development of a large-scale housing project in Girdwood.
52-year-old Chad Kaska of Palmer refused to participate in his arraignment hearing Tuesday. Kaska faces charges of the murder of his mother and tampering with evidence after 69-year-old Cristy Kaska was found dead in her home on Jan. 7.
In Juneau, the House and Senate majority are odds yet again, both chiming in on an education package that passed out of the House Rules Committee after a seven hour debate.
Mayor Dave Bronson announced on Tuesday that he vetoed an ordinance dealing with the Assembly's subpoena powers that passed out the Anchorage Assembly earlier this month, calling it an “overreach” that carries the potential to weaponize subpoena powers.
It was a packed Alaska Native Heritage Center Monday as students, parents, teachers, and a variety of education-related organizations set up booths explaining a variety of options to Anchorage’s young learners.
Four people were at the mercy of rough seas outside of Kodiak before rescuers came to their aid on Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Alaska is one of 15 states opting out of a federal program that would have provided eligible families at least $40 per month to help reduce child summer hunger.
Federal investigators are looking into an Eagle River man’s possible criminal actions after finding in his possession child pornography and evidence of online activity soliciting sex acts from minors.
In 2009, a mammoth tusk was found in a 14,000-year-old seasonal hunting campsite in the interior of Alaska. The massive tusk belonged to a 20-year-old female mammoth named Élmayųujey’eh, a title given to her by the Healy Lake Village Council.
By Matthew Simon, Georgina Fernandez and Joe Cadotte
Senate Bill 140 was unanimously passed by the House Rules Committee. The education bill covers a a variety of topics, from educator bonuses to charter schools.
Romig Middle School in Anchorage is still awaiting the results of a mumps test given to one of its community members after they were suspected last week of contracting the contagious virus.
Day 4 of the 2024 Alaska Legislature session is expected to see discussion on proposals that deal with how marijuana is taxed in the state, marijuana conviction records, and Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend.
Lawmakers across the country – including Alaska’s congressional delegation – have been working on multiple military-related bills to benefit current and future service members, veterans and their families, with 2023 seeing several landmark bills when it comes to military-related legislation.
The rebuild of Chugach Electric’s aging southside substation would significantly change the views of a four-way stop in South Anchorage, according to residents of the Bayshore-Klatt Community Council.
University of Alaska Anchorage nursing students in a population health class will spend a portion of their semester learning about service dogs and their relationships to the local population.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted in favor of extending the term lengths of assembly members and the borough mayor from three to four years beginning with the 2024 election cycle.
Alaska Department of Health’s top official on Thursday provided lawmakers with an update on her department’s effort to clear the SNAP application backlog.
A multi-agency clean-up effort is underway after an unknown quantity of natural gas leaked from a North Slope pipeline, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of additional education funding last year will stand following a 33-25 vote during Thursday night’s joint session in the House chambers.
Individual testimony from sponsors of an education package on Wednesday detailed various parts of Senate Bill 140, which was originally centered on increasing internet speeds for schools around the state, during the House Rules Committee meeting.
The panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner this month was manufactured in Malaysia by Boeing’s leading supplier, the head of the agency investigating the incident said Wednesday.
Alaska lawmakers received an oil production update on the second day of the session at the state capitol, with the Senate Finance Committee hearing from officials with the Department of Natural Resources.
