After Friday’s quake, UAA classes resume in under a week
The University of Alaska Anchorage reopened to students Wedneday after being closed due to Friday's earthquake. The university had no structural damage or gas leaks, but there was still a lot of cleaning up to do.
Human rights complaint filed over transboundary mining in British Columbia
Southeast Alaska tribes say pollution from Canadian mines is violating their human rights. They’re calling on a D.C.-based human rights commission to investigate.
Disaster aid for Alaska to be linked to relief for Calif. wildfires
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says disaster funds for Alaska will likely be included early next year in a bill with aid for the victims of the California wildfires. "So Alaska is not alone in this," she said.
Gruening Middle School closed for the rest of the school year due to earthquake damage
The Anchorage School District announced that Gruening Middle School will be closed for the remainder of the school year due to damage sustained during Friday's earthquake.
Ben Stevens, former Alaska senator investigated by FBI, lands job with Dunleavy administration
Ben Stevens, the former Alaska Senate president once investigated for corruption by federal authorities, has landed a job with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration. He’ll be a policy advisor, focusing on fishing, legislation and transportation.
Dunleavy names new AG, corrections and public safety commissioners
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced Amanda Price, Nancy Dahlstrom and Kevin Clarkson as the newest additions to his cabinet.
Consumer confidence surveys show positive signs — what does that really mean?
How much people may be willing to spend at businesses is important for the local economy. Consumer confidence surveys are an attempt to measure this. And, in Alaska right now, they're showing positive signs. But, there's more to the story.
Court contest deadline imminent in pivotal House election recount
The deadline to legally contest the outcome of the pivotal House District 1 election is Wednesday. Republican Bart LeBon leads Democrat Kathryn Dodge by one vote.
GVEA fires up backup generators after earthquake knocks Intertie offline in Mat-Su
When a magnitude 7 earthquake rumbled through the Anchorage area Nov. 30, Golden Valley Electric Association customers were using a total of 165 megawatts of electricity. About a fifth of that was coming through a 170-mile transmission line known as the Intertie. Then the Intertie went dead.
Enstar still evaluating gas lines following earthquake
The natural gas utility serving the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley called in former employees and extra help from the Lower 48 to inspect homes following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake Nov. 30.
Alaska DOT is in crisis response mode — and it just got a new boss
Here’s a look inside the Alaska Department of Transportation as it changed hands in the midst of its earthquake response.
Iditarod clears Dallas Seavey in 2017 doping controversy
The Iditarod Trail Committee released a statement Tuesday clearing four-time champion Dallas Seavey of any wrong-doing in a doping incident
Don ‘Moose’ Young says farewell to Bush
When Alaska Congressman Don Young thinks of the 41st president, he remembers a nice guy who could be fierce with a racquet.
Eagle River Elementary, damaged by quake, will remain closed through school year
The Anchorage School District announced that after taking severe damage from Friday's earthquake, Eagle River Elementary School will be offline for the remainder of the school year.
CVRF hopes tiny homes could serve as big solution for region’s housing crisis
A pilot project of the Coastal Villages Region Fund aims to alleviate the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta's housing crisis with tiny home construction.
Dunleavy swearing-in obstacles don’t stop Noorvik inauguration feast
Fog prevented Mike Dunleavy from being sworn in as governor in Noorvik. But that didn’t stop the community from celebrating.
Dunleavy names new Alaska Fish and Game chief
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has tapped Doug Vincent-Lang to be the acting head of Fish and Game. The announcement came Monday afternoon just hours after Dunleavy was sworn in.
Where’d the website for Walker’s climate change team go?
The Alaska Office of Information Technology is going through the process of updating the state website, which means websites you could access last week may not be available now.
Post-earthquake, air traffic controllers exiled from Anchorage tower used a pickup truck instead
After evacuating the 12-story air traffic control tower at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport following Friday's earthquake, controllers guided planes at the nation’s fifth-busiest cargo hub from the cab of a pickup truck at one end of the north-south runway.
Post-earthquake donation needs
Many organizations need help after the earthquake. Here are a few.