Rise in COVID level prompts Denali National Park to require masks again
Everyone aged 2 and up must wear masks on buses and inside most park buildings starting Friday.
Officials still assessing damage of wind-driven Interior wildfire
The wind-fueled growth of the Clear fire Wednesday prompted urgent calls for residents of a nearby subdivision that had been under a long-standing evacuation call to leave if they hadn’t already.
Despite federal warning, Alaska alcohol board says distilleries can keep selling kegged cocktails
Federal regulations limit the size of containers that a distillery can produce, but Alaska has no limits in law.
Abortion access advocates plan several Alaska rallies for Saturday
The rallies scheduled for Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Homer come after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade last month, ruling that there is no constitutional right to an abortion.
Sitka family reunites with blind dog LuLu 3 weeks after she went missing
A construction crew found Lulu in salmonberry bushes after initially confusing her for a bear.
UAA chancellor says preventing Trump rally would be ‘illegal and unconstitutional’
Chancellor Sean Parnell and UAA’s student government emphasized that the university is not hosting the event, just renting out the arena.
Dozens of diving dogs test just how far they can jump in Palmer
Dogs and their owners took to the water for the 2022 Alaskan Diving Dogs Qualifier.
For the first time, a Juneau bat tested positive for rabies
Protocol for a suspicious bat is this: without touching it, you put it in a box and leave it overnight.
Trump rallies his Alaska faithful against Murkowski, for Tshibaka and Palin
Donald Trump fulfilled a pledge to punish Sen. Murkowski for her vote to impeach him.
Remains of Alutiiq girl taken from Kodiak more than 100 years ago will return to Old Harbor
According to records, Anastasia Ashouwak was taken from an orphanage on Woody Island in the Kodiak Archipelago and sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School after her mother died in 1901.
A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections
BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.
Rain in Interior Alaska has not been nearly enough to stop wildfires, officials say
Fire information officer Jose Acosta said the state set a red flag record on Sunday.
US agency to study expanding critical habitat in Alaska for rare North Pacific right whales
The extended habitat would overlap with productive fishing areas and high-volume marine transit routes, NOAA Fisheries said, but it also coincides with visual sightings and acoustic data of the large whales.
Bar service returns to 2 Alaska ferries
Ferry managers were looking for ways to improve the travel experience, said a state transportation department spokesman.
NASA’s James Webb telescope captures groundbreaking images of distant galaxies
Thanks to the telescope's deep and sharp infrared images, Earthlings are getting a more detailed look at distant galaxies than was ever possible.
Cleanup on remote Southeast Alaska island aids research into marine trash and microplastics
Nearly six tons of marine debris collected from a remote island were offloaded in Ketchikan last week.
Cooler, wetter weather helps Interior fires, but ‘it’s not a season-ending event,’ says official
“It is not a season-ending event," said fire information officer Jose Acosta. "This will cause a lull in fire activity that could easily pick up.”
Area M: the place in the sea where Alaska commercial and subsistence interests collide
In the wake of chum salmon crashes in Western Alaska, subsistence fishermen have been pleading with the state to restrict salmon fishing near the Aleutian Islands. Subsistence users say that commercial vessels are taking fish bound for their rivers.
‘We wait for this the entire fishing season’: Kenai opens to dipnetters
It’s still early for the city-run fishery. Popularity usually peaks mid-July.
As Kuskokwim fishing lawsuit grows, lawyers say subsistence could be affected across Alaska
Attorneys from Ahtna Inc. believe state arguments may overturn Katie John precedent.