LISTEN: Is the pandemic pushing more people into avalanche zones?
We talk with experts about the unprecedented pressure on backcountry terrain this winter, and whether this expanding enthusiasm could bring grim consequences?
State prepared to take family’s Native land to build road in Bethel
A proposed Bethel road passes through a Native allotment. Owners say the state isn't offering a fair price for the property, and are threatening to take it by eminent domain.
Alaskans transform backyards for less risky wintertime pandemic socializing
Despite cold temperatures, Alaskans are turning to outdoor gatherings to avoid spreading the coronavirus.
With little government action on Kenai Peninsula, businesses left to enforce mask rules on their own
Without mask requirements from state or city officials, business owners on the Kenai Peninsula have been left to enforce public health protections on their own.
This Anchorage ER nurse is among the growing number of health care workers out sick with COVID-19
For Greer Gehler, an emergency room nurse in Anchorage, it started last Friday with a tickle in her throat.
New Mobile Crisis Team to shift Anchorage mental health crisis response from police to behavioral health experts
The Anchorage Assembly approved funding last week for a new mobile intervention team that will respond to mental health crisis calls. The program, which is funded by alcohol tax revenue, is meant to shift the city’s mental health response from police to behavioral health experts.
Cold Bay COVID-19 outbreak leaves Unalaska without flight service
AFter at least 10 of Cold Bay's 50 residents tested positive, the DOT cancelled commercial air flights to the village, the first closure of this kind during the pandemic at any State of Alaska airport.
Anchorage will enter ‘modified hunker down’ for December
The order, which goes into effect on Dec. 1, closes down bars and restaurants to in-person service and puts capacity restrictions on other establishments.
The US government wants everyone to avoid cruise travel during COVID-19 pandemic
The CDC issued its strongest recommendation against cruise ship travel, but it hasn't issued a ban as it did at the beginning of the pandemic.
With winter storms on the way, avalanche forecasters in Southcentral warn of dangerous conditions through the weekend
Forecasters are warning of dangerous avalanche conditions in the mountains around Southcentral Alaska.
Alaska reports a record 13 deaths as spike in coronavirus cases continues
The state on Tuesday reported 13 deaths tied to the coronavirus. It’s the most deaths reported in a single day by the state health department since the pandemic began.
Heavily Republican incoming class of Alaska legislators prepares for next session
Only one of the newly elected members of the Alaska Legislature is a Democrat.
The Trump administration is moving to sell leases in ANWR, but will anyone show up for a sale?
Oil and gas companies aren’t talking publicly about whether they’d bid. But one industry analyst says she’d expect interest in a lease sale to be “lukewarm.”
For pandemic Thanksgiving, a growing group of Anchorage restaurants are cooking
Amid months of uncertainty and pandemic disruptions, Anchorage restaurant owners say demand for Thanksgiving dinner to-go has been an unexpected boost for business.
Hard-hit Anchorage restaurants prepare for more restrictions
As COVID-19 cases soar in Anchorage, restaurants are bracing for the possibility of another shutdown. Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson said this week that she had no immediate plans for new emergency mandates, but noted the city may need to take action soon.
Economists try to see what’s ahead for Alaska’s pandemic recession
And some parts of the state have felt the impacts of the downturn more than others. Interior Alaska has had a boost from the military. The Anchorage region has been buoyed by growth in the Mat-Su. But it’s a different story in Southeast.
LISTEN: Norwegian concept of frifluftsliv offers insight to coping with pandemic
There's a Norwegian term for deliberately embracing time spent outside, for both the mental and physical benefits.
It's frifluftsliv (pronounced FREE-loofts-leev), something Alaskans will find...
Tlingit artist from Juneau designs stamp for US Postal Service
The artwork of a Tlingit artist from Juneau will be featured on a new postage stamp set for distribution next year.
Alaska agency says it’s neutral on Pebble Mine. Internal documents tell a different story.
Text messages and meeting notes suggest DNR is working to help the mine get a federal permit
Why a majority Republican caucus isn’t certain in Alaska legislature, despite conservative wins
Newly elected Republicans have been talking about how they will organize as election results are finalized, but their narrow majorities in both houses and some stark policy disagreements mean a caucus is far from certain.