Leaders on the Kenai Peninsula express skepticism about masks and the virus
Assembly and council members at three different assembly meetings at different parts of the Kenai Peninsula revealed some skepticism about how serious - and real - the COVID-19 virus is.
LISTEN: Katmai’s bears are particularly plump, just in time for Fat Bear Week
Voting on the immense girth of various brown bears at Katmai National Park is underway in the park’s annual Fat Bear Week competition.
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Anchorage School District reports 25 active COVID-19 cases among student athletes, employees
Dozens more are in quarantine.
A naked homeless woman became a target in an Anchorage Facebook group. Here’s her story.
What the story of one woman's fall from a promising future because of mental illness reveals about Anchorage's support system.
Challenger says Don Young is ducking debates
The two candidates vying for Alaska's House seat will meet twice, but Alyse Galvin says Don Young declined four other events.
For Sen. Sullivan, the Capitol becomes a pressure cooker as Election Day nears
President Trump, Capitol reporters and Senate Democrats put Sen. Sullivan in an awkward spot Thursday.
Should Division of Elections count ballots without a witness signature? Judge to decide Monday.
The No. 1 reason mailed ballots are not counted is that voters bungle the witness signature.
Mt. Edgecumbe student tests positive for coronavirus, prompting campus lockdown
Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka briefly locked down and quarantined around 25 students, after another student at the state-run boarding school tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week.
It’s official: Anchorage School District postpones start of in-person classes
Anchorage Schools Superintendent Deena Bishop had mentioned earlier this week that a rapid increase in COVID infections would likely delay bringing kids back to classrooms.
Trump administration reportedly overruled CDC’s recommendation to extend no-sail cruise ship order
The Centers for Disease Control pushed to extend an order barring large cruise ships from sailing from U.S. ports until February 2021 over coronavirus concerns.
Edgmon and Stutes ask Dunleavy to keep his distance from Pebble’s permit quest
In the secretly-recorded"Pebble Tapes," the CEO of Pebble promised an investor firm support from the governor.
Sen. Sullivan meets with Trump’s nominee to Supreme Court
Sullivan he said he met with the nominee, who indicated that she was a strong defender of the Second Amendment.
Without ice, killer whales are preying on bowheads in Alaska’s northern seas
Scientists think the behavior is linked to sea-ice loss.
Records: Alaska’s independent U.S. Senate candidate shot bear after “bloodcurdling scream”
Al Gross, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, has touted the shooting in multiple campaign ads in his challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. A GOP research apparently filed records requests with the state to find out whether Gross really shot the bear.
Mertarvik residents didn’t get primary ballots. The state says it didn’t know people lived there.
Materials for voting never arrived in Newtok, a sister village, from where absentee ballots were supposed to be taken to Mertarvik.
With niche films and empty seats, going to the movies in Anchorage feels different
While some people are nervous about getting back to the theaters, meaning more opportunities for those who choose to go.
Anchorage School District superintendent expects to postpone start of in-person classes
Anchorage Schools Superintendent Deena Bishop said she'll likely push back the return to in-person schooling because of a surge of COVID-19 infections in the city.
Alaska’s COVID-19 cases rise, worries grow over hospital capacity
Alaska has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases over the last week, including five deaths last Friday. Daily case counts had been hovering in the upper double digits earlier this month, but have been above a hundred cases a day for the last six days.
Washington senator says Congress should block Pebble’s permit
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell says she’ll support a bill to block a permit for the Pebble Mine. She also wants an investigation into whether Pebble’s CEO lied to Congress.
Indictment: Drug conspiracy that sent kilos of heroin, meth to Alaska led to Anchorage man’s murder
The indictment names Jordan "Two-3" Shanholtzer, 33, as their leader and Matthew "Matt Matt" Moi, 35, as the trigger man in the murder, both described as formerly from Anchorage.