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‘Most mothers don’t have to deal with this’: COVID-19 makes medical travel for pregnant women even harder
Alaska women who live in rural and remote communities usually travel to city centers to give birth — against incredible geographical odds. And now, COVID-19 has made a hard trip even more daunting.
Josiah Patkotak elected speaker in unorganized Alaska House of Representatives
Independent Representative Josiah Patkotak from Utqiagvik will preside over the House until there’s a permanent speaker.
Indigenous advocate Colleen Echohawk’s journey from rural Alaska to Seattle Mayor’s race
Echohawk, a Pawnee Indian, was raised in Delta Junction and showed an early interest in Alaska Native issues.
How an Award-Winning Alaskan musician finds hope during a pandemic | INDIE ALASKA
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After a year of pandemic and increased racial tensions, Ed Washington, an Anchorage musician who won...
‘It’s everybody’s history’: Bill would protect Unangax̂ cemetery at Funter Bay internment camp
The cemetery holds the graves of Unangan people who died during World War II after the U.S. government forcibly removed them from the Pribilof Islands took them to the Southeast rainforest with only one bag apiece and no hunting or fishing gear.
Yes, in some cases, two face masks are better than one, Alaska health experts say
Even though there has been just one confirmed case of a new, more infectious COVID-19 variant in Alaska, health officials say now is the time to upgrade your single-layer cloth mask.
Alaska’s Pacific Islanders are being hit hard by COVID-19. But they aren’t getting vaccinated.
Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians were about 10 times more likely to die of COVID-19, but 10 times less likely to be vaccinated.
Lamenting Biden’s moves to ‘target’ oil and gas, Sullivan votes no on Yellen confirmation
Sen. Sullivan says the Biden administration shouldn't discriminate against oil and gas, and that all energy sectors matter.
Fairbanks leaders plead for answers after string of unsolved missing persons cases
Eight individuals, including five Alaska Native people who've gone missing in the Fairbanks area since last May remain unaccounted for.
Sinkhole opens under Chefornak home, forcing family to evacuate
In Chefornak, a family was forced to evacuate their home because a sinkhole caused by thawing permafrost formed underneath it. That family had to move into a building intended to be a quarantine facility.
‘Everybody’s worst nightmare’: Bering Sea fishermen on edge after COVID-19 closes second plant
The winter fishery for Bering Sea pollock, which goes into products like McDonald's fish sandwiches, officially opened Wednesday. But two of the region's largest processors are both shut down
Biden immediately slams the brakes on oil drilling in Arctic refuge
President Joe Biden imposed a “temporary moratorium” on all oil and gas leasing activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge shortly after taking office on Wednesday, citing the "alleged legal deficiencies underlying the program."
Y-K Delta health corporation recommends regional lockdown for third straight month
The region has recorded the highest COVID-19 rates in the state for months.
‘We live in limbo’: Haines residents displaced by landslide seek path to return home
Some Haines residents displaced by the recent landslide say they’re still cut off from their properties and in the dark about what comes next.
Sealaska Corporation says it’s quitting logging
The move by one of the region’s economic powerhouses is the latest sign of Southeast Alaska’s economic transition away from logging.
‘I don’t want to die from this’: 40% of incarcerated Alaskans contract COVID-19 despite visitation bans
Advocates, inmates, and families are frustrated about what they see as an inadequate and opaque response from the Department of Corrections.
‘I can’t just be quiet right now’: Murkowski says Trump needs to resign
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump incited the violence at the Capitol and is too angry about losing the election to govern.
‘Mob rule’: Alaskans at the Capitol watch unrest roiling outside their doors
All three members of Alaska's Congressional delegation issued statements on social media Wednesday afternoon, saying they were safe and condemning violence.
Here’s what you need to know about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s first-ever oil lease sale
How we got here, and what’s to come.
Anchorage School District’s first Black teacher and principal remembered as ‘trailblazer’
Etheldra Davis dedicated her life and career to education and community activism in Anchorage.