Ranked choice tabulation is set for 5 p.m. today. Watch it live here…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb6aORu2R0o The Alaska Division of Elections is set to announce its final unofficial vote count Wednesday before tabulating voters’ ranked choices to determine the winners of races where no [...]

2024-11-20T22:27:39+00:00November 20th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Troopers choose Bethel as their new HQ for western and northwest Ala…

Capt. Andrew Merrill, commander of Alaska State Troopers’ C Detachment, is seen in Bethel on Nov. 12, 2024. (Evan Erickson/KYUK) In September, the Alaska State Troopers chose Bethel as the [...]

2024-11-18T22:25:13+00:00November 18th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Election update: Begich declares victory, margin for ranked choice r…

Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich helps wave signs with supporters for his campaign in Anchorage on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Republican Nick Begich declared victory [...]

2024-11-17T22:24:33+00:00November 17th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Lead for Ballot Measure 2 shrinks to less than 1,700 votes in latest…

Supporters of both Nick Begich’s campaign and ballot measure two wave signs at passing traffic at the intersection of Northern Lights Boulevard and the Seward Highway in Anchorage, Alaska early [...]

2024-11-16T22:23:59+00:00November 16th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to over…

Headed and gutted halibut are displayed on ice and for sale on Oct. 3, 2023, at New Sagaya Midtown Market in Anchorage. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) A federal judge has [...]

2024-11-14T22:21:34+00:00November 14th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Trump announces he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney gene…

Rep. Matt Gaetz arrives to speak during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc., on July 17. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) President-elect Donald Trump [...]

2024-11-13T22:21:02+00:00November 13th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Percentage of Alaska high schoolers texting while driving jumps to a…

Seward Highway traffic in Anchorage on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2022. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) The percentage of Alaska high schoolers texting or emailing while driving has jumped over the past [...]

2024-11-12T22:20:04+00:00November 12th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Anchorage musician leaves you wanting more with album of one-minute …

When Anchorage musician, audio engineer and producer Chad Reynvaan set about putting together an album of one-minute songs he found that working within these boundaries helped [...]

2024-11-09T22:15:11+00:00November 9th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Anchorage Assembly proposal would make downtown parking free for peo…

A sign designating a parking meter for disabled residents by the Downtown Anchorage Transit Center on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Assembly is floating a [...]

2024-11-08T22:14:25+00:00November 8th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Anchorage residents can reuse hazardous waste materials through this…

The Household Hazardous Waste “Reuse” station was filled with various hazardous waste materials on Nov. 07, 2024. (Courtesy Kelli Toth) Anchorage residents can pick up previously-used hazardous waste materials at [...]

2024-11-07T22:13:27+00:00November 7th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Anchorage police are still trying to find the mother of an infant fo…

Anchorage police are still trying to find the mother of an infant found dead outdoors downtown last week, emphasizing officers’ care about her condition. “We’re concerned about her well-being at [...]

2024-11-06T22:12:00+00:00November 6th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Nome’s new battery system promises more consistent energy costs

Two containers packed with batteries rest near a new concrete pad at Nome Joint Utility System’s powerplant. (Ben Townsend/KNOM) Utility officials in Nome are hoping a new battery system recently [...]

2024-11-04T22:10:14+00:00November 4th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Why Alaska’s U.S. House race is one of the most expensive in the nat…

Nick Begich III and Mary Peltola at Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (James Oh/Alaska Public Media) Spending in Alaska’s U.S. House race has exceeded $40 [...]

2024-11-02T22:06:56+00:00November 2nd, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Providence Alaska introduces telenurses, but bedside nurses protest …

Brenda Franz, a director of nursing at Providence Alaska, watches while telenurse James Efird demonstrates the new technology. (Rachel Cassandra/AKPM) Nurse James Efird appeared on a wall-mounted screen that sat [...]

2024-11-01T22:05:21+00:00November 1st, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Dozens of Bethel properties have been underpaying for utilities, cit…

Water pipes in a Bethel housing subdivision. (Will McCarthy/KYUK) In Bethel, dozens of multi-unit residential properties haven’t been paying what they should for utilities, according to the city government. That’s [...]

2024-10-31T22:03:19+00:00October 31st, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

2 who set Anchorage’s deadly Royal Suite Lodge fire sentenced to 24 …

Firefighters put out the smoldering blaze at the Royal Suite Lodge apartments in midtown Anchorage on Feb. 15, 2017. (Anne Hillman/Alaska Public Media) Two people have been sentenced to decades [...]

2024-10-30T22:02:25+00:00October 30th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Southcentral Alaska’s first snowstorm of the season closes schools a…

Abdul Elgdi cleans the snow off his car in downtown Anchorage on Oct. 29, 2024. (James Oh/Alaska Public Media) Southcentral Alaska’s first snowstorm of the season led to slick roads [...]

2024-10-29T22:00:32+00:00October 29th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

46,000 Alaskans have already cast their ballots as officials hail ‘h…

Joe Casassa drops off his ballot at Anchorage City Hall on October 28, 2024. (James Oh/Alaska Public Media) More than 46,000 Alaskans have cast their ballots in person or by [...]

2024-10-28T21:58:25+00:00October 28th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

City and Borough of Juneau apologizes for 1962 burning of Douglas In…

Butch Laiti responds to the City and Bureau of Juneauʼs formal apology for the 1962 burning of the Douglas Indian Village. Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) The [...]

2024-10-25T21:55:15+00:00October 25th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

South Korea warns it may send Ukraine weapons after North Korea sent…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a joint press conference with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda (not seen in the photo) at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, [...]

2024-10-24T21:54:10+00:00October 24th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

As early voting opens, Peltola and Begich meet for last face-to-face…

Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich speaks to an audience at the Alaska Chamber of Commerce’s U.S. House debate on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Fairbanks. At left is incumbent [...]

2024-10-22T21:52:13+00:00October 22nd, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Murkowski says she hopes Peltola is reelected to Congress

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention on Oct. 19, 2024. (Mat Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, said she hopes Democratic Congresswoman [...]

2024-10-20T21:47:05+00:00October 20th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Sen. Sullivan spotlights efforts to preserve subsistence in remarks …

U.S Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) addresses the 2024 Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Oct. 18, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan addressed the 2024 Alaska [...]

2024-10-18T21:45:05+00:00October 18th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

The deadline to request a mail ballot is Oct. 26. Here’s what else t…

Volunteers at Anchorage School District hand out ballots to voters during Alaska’s primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Early voting starts Monday, Oct. 21 in [...]

2024-10-17T21:44:10+00:00October 17th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Distressed cargo ship carrying 300K gallons of fuel and 21 crew memb…

The Fishing Vessel Confidence reported 35-45 knot winds from the northwest and 14-18 feet waves from the west, dangerous conditions, especially for a ship experiencing engine troubles. (Lauren Adams/KUCB) A [...]

2024-10-13T21:40:36+00:00October 13th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Kodiak spaceport relies on more than rocket launches to generate rev…

ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket on the launchpad at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex in November 2022. (Courtesy ABL Space Systems) After a failed rocket test at Kodiak’s spaceport this summer, [...]

2024-10-12T21:37:00+00:00October 12th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Moderate Alaska House and Senate candidates lead in fundraising a mo…

Voters stand in line at Anchorage School District waiting to receive their ballot for Alaska’s primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)\ Moderate candidates have a [...]

2024-10-10T13:53:00+00:00October 10th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

In reversal, Anchorage Assembly approves $250K settlement with Dembo…

Then-Municipal Manager Amy Demboski at a June 1, 2022 Assembly meeting (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Assembly reversed course Tuesday night and decided to pay [...]

2024-10-09T13:52:01+00:00October 9th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

On Eklutna River restoration, governor’s decision leaves door open f…

Eklutna Lake is tucked into the Chugach Mountains not far from Anchorage. (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a pivotal decision on Wednesday that will affect the future [...]

2024-10-06T13:49:59+00:00October 6th, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments

Anchorage officer’s fatal shooting of teenager was ‘legally justifie…

Anchorage police body camera footage shows Easter Leafa, 16, holding a knife (circled in red) as officers approach her. (Office of Special Prosecutions) State prosecutors will [...]

2024-10-01T13:44:18+00:00October 1st, 2024|Alaska News|0 Comments
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