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 [...]
A Starlink satellite internet receiver sits atop a pole in Bethel, Alaska. (MaryCait Dolan/KYUK) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments [...]
Alaskans file their Permanent Fund dividend applications in downtown Anchorage in March 2016. (Rachel Waldholz/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, [...]
The former location of Gator Guns in Kenai. (Riley Board/KDLL) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAGZGQg31hs Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off onstage in New York tonight at 5 p.m. AST for what is the last [...]
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 [...]
Originally from the Central Coast of California, Valerie joined Alaska Public Media in July 2017. She creates original video content for the station's TV and digital platforms while also overseeing [...]
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case (left) and Mayor Suzanne LaFrance speak to reporters on Aug. 15, 2024 at APD headquarters. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Police Department is delaying [...]
Alaska Airlines planes shuffle around and park at various Seattle-Tacoma International Airport gates on Jan. 5, 2022. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide [...]
A syringe containing a vaccine for whooping cough in a waiting room at Alaska Family Care and Associates in Anchorage on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Matt [...]
Eugene Cho, owner of Anchorage Korean News, flips through the latest edition of his newspaper at Copy Alaska in downtown Anchorage on Sept. 10, 2024. It’s one of almost 100 [...]
A sign welcomes visitors to City Hall in Valdez, Alaska on August 14, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Since the Valdez child care center Stepping Stones closed two years ago, [...]
Joel Jackson, President of the Organized Village of Kake (OVK) holds up up a couple carved wooden paddles, which were among the objects a group of quakers returned to Kake [...]
Anchorage Police Sgt. Matthew Hall demonsrates use of one the the department’s sensory room, as part of the peer support program. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Alaska’s public safety departments are [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZKZbwekqWY Alaska’s biggest police force has had an unusual string of seven incidents this year where its officers have opened fire in the line of duty, killing four people. [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjPmoacXmVA The job of law enforcement officers isn’t an easy one. Police are often dealing with people in crisis, who may be a threat to [...]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a formal request this summer for more research on the impact of paying renters directly. (Elise Amendola/AP) The Department of Housing and [...]
Porcupine Cabin in Hope is one of 25 cabins to be built as part of the Alaska Cabins Project. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL) Nestled in the forest just beyond the Porcupine Campground [...]
Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, speaks at a news conference on March 15, 2024, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) Consequences are [...]
KUAC File Photo NORAD detected and tracked the flight of two Russian Ilyushin Il-38 Dolphins through the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone Sunday. (KUAC) Stories are [...]
Anchorage band The Jephries stopped by Alaska Public Media to talk about their new album. (Left to right) Guitarist Sid Conklin, bassist Jay Straw and drummer [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQZHDOIH5Xo Alaska’s November election is quickly approaching, and as it does, Alaska Public Media is engaging with voters across the state to hear about the [...]
Joshua Kindred is a nominee for U.S. District Court in Alaska. Image from Senate Judiciary Committee video. Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, [...]
Houses on 2nd Avenue destroyed by the landslide on Aug. 25, 2024 (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments [...]
Delta Junction Community Library Director Tiki Levinson reads a Cat in the Hat book to kids during a recent Storytime, one of the library’s most popular [...]
Alaska State Troopers Sgt. Joseph Miller (left) and Jason Woodruff (right) pleaded not guilty to assault in Kenai District Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL) The two Alaska [...]
Terrie Boskofsky shows the T-hirt the family made. The portrait of Cassanda Boskofsky was taken when she attended West High School. (Rhonda McBride/KNBA) Stories are posted [...]
Cafecito Bonito’s front counter area covered in bright decor on Sept. 4, 2024. (Ava White/Alaska Public Media) A popular Anchorage cafe will close in November. From drag shows to mocktail [...]
People wade and lounge along Eklutna Lake in Chugach State Park on Aug. 4, 2024. (Jeremy Hsieh/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send [...]
Actor James Morrison grew up in Anchorage and eventually found himself on stage and screen. You might recognize him as Bill Buchanan from the TV show “24.” [...]
Dan Robinson is research chief for the Alaska Department of Labor. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and [...]
A semi truck in Turnagain Arm at about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send [...]
Willy Dunne, vice president of Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection, stands in front of their mobile recovery unit. The organization will use funds from the state’s opioid [...]
The Kuskokwim River. (Travis S./Flickr Creative Commons) An Anchorage man is dead after his plane crashed near McGrath on Saturday, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers [...]
Written by comedic legend and actor, Steve Martin, “Meteor Shower” is a unique comedy that follows two couples spending the evening together for a celestial event [...]
Mobile homes at a trailer court in Valdez, Alaska on Aug. 15, 2024. Roughly a quarter of Valdez’s housing units are mobile or manufactured homes, and city officials hope to [...]
Lt. Marc Patzke gives a tour of an indoor gun range at the Anchorage Police Department Training Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public [...]
Nick Begich III and Mary Peltola at Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (James Oh/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide [...]
Nick Begich III and Mary Peltola during a lighter moment at a candidates’ forum on Wednesday (James Oh/Alaska Public Media) Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola and challenger Nick Begich III vied [...]
A woman waits for the rescue of her loved ones immediately after the Ketchikan landslide. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, [...]
A woman waits for the rescue of her loved ones immediately after the Ketchikan landslide. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Marty Gillet was in his home in Ketchikan’s White Cliff neighborhood on Sunday [...]
Houses on 2nd Avenue destroyed by the landslide on Aug. 25, 2024 (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Emergency crews are responding to a large landslide that killed one person and destroyed several houses [...]
Shoppers come and go from Fred Meyer and Carrs stores that face each other across the Seward Highway in Midtown Anchorage on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The parent companies of [...]
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case discusses officers’ Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 shooting and wounding of a suspect in a homicide the previous day. (From APD Facebook page) Anchorage police officers [...]
Haze smiles as he waits to pull a sled at the Norris Glacier dog sledding camp on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Stories are posted [...]
A large primnoid coral loaded with brittle stars, a marine relative of sea stars. The underwater image was captured on the Dickins Seamount during a 2004 research cruise in the [...]
Levi Gionet helps a voter cast his ballot for Alaska’s primary election at Anchorage School District on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Last updated: 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, [...]
There are more than 4,600 hospitals in the U.S., and 49% of them are nonprofit and therefore tax-exempt. The CEOs of these nonprofit health systems now earn, on average, $1.3 [...]
Severe flooding is seen in the coastal community of Kwigillingok on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Courtesy Lewis Martin) A series of large storms have left some Western [...]
Attendees hold hands during a moment of silence at the vigil on Friday, Aug 16, 2024. (Anisa Vietze/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, [...]