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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Anchorage musician Shane Russell. (Courtesy of Shane Russell) Shane Russell’s parents made the bold decision to buy him a drum set when he was just five [...]
A pumpkin falls from an airplane at the Kenai Pumpkin Drop on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Former President Donald Trump, on a camera monitor, speaks to the press as he arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on Feb. 15 for a hearing in his case of paying [...]
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 [...]
A police vehicle’s emergency lights flash blue. (Valerie Lake/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage police say the deaths of four people shot over the past week, including a man found Sunday in [...]
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 [...]
U.S Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) addresses the 2024 Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Oct. 18, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Walgreens said Tuesday it would close 1,200 stores. Rival drugstore chain CVS recently laid off thousands of employees to cut costs. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Not too long after Tim Wentworth [...]
An outdoor play area at The Next Best Thing Daycare in Kenai. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL) It’s just before lunch time at The Next Best Thing Daycare in Kenai. A baby girl, [...]
The American Triumph — a 285-foot factory trawler with an onboard processing plant — sits in the Port of Dutch Harbor. (Hope McKenney/KUCB) The international advocacy organization Oceana is pushing [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
An Oct. 6, 2024 landslide near Ketchikan that blocked Revilla Road past Ward Lake. (Courtesy of Janet Lydia) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news [...]
An Alaska State Troopers vehicle in Bethel. (Elyssa Loughlin/KYUK) A 20-year-old Hooper Bay resident has been arrested and charged with murder in the violent deaths of [...]
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 [...]