Anchorage, AK February 28, 2024 Anchorage Assembly rejects resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict The Assembly voted to forgo debate and to postpone the ordinance indefinitely, effectively killing it….
Anchorage, AK January 26, 2024 Dozens indicted in drug ring targeting Alaska communities, prosecutors say The drug trafficking ring is also connected to the kidnapping and murders of 30-year old Sunday Powers and 34-year-old Kami Clark last May, according to one…
Anchorage, AK January 18, 2024 Anchorage Museum pauses policy offering free admission to Alaska Native visitors The policy, announced earlier this month, would’ve allowed anybody who identified themselves as Alaska Native to get in free. …
Anchorage, AK January 2, 2024 Alaskans begin filing for 2024 Permanent Fund Dividends How much Alaskans will receive this year is still up in the air. …
Anchorage, AK December 21, 2023 Anchorage’s homegrown Howard Weaver remembered as a ‘national-caliber newsman’ Born and raised in Anchorage, Weaver led the Daily News for 15 years, helping the paper transform from a scrappy underdog on the verge…
Anchorage, AK December 11, 2023 The rates of domestic violence in Alaska remain high, despite advocates pushing for stronger preventative measures A recent series by the Alaska Beacon takes a look at various facets of the domestic violence epidemic in Alaska, from root causes and…
Anchorage, AK December 4, 2023 Alaska tribe members claim that fraud, self-interested deals and corruption brought Manh Choh gold mine to their territory. Grist reporter Lois Parshley says the saga of the Manh Choh Mine dates back decades, and includes disagreements over who owns the land around…
Anchorage, AK November 16, 2023 Kotzebue women’s deaths at former mayor’s property did not get thorough investigations, report says Two Kotzebue women died two years apart at the home of former Northwest Arctic Borough Mayor Clement Richards Sr. No one has been charged…
Anchorage, AK November 15, 2023 Alaska targeted by drug traffickers seeking higher profits, authorities say In two related cases indicted in federal court last month, more than a dozen people are accused of trafficking a total of about a 100 pounds…
Anchorage, AK November 13, 2023 States offers $750k settlement for the ousted Human Rights commission director who filed a lawsuit for discrimination Marilyn Stewart sued the state in 2022, alleging that she was removed as chair due to discrimination….
Anchorage, AK November 9, 2023 “Alaska is at the Center of the Universe’ podcast highlights Indigenous stories from all over the state In a new podcast, James Dommek Jr. traveled around the state collecting stories that deal with mysterious creatures, folklore and traditions….
Anchorage, AK November 8, 2023 Alaska governor announces Thomas Baker to fill vacated seat in the Legislature Gov. Dunleavy named the fellow Republican to fill a House seat vacated by Josiah Patkotak, who was registered as nonpartisan. …