For Cordova, a winter without ferry service and heavy questions about the future
On one of the last ferry sailings from Cordova, people were frantically preparing for life in an Alaska town that no longer has a year-round link to the road system.
A giant new Spenard mural gazes over a storied, troubled corner
“Everything that’s good and bad about our community is happening right here on Spenard and 30th."
The Kenai Peninsula wildfire knocked Alaska’s largest hydro plant offline. It could cost you.
A transmission line damaged by the Swan Lake Fire could take months to repair. Several utilities say rates will rise until then.
Permanent Fund dividend amount expected this week
Preliminary estimates have been slightly below $1,600.
Motorcyclist killed in collision with SUV in South Anchorage
A motorcyclist was killed Sunday evening in a collision with an SUV on the Old Seward Highway in South Anchorage, police said.
Whistleblower controversy deepens as Trump suggests he discussed Biden with Ukraine president
Senior Trump aides defended the administration’s refusal to turn over the whistleblower complaint to Congress, as is generally required by statute if it is deemed urgent and credible by the intelligence community’s inspector general, as this one was.
HBO tops Emmys with 34 wins, fends off Netflix and a late surge by Amazon
Last year HBO tied Netflix with 23 wins, marking the first time in 17 years that it didn’t win the most Emmys.
Review: Emmy night proved two things: TV shows are great right now and some awards shows need a host
“Game of Thrones” and “Fleabag” won the biggest prizes on a night when the telecast itself was sluggish and somewhat messy.
Rooms make big difference in the lives of Juneau’s homeless
The facility was controversial when it was first proposed since it does not ban alcohol and would house many people with histories of substance misuse and frequent contact with the police and other emergency responders in one place.
Marine heat wave dubbed ‘Blob’ resurges in Pacific; mass deaths of sea life feared
It already has caused coral bleaching in Hawaii and may be tied to strandings of marine mammals along the California coast.
Over 3 million women in U.S. say their first sexual experience was rape
A new study shows that for 6.5 percent of women ages 18 to 44, their first sexual experience was rape.
‘When you are in, you can’t get out’: Women describe how Jeffrey Epstein controlled them
A closer look at Epstein’s sex trafficking operation sheds new light on how the multimillionaire and his accomplices perfected a process to sexually exploit and abuse young women.
Judge: Alaska’s justice system is failing in the case of slain Mountain Village woman
A judge has declared a crisis in the state’s courts, saying turnover among public defenders is delaying criminal trials and denying justice for victims and defendants alike.
Anchorage youths gather to urge action on climate change
The protest was inspired by similar actions worldwide.
She leapt from a van on the Kenai to escape her rapist. Then she waited 18 years for an arrest.
Anna Sattler’s rape kit sat untested for almost 20 years as Alaska’s backlog got worse. Now, an ex-Iditarod musher faces charges, and she’s speaking publicly about the attack for the first time.
