‘This town is just exhausted’: Cooper Landing wrestles with aftermath of a summer lost to wildfire
The Swan Lake fire choked the tiny Kenai Peninsula town with smoke, blanketed it with ash and kept tourists away during the typically bustling summer.
Anchorage’s plastic bag ban takes effect Sunday. Here’s what to expect.
No commercial business in Anchorage - from Walmart to a hole-in-the-wall cafe - will be able to legally hand out a disposable plastic bag.
Regents vote to consider options beyond a controversial university consolidation
Regents meeting in Anchorage said they wanted to make it clear to students, employees and communities that consolidation isn’t a done deal.
Recall is attractive to Dunleavy’s opponents. But it’s not their best option.
At some point, choices have to be made. The governor’s opponents should think about which is more important.
Lawsuits. Possible bankruptcy. Declining members. Is there a future for the Boy Scouts?
Youth membership has declined more than 26 percent in the past decade. Then, last year, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would be cutting ties with the organization.
My girlfriend keeps dragging me to boring events. How can I get out of them with my relationship intact?
I’ve told her I just don’t enjoy myself. She says that’s not the point.
Isn’t it about time you took a trip to Southeast Alaska?
There are epic sights to see in Haines, Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg and Ketchikan.
Trump administration recommends entire Arctic refuge coastal plain for oil and gas leasing
A big question will be how much interest companies will show in the politically divisive and costly region, about which little is known by the oil industry.
Charter captain rescued from water after boat catches fire near Whittier
The harbor master and several fishing crews responded to a mayday call, according to Coast Guard and witness reports.
Anchorage schools superintendent says referee’s decision to disqualify swimmer was ‘discriminatory’
The referee had also singled out the swimmer’s sister last year for the fit of her suit, school district says.
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.
Native women in Nome say police ignored rapes or failed to thoroughly investigate them
A grassroots struggle in the Western Alaska town illustrates how a history of racial disparity and unacknowledged trauma has undermined efforts to address what the human rights group Amnesty USA has called an epidemic of sexual assaults against Native women.
