Floatplane in fatal crash on Prince William Sound landed with wheels extended, a known hazard
With the cause of the crash fairly clear, federal investigators are examining a warning system that was supposed to sound.
Nome brothers are the first to summit Denali this season
Last year, they were forced to turn back on the mountain. Now Wilson and Oliver Hoogendorn, ages 20 and 21, have made good on their vow to reach the 20,310-foot summit.
Meet an Alaska graduating class of one
As a Kodiak Island teen prepares to leave her familiar village, her single mom encourages independence.
The Paradise Inn is set to be torn down. But first, a medium came in to ease the troubled hotel’s bad vibes.
Cindy Berger learned she might have a spirit in the basement of now-closed Anchorage hotel and decided to call a professional, because what could it hurt?
New plan calls for flatter, greener Town Square Park in Anchorage geared toward activity
A renovation has been proposed in hopes of making the central plaza and green space more inviting and welcoming.
Lawless: Alaska's two-tiered criminal justice system leaves entire communities, and victims, vulnerable
Special report: A first-of-its-kind investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found more than 70 Alaska communities — places with some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the U.S. — have no local police protection.
Alaska tribal officials blame state for stalled talks on child welfare agreement
Alaska Native officials have criticized the state for backing out of negotiations over the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact.
Air service involved in two recent fatal Southeast Alaska crashes resumes cargo flights
Taquan Air is conducting an operations audit in hopes of resuming passenger service, but federal officials say they haven’t decided when that will happen.
Navy aircraft carrier joins Alaska’s largest military exercise
The last time a carrier participated in Northern Edge was 2009.
Open & Shut: New restaurant Charlou launches at former La Potato space, and a bakery is in the works in South Anchorage
Plus, a take-and-bake pizza spot on Northern Lights Boulevard has shut its doors.
Alaska worked to bring kids home from Outside psychiatric institutions. Now, more are being sent away again.
For decades there have been questions about whether expensive state-funded care out of state helps or hurts children.
