U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he’s struck by ‘sense of urgency’ on Alaska rural crime crisis
After a visit to the state crime lab, Barr is expected to tour Bethel today to learn about the state’s unique law enforcement challenges.
'Enough is enough’: Alaska Native leaders ask U.S. attorney general for help, tribal authority to make up for lack of police
Attorney General William Barr is on a four-day swing through Alaska to learn about unique public safety challenges facing remote villages without local law enforcement.
Why we’re investigating sexual violence in Alaska
Something has changed in the way Alaskans talk about sexual assault. A yearlong partnership between the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica aims to highlight the stories of violence and survival in the Last Frontier.
Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police
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.
How we tallied Alaska communities without local law enforcement
The methodology behind our investigation.
Jesuits identify 33 Alaska clergy and volunteers ‘credibly accused’ of sexually abusing children
The abusive priests listed by Jesuits West were members of western provinces and “against whom a credible claim of sexual abuse of a minor ... or a vulnerable adult has been made.”
THE LIST: These are the priests who were ‘credibly accused’ of sexual abuse across Alaska
Here’s the full list of priests who were stationed in Alaska and have been credibly accused of sexual abuse, according to Jesuits West.
6 people lived for years inside this one-room shelter: Why villagers say overcrowding is a crisis
Dunleavy’s inauguration visit to Noorvik spotlights an expensive, simmering housing problem in Northwest Alaska.
From child to elder, here’s what 9 Alaskans living above the Arctic Circle would do if they were governor
Advice to the new governor from people in Noorvik, where Mike Dunleavy spent his first day as governor last week.
‘You are our family’: For Alaska’s new governor, a unique inauguration above the Arctic Circle
In Northwest Alaska, Mike Dunleavy met with dicey weather, a change of plans and a warm launch to his new job.
Dorm-style rural education, climate change and crime: A Day 1 talk with Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy
The new governor on what he plans to do, and how he plans to pay for it. Plus: Why didn’t he stay in Anchorage after the earthquake?
Dunleavy sworn in as governor after a very Alaska travel glitch
As Noorvik elders sang “Arigaa” in their high school gymnasium, Mike Dunleavy was sworn in as the 12th governor of Alaska more than 40 miles away after his flight was diverted because of fog.