COVID-19 outbreak expands in overcrowded Fairbanks jail
Fifty-five inmates and a staff member have tested positive as of Wednesday.
Most of the money funding a campaign to unseat an Alaska Supreme Court justice comes from Outside
The lobbying wing of the Family Research Council is the campaign’s biggest donor.
Jack Roderick, former mayor who made enduring contributions to Anchorage, dies at 94
Roderick is credited with helping to establish Anchorage’s public trail systems, People Mover buses and community councils.
‘He will not be answering further questions’: A week after his resignation, mayor silent on conduct that led to his downfall
Ethan Berkowitz has so far refused to answer questions about whether he sent inappropriate messages to a news anchor during work time or using city resources.
How a TV interview spiraled into a scandal that led to the resignation of Anchorage’s mayor
An Eagle River woman said she went to an Anchorage TV station Friday for an interview about her book. Before she left, comments she made about Ethan Berkowitz — which she now says were incorrect because of a misunderstanding — triggered a series of events that included a death threat and his admission of a relationship with an anchor at the station.
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz resigns over what he calls ‘unacceptable personal conduct’
Berkowitz’s resignation takes effect on Oct. 23.
Anchorage mayor admits to ‘inappropriate messaging relationship’ with news anchor
Maria Athens of KTBY and KYUR on Friday posted allegations against Mayor Ethan Berkowitz that police found unsubstantiated.
Once quiet, Alaska judicial retention campaigns have become a battleground for conservatives
This fall, Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney faces a campaign to unseat her. Some conservatives say their bigger goal is changing the system Alaska uses to select judges altogether.
The pandemic halted jury trials. Now the Alaska Court System faces big challenges in getting running again.
Misdemeanor trials are — as of now — scheduled to resume Nov. 2.
6 face federal charges in drug trafficking enterprise prosecutors say led to an Anchorage murder
Federal prosecutors say Matthew Moi, 35, is responsible for the 2019 death of Anchorage man Navarrow Andrews.
‘Trump Street’ starts a bitter fight over political signs, and much more, in the Alaska town of Eagle
Tensions rose in this tiny corner of the eastern Interior all summer, with streets renamed, accusations of vandalism and a noisy argument over the 2020 presidential election.
Deck boots, water bottles, fruit: An unusual marine debris event is coating Bering Strait beaches in trash from abroad
Environmental experts say an unusual pulse of flotsam represents the region’s largest marine debris event in recent memory.