We followed him on his first day of kindergarten; now he’s done with sixth grade
Kohl Russell was once a 5-year-old with a SpongeBob lunch box. See how he’s changed.
They were 10 and 14 when Alaska sent them out of state for psychiatric treatment. Now they’re telling their stories.
Children in the foster care system have emerged as some of the most vocal critics of placements in Outside residential psychiatric care.
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.
Village jails, where 3 people died in 2 weeks, are part of a system unregulated by the state
Incidents in Napakiak and Akiachak have focused a spotlight on the life-or-death decisions tribal police officers and jail guards must make daily.
Alaska’s biggest ever commercial seaweed harvest is happening right now
By the end of the week, kelp farmers will haul in up to 200,000 pounds of ribbon and sugar kelp from waters off Kodiak.
A busy lei stand is a sign of graduation season in Anchorage
Gifting leis to graduates is a tradition rooted in the Pacific Islands that has moved far beyond Anchorage’s Polynesian community.
Man dies in Anchorage motor home fire
Firefighters found a man and two pets dead inside the burned motor home, which had been parked on the property of an auto repair shop.
Man dies in Western Alaska village jail
Robert Nick of Akiachak was the third person to die in a community jail in Western Alaska in two weeks.
Seward maximum-security prisoners riot, take over housing unit for 9 hours
The riot involved 62 inmates, lasted all night and caused $100,000 in damage, according to DOC.
Bears are active and looking for food in Anchorage neighborhoods
On Monday, bears were seen in Government Hill, near South High School and on the Hillside.
The Rev. Jerry Prevo, Anchorage’s loudest evangelical voice, is retiring after 47 years
Prevo, 74, says he plans to stay involved with some aspects of the Anchorage Baptist Temple’s work.
Deaths of woman and man in Napakiak jail fire raise questions about safety in village holding cells
Becca White, 24, and Isaiah Parka, 22, died when the makeshift jail they were locked in burned around them.