Two Anchorage Assembly members eye stiffer criminal penalties to curb open drug use
Sponsors say it’s an effort to guide people into treatment and limit open-air drug use.
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Opinion: For Alaska’s most remote schools, satellite internet has made a night-and-day difference
A Southeast Alaska district shows what low earth orbit satellite service can do, and why funding rules need to adapt.
Alaska seafood harvesting jobs are up for the first time since 2019
Along with an increase in salmon harvesters last year, the number of harvesting jobs linked to groundfish fisheries, like pollock, also went up.
Thune and Schumer face questions about Senate leadership in the aftermath of midterm elections
Internal discussions on both sides could prove consequential to their parties’ effectiveness in the next Congress and how voters perceive them leading into the 2028 presidential election.
University of Alaska reports $86.2M in frozen federal grants restored
Officials with the University of Alaska report more than $86 million in federal grants that were frozen or delayed by the Trump administration have been restored. The update was provided to the University of Alaska Board of Regents at their quarterly board meeting on Friday by Shelby Beck, assistant director of…
Sen. Sullivan campaign seeks to join Alaska court battle over absentee ballot data
The Sullivan campaign’s filing to intervene in the lawsuit argues that the Peltola campaign wants “to identify preliminarily-rejected (absentee) ballots” in an effort to influence election officials.
Feds award $10B to states in second year of rural health grants
Federal officials on Monday announced $10 billion in awards across all 50 states in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, grants created by Congress to bolster rural health in response to concerns about Medicaid cuts. Texas received the largest grant for the 2027 fiscal year — almost $282 million —…
Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver in East Anchorage, police say
The man was apparently struck near the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road, according to the Anchorage Police Department.
A Second Chance: How Alaska Regional Hospital ECMO Helped Save a Young Patient
SPONSORED: Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage used ECMO life-support treatment and advanced medical care to save the life of a young Alaskan patient.
FDA tells GLP-1 makers to warn of potential vision loss side effect
The agency is requiring GLP-1 manufacturers to warn that the drugs can increase risk of “eye stroke.”
Trump open to immigration deal, calls crackdown ‘too tough,’ despite Miller promotion
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday his mass deportation campaign, which helped propel his return to the Oval Office, had gone too far and potentially led to Republicans losing the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections. “I think it might be too tough, yeah,” Trump said…
Trump’s DOJ ends California suit over suspected noncitizen voters after midterm losses
The U.S. Department of Justice is dismissing a lawsuit that tried to force California to set aside the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters, marking the formal end of the Trump administration’s most aggressive effort to control vote counting in the lead-up to the midterm elections. The Justice Department filed a…
Alaska voters on track to reject 2 Kenai judges in initial election results
Alaska voters in the Third Judicial District opted to reject two state judges standing for retention in the midterm election by wide margins in initial results on Tuesday. The vote comes after the non-partisan Alaska Judicial Council — charged with vetting and nominating judges, as well as conducting performance…
Peltola campaign sues Alaska, seeking to reveal the names of rejected absentee voters
The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday in an attempt to make public the names of Alaskans whose absentee ballots have been rejected by the division. The suit was filed Friday in Anchorage Superior Court by Alaskans For Mary, and it named the…
New outbreak of mpox in Anchorage prompts advisory from state health officials
A rare viral disease has emerged in an outbreak in Alaska’s largest city that appears to be expanding, state health officials report. There are now four new cases in Anchorage of mpox, a viral disease formerly called monkeypox that is spread through close contact and can be fatal. None of the patients reported…
Commentary: Serving those who served: Why civil legal aid matters
Veterans have been in the spotlight as Americans across the country have celebrated our nation’s 250th birthday. And rightly so — the rights and freedoms that we enjoy are secured by the courage and sacrifice of our veterans. But while veterans took an oath to defend our rights, their own rights sometimes go…