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Alaska Statewide News
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‘It’s the big and the bad,’: Advocates see 220% increase in severe injuries to Alaska children in 2021
Abuse reports are down overall, advocates say it's because there have been fewer eyes on children during the pandemic.
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Researchers confirm location of 200-year-old Kiks.ádi fort
A study released this week in the journal Antiquity dispelled doubts about the location of a site where Kiks.ádi held off Russian aggressors for four days.
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Juneau works to make ‘Zoom bombing’ a criminal offense
City officials estimate that there have been about a dozen instances of what’s known as “Zoom bombing” or disrupting a meeting. Zoom bombers have successfully hijacked other public meetings in Alaska and throughout the rest of the world, often with lewd, racist or pornographic material.
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Lamenting Biden’s moves to ‘target’ oil and gas, Sullivan votes no on Yellen confirmation
Sen. Sullivan says the Biden administration shouldn't discriminate against oil and gas, and that all energy sectors matter.
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Alaska US senators split on attempt to derail Trump impeachment trial
Sen. Murkowski is among only five Republicans voting to keep Trump's impeachment trial on track.
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The new, more contagious COVID-19 strain arrived in Alaska — a month ago
Identifying the strain of a positive COVID-19 test typically takes about five days.
But with these particular samples, workers at a Fairbanks lab encountered a string of technical problems that delayed the results.
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LISTEN: Giant Alaskan legend from early UFC dies of COVID-19
Paul Varelans was a 6-foot-8, 300-pound giant from Fairbanks and a pioneer in the now wildly popular Ultimate Fighting Championship. He died at the age of 51 battling COVID in an Atlanta hospital.
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Anchorage Assemblywoman removed from Human Rights Commission over comments defending Nazi terminology
The Anchorage Assembly member made comments on social media defending Nazi terminology on a pair of custom Alaska license plates.
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Alaska announces first case of more contagious strain of COVID-19
State health officials say they've detected the first case of the COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom in Alaska, which appears to spread more easily and quickly.
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The state’s vaccine website is improving. Here’s how to make the most of it.
Alaska has the highest rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in the country, but many Alaskans who qualify for the vaccine still haven’t been able to get one because of trouble navigating the state’s website.
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Former Kotzebue mayor to lead National Park Service’s Native relations program for Alaska
Maija Katak Lukin, a former mayor of Kotzebue, has been selected as the Native relations program manager for the National Park Service’s Alaska region.
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Fairbanks leaders plead for answers after string of unsolved missing persons cases
Eight individuals, including five Alaska Native people who've gone missing in the Fairbanks area since last May remain unaccounted for.
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Legislative intern drove to Haines, boarded flight to Juneau after testing positive for COVID-19
A 21-year-old University of Alaska student tested positive for COVID-19 in Anchorage just before he drove to Haines with his mother during the first week of January.
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Officials expect no new COVID-19 vaccine eligibility through February
Eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccines in Alaska is expected to remain the same through much of February, with a continued focus on vaccinating those 65 and older, a vaccine official said Monday.
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With more vaccines arriving in Alaska, state debuts new appointment hotline
With February’s shipment of COVID-19 vaccine expected soon, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration said Monday that it’s replacing its existing leave-a-message approach with a live hotline.
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