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Sarah Richmond protests in support of a controversial city plan to purchase properties to use as homeless services, housing and treatment sites on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Friday on…

Extra Tough: Women of the North is on display at the Anchorage Museum from November, 2020 to September, 2021. (Photo by Kavitha George/AKPM) Women in Alaska are known for being hard working, resourceful and tough, but their role has often been overlooked. Join us as we celebrate the kick off to Women’s History Month and…

The University of Alaska Anchorage sign. Photographed on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Tegan Hanlon/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: The University of Alaska Board of Regents grants Anchorage’s hockey and gymnastics…

A person holds a vial of COVID-19 vaccine at the Alaska Native Medical Center in December. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Alaska health officials this week announced a new way people can qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine: Bring an unvaccinated elder with you, and you can get a shot yourself. Other states like Massachusetts have used…

The Seawolf logo outside of the University of Alaska Anchorage Student Union. Photographed on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Tegan Hanlon/Alaska Public Media) The University of Alaska Board of Regents agreed Thursday to reinstate Anchorage’s hockey and gymnastics teams as long as they reach their fundraising goals by new, extended deadlines. UA leaders applauded the sports…

Anchorage Health Department public health nurse Marguerite Leeds administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Vauoti Tuga at the community vaccine clinic held at Manai Fou Assembly of God Church in Airport Heights on Feb. 23, 2021. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow…

Governor Mike Dunleavy speaks in Sept. 2020 (Office of the Governor) Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering from “mild symptoms,” his office said in a prepared statement Wednesday. On Saturday, Dunleavy, 59, was exposed to a person who later tested positive for the virus, according to a statement…

The village of St. Paul on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. (Nathaniel Herz / Alaska’s Energy Desk) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s confirmation for Interior Secretary begins with broad support from…

Rep. Deb Haaland, at podium, spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C. to oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2018, a few weeks before she was sworn in. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) President Biden’s choice for Interior secretary presents a dilemma for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, pitting a long-held political goal against one…

Photonak is one of those bands that come across as totally genuine in their mission and respect for each other. With their debut album “Tempered,” the band hunkered down in their home studio and turned out a highly produced piece of sprawling rock and roll. In this episode we learn about how the band persevered…

Heavy rains led to a landslide in Haines on Wednesday, December 2. (Jacob Cheeseman photo) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Monday on Alaska News Nightly: FEMA will provide disaster assistance to Haines, to recover from the deadly landslides…

The Porcupine Caribou Herd in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on July 3, 2019. (Danielle Brigida via Creative Commons) An Alaska Native corporation has missed a key deadline to search for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to the Department of the Interior.  Before it could get approval for what’s known as a…

Akutan Volcano, on Akutan Island, overshadows the village of Akutan. Nearly 1000 people are employed at the large Trident seafood processing plant (in foreground). (Courtesy Helena Buurman/Alaska Volcano Observatory) Trident Seafoods’ huge processing plant on the remote Aleutian island of Akutan reopened Friday after a nearly month-long COVID-19 closure.  An outbreak at the plant forced the…

The proposed Donlin Gold mine site in 2014. The site is located north of Crooked Creek, which sits on the Kuskokwim River. (Dean Swope / KYUK) At the end of 2020, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources granted Donlin Gold 12 water right permits after giving the public 15 days to comment. Some residents in…

Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg closely watches an attorney during opening arguments in a recent civil trial. (Matt Miller/KTOO) A Juneau Superior Court judge has ruled that Gov. Mike Dunleavy didn’t have the power to extend many of his appointees’ terms late last year after the Legislature failed to meet to confirm them. The decision stems from…

The 233-foot Aleutian Falcon caught fire shortly before midnight Wednesday, according to the Coast Guard. It was one of two floating processors Trident operates during the herring and salmon seasons in Alaska. (Courtesy of Tacoma Fire Department) A 233-foot floating processor owned by Trident Seafoods caught fire shortly before midnight Wednesday. The processor, the Aleutian…

A Waterfall in Chugach State Park, photo courtesy of Chugach State Park. On Crow Pass Trail in Chugach State Park, photo courtesy Chugach State Park. The Aurora Above Chugach State Park, photo courtesy Chugach State Park. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we are taking a deep dive into the history, planning, and development of Chugach…

Anchorage School District school nurse Kristin Studley (left) prepares to administer the Moderna Covid-19 vaccination to Rae Hancock (right). Hancock was one of 771 people who received vaccines at the ASD Education Center on Jan. 7, 2021. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Alaska public health officials said 58% of residents 65 and older have received a…

An Alaska State Trooper cruiser. (Matthew Smith/KNOM) Dillingham police and Alaska State Troopers were involved in a shooting with an individual in Dillingham Thursday afternoon. The individual was brought into custody at 5:30 p.m. by law enforcement and the Southcentral Special Emergency Reaction Team, assisting from Anchorage. There are no injuries to law enforcement personnel,…