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A grower holds psilocybin mushrooms in growing medium. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) Health professionals discussed the potential of psychedelic therapy in Alaska Nov. 2. The panel was hosted by the Alaska Entheogenic Awareness Council. Entheogens are plant-based psychedelic substances, though the experts also discussed synthetic psychedelics.  Melissa Bradley, an epidemiologist for the Alaska division of…

A Nov. 21, 2023 view of the Wrangell landslide looking north. (Courtesy Calib Purviance via State of Alaska) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Wrangell continues the…

Anchorage City Hall on Dec. 8, 2020 (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Assembly passed a spending plan Tuesday night that directs more than $1 billion for city services, capital projects and city-owned enterprises and utilities in 2024. That figure does not include another roughly quarter billion dollars in local property taxes likely bound for…

A fatal landslide at roughly Mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell, seen from the air on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Courtesy Sunrise Aviation) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Tuesday…

A fatal landslide at roughly Mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell, seen from the air on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Courtesy Sunrise Aviation) A landslide outside of Wrangell late Monday killed three people, destroyed three homes and left three people still missing, according to state and local officials. Searchers found a girl dead…

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson delivers the annual State of the City Address to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce at the Dena’ina Center on Monday. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson delivered his annual State of the City address Monday, after a rough week of snow-related disruptions and criticism. He spoke about homelessness, housing,…

A crowd listens at the Covenant House Alaska vigil on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Rhonda McBride/KNBA) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Sen. Murkowski affirms her support…

A state road camera shows winds blowing snow across the Glenn Highway near the Palmer-Wasilla interchange on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (From 511.alaska.gov) Much of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough was under a blizzard warning Monday, as high winds caused major power outages for thousands during the day and sent snow blowing across major highways. According to…

Ryna Lealai, a youth advocate at Covenant House Alaska, tells her story at a Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 candlelight vigil in downtown Anchorage. (Rhonda McBride/KNBA) As most of Anchorage hunkers down at home from the deep snow and cold, hundreds are still without shelter. And some of those struggling to find their way are teenagers.…

Kaiser Health News illustration. (Getty Images) Monthly bills for Alaskans using the federal health insurance marketplace are set to rise some 16% in 2024 — coming on top of an 18% increase in the previous year that, in total, will bump up costs by more than one-third in a two-year span. Higher overall health-care costs…

Rocky Point Resort is located on the Wrangell Narrows, 11 miles south of Petersburg. It is locally owned and operated by the Payne family. (Photo by Angela Denning/CoastAlaska) A father and son who are part-owners of a Petersburg fishing lodge were charged Tuesday by the State of Alaska with over 50 violations of state fishing…

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka pends investigation Nov. 14, 2023 after it crashed on Read Island, Alaska. The helicopter crash occurred Nov. 13, 2023, at approximately 11:05 p.m. All four crewmembers survived. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org.…

Gil Jacko stokes a fire for coffee at camp near Ship Creek in Anchorage on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage is expecting temperatures to dip to 10 below or colder this weekend, and for the city’s hundreds of unsheltered residents, that poses a risk to both life and limb. Ahead of…

Alissa Pili shoots a layup at basketball practice for the University of Utah at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage’s own Alissa Pili, a standout basketball player with the University of Utah, is back in the state this weekend for the Great Alaska Shootout tournament.…

Tee Baafuti drives a four-wheeler with a plow in downtown Anchorage on Nov. 17, 2023. (Tim Rockey / Alaska Public Media) Anchorage students returned to city schools for the first time in a week Thursday, while school district and city leaders addressed criticism over the closures, which they say were forced by historic snowfall and…

Alaska Department of Health Commissioner Heidi Hedberg. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Commissioners hear arguments in a case about funding for a…

An Anchorage Police patrol vehicle. (Hannah Lies/Alaska Public Media) A man who fatally shot another man during a 2016 dispute at a South Anchorage gas station has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison, after his guilty plea on manslaughter charges. Andrew Robertson-Goughnour, 30, received a sentence Wednesday of 20 years in prison…

Army veteran Raymond Queen stands with his wife Rebecca Queen outside their home in Bartlesville, Okla. (Michael Noble Jr. for NPR) A group of U.S. senators is asking the Department of Veterans Affairs to put an immediate stop to foreclosures on the homes of veterans and service members. The senators cited an investigation by NPR…

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gives a weather update over Facebook live in his office in Anchorage on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Wednesday…