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Lisa Murkowski at a 2022 press conference. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Sen. Lisa Murkowski was in Lithuania and Norway last week, just as a mercenary boss launched a march on Moscow. Lithuania and Norway are NATO allies and both are wary of Russia’s aggression in the region. Murkowski said her visit has strengthened her resolve…

Jerry Miller shows off ground plastic, ready to be melted into lumber. (Riley Board/KDLL) 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: Rail workers in Skagway consider a strike…

ConocoPhillips’ Alpine facility on the North Slope. (Elizabeth Harball/AED) State regulators are proposing a $914,000 fine to punish ConocoPhillips for a gas leak last year at its Alpine drill site on the North Slope. The oil company was drilling a well in March of 2022 when workers noticed gas emissions hundreds of feet away, including…

“No more secrets! No more spills!” supporters chanted in support of the city of Valdez’s lawsuit outside of Boney Courthouse in Anchorage on Tuesday. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) A crowd of more than 50 people rallied in the rain outside Boney Courthouse in Anchorage on Tuesday, supporting the city of Valdez in a lawsuit demanding…

The Parks Highway Igloo, midway between Anchorage and Fairbanks, in 2021. (Emily Schwing/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. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Without adequate opioid treatment programs in…

The Beaufort Sea. An underwater fiber optic cable was cut by ice in the Beaufort Sea, cutting off many Arctic communities from internet services. (Photo courtesy NOAA) No online banking, no Amazon orders, no internet classes. A broken fiber optic cable buried far below the Beaufort Sea ice, north of Oliktok Point has brought internet…

The Curyung Wolverine Dancers perform a blessing at Dillingham’s 34th Blessing of the Fleet on June 17, 2023. (Corinne Smith/KDLG) The sun shone on a crowd of over 100 Dillingham residents, fishing crews, friends and families gathered before the Fishermen’s Memorial at the harbor for the 34th annual Blessing of the Fleet, honoring those who…

US Sen. Dan Sullivan (left) and US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speak at a roundtable in Anchorage addressing youth mental health in Alaska. (Rachel Cassandra/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…

 US Sen. Dan Sullivan (left) and US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speak at a roundtable in Anchorage addressing youth mental health in Alaska. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media) US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called youth mental health “the defining public health challenge of our time” at a roundtable in Anchorage on Monday. He was speaking at…

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson picked Mario Bird, pictured here on Friday, to be his permanent chief of staff this month. Bird is the fifth person to hold the title since Bronson took office in 2021. (Courtesy Anchorage Mayor’s Office) Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has promoted his acting chief of staff into the role permanently. Mario…

Jamie Heinz (left) is sworn in as Anchorage Municipal Clerk by departing clerk Barbara Jones. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Assembly has unanimously confirmed Jamie Heinz to serve as the city’s next municipal clerk.  Heinz has more than 12 years of clerking experience, serving as the deputy clerk for elections in Anchorage since last…

Tourists prepare for an Anchorage Trolley Tour on June 23, 2023. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) It’s the time of year when downtown Anchorage sees a flock of tourists, looking to take in an Alaska adventure. While it’s still early, Anchorage tourism officials and tour operators say this year is likely to match last summer, which…

A Bristol Bay fishing boat unloads at a processor. (File/KDLG) An opinion piece entitled “Alaska’s secret wild salmon prices hurt everybody,” written by a prominent fisheries journalist, is calling into question the transparency of how much Alaskan salmon fishermen get paid for their catch. John Fiorillo is the executive editor of Intrafish, a global news bureau…

James Cameron walks in Purmamarca, Argentina, earlier this month. He’s compared the OceanGate submersible tragedy to that of the Titanic itself. (AP Photo/Javier Corbalan, File) A “catastrophic pressure implosion” killed all five passengers aboard the Titan submersible, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday, somberly solving a mystery that had captivated the public all week. Some…

Bethel, in western Alaska off the U.S. road system, is sometimes called “where cars come to die.” (Sunni Bean/KYUK) Without links to the U.S. road system, it takes longer for new cars to find their way to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Cars are shipped in on the barges or, for a higher price, flown in. Although…

Blackwater Railroad Co. band members Kyle Comeau (left), Tyson Davis and Ben Sayers at the Alaska Public Media studios. (Ammon Swenson/Alaska Public Media) Seward-based folk band Blackwater Railroad Co. has seen its share of lineup changes over the years, but they’ve maintained their mission of good vibes and good times. The band is playing dates…

Water floods buildings in Glennallen on Monday, May 15, 2023. (Photo courtesy Kayla Bruno/Copper Valley IGA) State emergency management officials are working to make relief funding more accessible for communities impacted by spring ice jam flooding last month.  Events next week in Kwethluk, Russian Mission and Fort Yukon will give rural Alaskans an opportunity to…

Northern Pacific Airways CEO Rob McKinney discusses the new airline at an unveiling of their first class lounge at Ted Stevens Airport on June 21, 2023. (Maria Koop/Alaska Public Media) The head of a new Anchorage-based airline said the company hopes to bring hundreds of jobs and a substantial increase in tourism business to Alaska.…

Chum salmon migration. (USFWS/Togiak National Wildlife Refuge) 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: Legislators consider a special session to override Governor Dunleavy’s budget vetoes. Plus, a new…

Juneau artist Crystal Worl holds a painting she adapted for her entry in the Alaska State Council on the Arts artistic license plate competition. (Photo courtesy Crystal Worl) Voting is underway in the Alaska Artistic License Plate competition, which is put on by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Alaskans can now rank their…

The 418-foot-long Columbia ferry is docked at the Vigor shipyard in Ketchikan, getting repairs, June 21, 2023. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO) The 50-year-old state ferry Columbia is out of service for at least a week for two maintenance issues — a bow thruster problem and leaking pipes. The ferry was scheduled to sail through Southeast…