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A Ridgelake Circle resident shovels his driveway on Wednesday,. (Alaska Public Media/ Matt Faubion) Anchorage is digging itself out from its third major snowstorm in less than two weeks. Residents are by no means new to snow, but the massive and historic amount of snowfall coating the city is making daily life harder, from delayed…

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a news conference on Thursday at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a first-draft $7.3 billion state budget on Wednesday, meeting a legally required deadline but acknowledging that the document is likely to change significantly as the administration negotiates with lawmakers in…

Gail Fenumiai, Division of Elections director, answers questions during a press conference Tuesday, March 22 about the special election process. (Video capture from Facebook livestream) 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…

Gail Fenumiai, Division of Elections director, answers questions during a press conference Tuesday, March 22 about the special election process. (Video capture from Facebook livestream) 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…

Michael Armstrong, left, and rancher Chris Rainwater, right, at the Fox River Flats in August 2008. They were on a helicopter tour of Kachemak Bay with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. (Mark Kinney/USDA) Homer News editor and reporter Michael Armstrong is retiring Friday after more than 23 years with…

Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom speaks with Alaska Public Media’s Kavitha George on December 9, 2022. (Elyssa Loughlin/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: Alaska’s new…

Curtis Worland was an Alaska State Troopers court services officer. He was attacked and killed by a muskox near Nome on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Alaska State Troopers) A muskox attacked and killed a man near Nome on Tuesday, according to Alaska State Troopers.  Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel said Curtis Worland was trying to haze a…

Plaintiff Randall Kowalke is challenging Rep. David Eastman’s qualifications to serve in public office. (Still from Court System livestream) Rep. David Eastman isn’t accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol nor of attempting to overthrow the government, but if the Wasilla Republican belongs to an organization that did, his legislative career could be over. A trial…

A fleet of graders make their way down Checkmate Drive in East Anchorage on Monday. (Annie Feidt/Alaska Public Media) After a second dump of snow within a week on Alaska’s biggest city, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson said additional workers and equipment are supplementing the city’s normal snow removal crews.   “Some have suggested that we declare…

A city snow plow clears 24th St. after almost two feet of snow blanketed Anchorage on December 12, 2022. (Elyssa Loughlin/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. Monday on Alaska…

Residents dig vehicles out of snowy roads under bluebird skies Monday morning in Anchorage. (Valerie Kern/Alaska Public Media). Monday marks the fourth straight day students in Anchorage have been home from school after a second snowstorm in less than a week battered the city, blocking residents in their driveways and making roads difficult to navigate. …

Lalain Reyeg administers a COVID-19 booster vaccine and an influenza vaccine to Army veteran Gary Nasakaitis at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on September 24, 2021, in Hines, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Alaska’s flu season is worsening with no signs of leveling off, the latest surveillance report from the Alaska Department of Health showed on Wednesday.…

Jeffrey Congdon, Region II Elections Supervisor, feeds ballots through the scanner during the House District 15 recount on Dec. 8, 2022, at the Division of Elections Director’s Office in Juneau. (Photo by Lisa Phu/Alaska Beacon) The results of the Dec. 8 recount did not change the certified winner of the House District 15 race in…

The Lime Complex of fires burned near Red Devil in 2022. (Gannett Glacier’s Bryan Quimby/Alaska Incident Management Team) Alaska had a historic wildfire season this year — the abnormally warm and dry early summer months brought hundreds of fires, reaching 1 million acres burned at the earliest date ever recorded. By season’s end, more than…

An F-35 Lightning II fighter jet sits on the tarmac at Eielson Air Force Base. (Airman 1st Class Isaac Johnson/Eielson AFB) A former contractor has been sentenced for conspiracy and bribery related to military contracts at Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. According to the U.S. attorney’s for Alaska’s office, Best Choice Construction…

A car stuck in the middle of a residential road in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood on Dec. 8, 2022. (Mizelle Mayo/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage School District closed schools again on Friday, the third straight day following a major snowstorm. The storm started Tuesday and intensified overnight, dropping more than 2 feet of snow in…

Residential neighborhoods remain unplowed on Airport Heights Drive early Friday afternoon. (Mizelle Mayo/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. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Anchorage plows are racing the clock…

Airport Heights resident, Dante Light, shovels snow after school on Tuesday, Dec. 6, soon after the start of a record snowstorm. (Valerie Kern/Alaska Public Media) The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Anchorage, and much of Southcentral Alaska, starting Sunday. The Anchorage-area winter storm watch is in effect Sunday afternoon through…

Residential neighborhoods remain unplowed on Airport Heights Drive early Friday afternoon. (Mizelle Mayo/Alaska Public Media) Bad driving conditions following a record snowstorm in Anchorage have closed schools for a third straight day, and brought life for some residents to a standstill. Road crews said Friday that they’re working around-the-clock to catch up on clearing streets…

A couple of snowmachiners groom the Westchester Lagoon trails on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Mizelle Mayo/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: A small launch…