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Chum salmon migration. (Photo courtesy of 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.  Monday on Alaska News Nightly: How concerned should Alaskans be about breakthrough COVID cases? And,…

View of Misty Fjords National Monument from a float plane on August 1. (Molly Lubbers/KRBD). This story was originally published by ProPublica. A fatal crash involving a sightseeing flight near Ketchikan last week renewed concerns about aviation safety in a state that accounts for more deaths in small commercial aircraft crashes than anywhere else in the…

A troller leaves the anchorage in the early hours of the morning to start a day of fishing during the July 2021 king salmon opener. (Berett Wilber/KCAW) Southeast’s commercial troll catch of king salmon fell short of its target in the first summer opening in July. The fleet gets another shot at those chinook in…

The Alaska State Capitol in Juneau hosts budget negotiations on a rainy day in April. Supporters of the state’s medical education program, WWAMI, want the Legislature to agree to fund the program during the special session scheduled to start on Aug. 16. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media) Alaskans’ participation in a medical…

View of Misty Fjords National Monument from a floatplane on Aug. 1. (Molly Lubbers/KRBD). Six people who were killed in a sightseeing plane crash were recovered and identified after crews initially struggled to reach the wreckage in southeast Alaska due to poor weather conditions. Alaska State Troopers identified the pilot and five passengers late Saturday…

Becky Crawford, an employee at Southcentral Foundation, organized a roughly 150-person event to oppose mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for employees at the Alaska Native medical campus on Aug. 5, 2021. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Southcentral Foundation announced in July that COVID-19 vaccinations will be a requirement for employment. Their employees have until October…

David Morgan at an Assembly work session on Aug. 4, 2021 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage’s acting health director, David Morgan, has resigned after just over a month on the job, according to a statement from the city on Friday.  Morgan was appointed by Mayor Dave Bronson and has been serving as health director since…

View of Misty Fjords National Monument from a float plane on August 1. (Molly Lubbers/KRBD). Poor weather conditions on Friday hampered recovery efforts at the site of a fatal plane crash near Ketchikan, officials say. It’s too early to say what caused the de Havilland Beaver to crash in Misty Fjords National Monument Thursday, killing…

Mercedes Muñoz works at a pottery wheel in her home studio. (Sheli DeLaney/KTOO) 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 and on Twitter @AKPublicNews.  Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Five passengers and a pilot have died in a flight-seeing plane crash near Ketchikan. And, a…

View of Misty Fjords National Monument from a float plane on August 1. (Molly Lubbers/KRBD). Six people were killed in a flightseeing plane crash near Ketchikan Thursday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The de Havilland Beaver crashed eight miles northeast of Ketchikan, in the area of the Misty Fjords National Monument. The plane had…

A screenshot of Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, shows a warning the site is unavailable after a malware attack. (DHSS) A “highly sophisticated group” known for cyberattacks against governmental and other entities is believed to be behind the attack this spring that targeted the Alaska…

George Holly drums and sings at a dedication ceremony for the new Dena’ina place names project in Anchorage on Aug. 3, 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 us on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews.  Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Loud opposition to…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a news conference in June. (Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed changing the state’s constitution to include the Permanent Fund dividend. Now, his office is willing to spend up to $250,000 to spread the word about his proposal. The governor’s office has posted a request for media agencies interested in contracting with…

The Anchorage School Board and Anchorage School District superintendent sit for a school board meeting at the Anchorage School District Education Center on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media) Opposition to the Anchorage School District’s universal masking policy was loud and tense on Tuesday during public testimony at the district’s first school board…

US President Joe Biden speaks about Covid vaccinations and his Administrations progress toward fighting the pandemic in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, August 3, 2021. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Days after a national eviction moratorium expired, the Biden administration on Tuesday…

David Morgan at an Assembly work session on Aug. 3, 2021. (Lex Treinen/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 and on Twitter @AKPublicNews.  Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: President Biden’s Interior Department says it’s reviewing the Trump Administration’s ANWR leases. And, tough…

One of the residence halls at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Students living in dorms on campus this fall must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (Alaska Public Media / Tegan Hanlon ) Students living in dorms at the University of Alaska Anchorage this fall must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  UAA says students are highly…

The seal of the Anchorage Fire Department. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage police say an Eagle River couple is dead after a neighborin their apartment building intentionally set fire to it earlySaturday. That’s according to murder and arson charges against Christopher Ricker, 29. Firefighters responding to the 20-unit building alittle after 2 a.m. Saturday found…

Lydia Jacoby after finishing 2nd in her final heat in the women’s 100 meter breaststroke at the 2021 US Olympic trials (Photo courtesy of Jodi Cox McLaughlin) Lydia Jacoby left Tokyo this weekend with another Olympic medal. The 17-year-old Seward swimmer won silver for her role in the women’s 400-meter medley relay Saturday, where she…

Frank Henry Kaash Katasse tells a story of Raven bringing the sun, stars and moon to humanity during a ceremony celebrating the release of Rico Lanáat’ Worl’s new postage stamp “Raven Story,” on Friday, July 30, 2021 in Juneau, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/KTOO) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s…

A nurse prepares to administer a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine at a clinic in Anchorage. (Hannah Lies/Alaska Public Media) President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among…