February 14, 2024 Alaska woman who killed 'best friend' after being promised $9M in catfish scheme gets 99 years An Alaska woman who killed a close friend for her phony online boyfriend was sentenced Monday to 99 years in prison for the killing, authorities said.
February 14, 2024 What is Alaskapox? First fatality reported from animal-borne virus, likely contracted from stray cat The first fatality from Alaskapox, a type of orthopoxvirus, has been reported on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. Here's what public health officials want people to know about the virus.
February 10, 2024 What is ranked choice voting, the contentious election method expanding across the nation? Ranked choice voting has been popularized in the U.S. and continues to face backlash from some critics over its effectiveness and fairness. But what is it exactly?
January 30, 2024 Alaska governor's State of the State speech postponed as high winds delay flights AK Gov. Mike Dunleavy's annual State of the State address was postponed by a day because high winds around Juneau, Alaska, delayed attendees' flights.
January 26, 2024 Alaska housefire kills 1 woman, 5 children One woman and five children were killed in a housefire in an Alaska village. Authorities suspect the fire started near a stove. The identities of the victims have not been released yet.
January 24, 2024 US laughs off reports of Putin eyeing Alaska as Russia's 'former real estate': 'Not getting it back' The State Department rejected the notion of Russia reclaiming Alaska centuries after the 1867 purchase amid reports Russian President Vladimir Putin was eyeing former "real estate."
January 22, 2024 Fired flight attendant blasts airline's 'DEI push,' alleges religious discrimination in lawsuit Two flight attendants claimed religious discrimination after they were fired and now call for religious liberty amid the push for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
January 19, 2024 Teen killed in 'catfish' murder-for-hire plot planned by 'worst offender' seeking videos of death, child porn Darin Schilmiller, mastermind of a catfish scheme for child porn and "real-life" murder videos that got Cynthia Hoffman killed, was sentenced to 99 years in prison
January 17, 2024 Alaska legislators fail to overturn governor's education funding veto as new session opens The Alaska Legislature failed to override Gov. Dunleavy's veto of $87 million in extra education funding, but there is still another chance to do so as educators plead for more funding.
January 16, 2024 Natural gas pipeline leak reported in Alaska's far north An unspecified volume of liquid natural gas condensate has leaked from a pipeline at the Point Thomson gas field on Alaska's North Slope.