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Forecasts for chinook, chum, sockeye, and coho are mostly in line with what was seen last year.
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There are more options than ever for treating alcohol use disorder in Alaska, including several medications that can make it easier for some people to reduce or stop drinking.
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The Alaska Native Heritage Center gets funding to expand cultural tourism.
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Advocates say the Ambler Road and mining projects risk contaminating the Kobuk River watershed and hurting the region’s subsistence species.
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Akutan, located in the middle of the Aleutian chain, is slated to receive a fiber-optic internet connection this summer through the GCI Aleutians Fiber Project.
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U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola visited Ketchikan April 3, and discussed her approach to housing, mental health resources, and addressing climate change.
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Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola has far outraised her Republican rivals. Nancy Dahlstrom got a boost from GOP leaders in the U.S. House.
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A storm that buffeted Bethel Monday night (April 15) clocked one of the highest recorded wind gust speeds in the city in at least 45 years.
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The path of totality for a 2033 solar eclipse will pass through Western Alaska, including through coastal and lower Yukon River villages. Bethel will just miss out on the path of totality.
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As spring sweeps into Alaska, weather and water scientists turn their attention to predicting when the ice of rivers around the state will break apart. It’s an educated guessing game that gets more specific as potential breakup dates get closer.
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The villages of Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok and Quinhagak will be eligible to harvest moose in the Kuskokwim River hunt area in Unit 18.
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Decision will become a ‘hot-button legislative item’ in final weeks of session, lawmakers say.
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The pollock fishery currently has a cap on Chinook bycatch, but those asking for stricter limits say the restrictions don’t go far enough.
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Peter Pan Seafood Co., the state-backed processing company that has faced dire financial troubles recently, announced Friday it was ceasing operations.
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Monte LaVelle Chitty, age 62, was arrested on April 5 in a small town in Texas by state police and U.S. Marshals, after attempting to flee child-abuse related charges in the Florida Keys. He was arrested in March and charged with two felonies involving a 15-year-old girl from the Baptist church he was leading in Marathon, Florida. Those include sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation, and a misdemeanor of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.Chitty was also a former Alaska Village Public Safety Officer in the Aleutian region for several years and a pastor in Cold Bay for a short period. He moved to Alaska and began leading the Cold Bay Chapel in 2010.
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