Josh Krohn

Bering Sea crabbers will see a boost in harvest caps this season. Top state lawmakers say they’re investigating why $50 million from the state’s primary savings account was invested in an outside private equity fund. State officials have made the first known detection of an ”economically significant” pest of honey bees in Alaska.

Bering Sea crabbers will see a boost in harvest caps this season. Top state lawmakers say they’re investigating why $50 million from the state’s primary savings account was invested in an outside private equity fund. State officials have made the first known detection of an ”economically significant” pest of honey bees in Alaska.

An Alaska Superior Court judge sentenced an Anchor Point man to 17 years in prison Wednesday for weapons misconduct, terroristic threatening and assault. A Seward man will spend five years in prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. The federal government shut down Wednesday after Congress failed to authorize spending. Until lawmakers hash out a compromise, departments and agencies around the country are closed. Nearly 100 large whales were reported entangled around the U.S. in 2024 – almost a 50 percent increase from 2023.

An Alaska Superior Court judge sentenced an Anchor Point man to 17 years in prison Wednesday for weapons misconduct, terroristic threatening and assault. A Seward man will spend five years in prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. The federal government shut down Wednesday after Congress failed to authorize spending. Until lawmakers hash out a compromise, departments and agencies around the country are closed. Nearly 100 large whales were reported entangled around the U.S. in 2024 – almost a 50 percent increase from 2023.

The editor and most of the reporters at two Kenai Peninsula newspapers have announced their resignations, citing corporate interference in news coverage after a state lawmaker complained about a story. On paper, Soldotna area voters will consider three candidates when they choose a new representative for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during next week’s municipal election. The University of Alaska Fairbanks canceled morning classes on Tuesday as police investigated an alleged bomb threat. A subsequent UAF press release said that no explosive devices were found after a search of campus.

The editor and most of the reporters at two Kenai Peninsula newspapers have announced their resignations, citing corporate interference in news coverage after a state lawmaker complained about a story. On paper, Soldotna area voters will consider three candidates when they choose a new representative for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during next week’s municipal election. The University of Alaska Fairbanks canceled morning classes on Tuesday as police investigated an alleged bomb threat. A subsequent UAF press release said that no explosive devices were found after a search of campus.

A Homer Republican state representative is declaring victory after pressuring the local newspaper to revise a story about a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk. The Alaska LNG Project netted two more agreements earlier this month during an energy conference in Italy.

A Homer Republican state representative is declaring victory after pressuring the local newspaper to revise a story about a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk. The Alaska LNG Project netted two more agreements earlier this month during an energy conference in Italy.

The latest ice breaker to join the Coast Guard fleet, the cutter Storis, arrived in Kodiak last weekend. Kodiak’s pink salmon harvest is at its third largest ever this year. Alaska is home to 16 national wildlife refuges and their programs have been hampered by Trump administration staffing cuts in the last eight months.

The Homer City Council adopted its 2026-to-2031 capital improvement plan and introduced funding measures for several water projects last night. Kodiak’s pink salmon harvest is at its third largest ever this year. Alaska is home to 16 national wildlife refuges and their programs have been hampered by Trump administration staffing cuts in the last eight months.