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Arrest made in final unsolved Fairbanks homicide after monthlong burst of violence
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (436+ words) A 33-year-old man was arrested this week on murder charges tied to the fatal November shooting of a victim found at a gas station, troopers said. Arrest made in final unsolved Fairbanks homicide after monthlong burst of violence A 33-year-old…...
Dunleavy appoints two Mat-Su Republicans to fill vacant Alaska House seats
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (407+ words) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed two Mat-Su Republicans to fill vacant seats in the state House on Wednesday. Dunleavy chose Garret Nelson, an online salesman and father of nine who lives in Sutton, to fill a seat previously held by…...
After missing deadline, Justice Department says it may need weeks to finish releasing Epstein files
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (451+ words) WASHINGTON " The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance…...
Opinion: Alaskaâs system of protecting psychiatric patients is 40 years behind best practices
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (305+ words) The 23-year-old investigative reporter Nellie Bly spent 10 days locked in New York's Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum for Women 138 years ago. Bly asked and answered the following question: "Do the women pine for home? Excepting the most violent cases, they are…...
Disputed Cook Inlet oil lease sale upheld in new Trump administration decision
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (719+ words) The Trump administration on Friday affirmed a controversial federal Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale held at the end of 2022, asserting that impacts to endangered beluga whales and other resources were adequately considered and no changes in the leasing…...
Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom sends Alaska votersâ information to Trump administration after legal review
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (500+ words) The Alaska Division of Elections has shared information about the state's registered voters with the administration of President Donald Trump after a monthslong legal review, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said Tuesday. The decision to share Alaskans' data comes as the…...
Someone is getting away with Eunice Whitmanâs killing. Alaskaâs slow justice system let it happen.
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1852+ words) This story contains descriptions of a violent killing. This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in a partnership between the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica, and is being co-published with KYUK Public Media. Samuel Atchak, 27 at the time,…...
Trump administration opens vast majority of Alaska petroleum reserve to leasing
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (634+ words) The Bureau of Land Management on Monday said it approved an updated management plan that opens about 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing. The agency this winter will also hold the first lease sale in the…...
Alaska’s Maxime Germain named to US Olympic biathlon team
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (251+ words) Alaska's Maxime Germain has been named to the U.S. Olympic biathlon team and will compete at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games. Germain, 24, who was born in Juneau and graduated from West Anchorage High School in 2019, will be making his Olympic debut....
Opinion: Anchorage needs fiscal discipline, not a new sales tax
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (473+ words) Supporters of a sales tax claim it is necessary to stabilize city finances and protect essential services. Alaskans should be skeptical when government reaches first for taxpayers" wallets instead of demanding discipline from itself. A sales tax is not a…...