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Anchorage deputy municipal manager Mark Spafford describes Southcentral’s looming natural gas shortage as a train that has been barreling toward the region for decades and now — it’s almost here. “This isn’t just, like, political posturing or somebody, you know, Chicken Little-ing it,” Spafford said. “It’s a real thing, and we need to do something […]

Over the next several months, there’ll be lots of back-and-forth with legislators before they pass their own version.

Workers at OBI Seafoods and Ocean Beauty Seafoods had sued the companies over wage violations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A spokesperson for the airline cited low demand for the flight during the winter months as the reason for the suspension.

The Nunalleq excavation's lead archaeologist calls it a stark reminder that many precontact Yup’ik sites may soon be lost forever.

Isotopic data gave researchers the first direct evidence that the Clovis people focused on hunting large animals.

Scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center are monitoring an unusually high number of moderate earthquakes near Adak Island.

An app that teaches Sugt'stun language and school readiness skills to preschoolers has received several awards since its 2023 release.

The Anchorage-based center's new exhibit, "Education in Alaska: Disruption of Our Traditional Teachings," is the first in a series.

The state document bases the projection on a mixture of increased outmigration and deaths outnumbering births in the region.

Susan Carney has served on the Alaska Supreme Court since 2016 and will be joined by Aimee Anderson Oravec in a majority of woman justices.

Marti Guzman is a family service coordinator. She helps families overcome challenges so their kids can stay in school and thrive.

The facility is a way for the community to have more control over its food, much of which is barged or flown in.

The $180 million full redevelopment of the 53-year-old Alaska Highway site is set to open in 2031.

The retail giant says the new facility has reduced the average delivery time for customers in the Anchorage area from two weeks to two days, but residents report mixed experiences.

The rate of methamphetamine found in tests with fentanyl has increased seven fold in the Pacific region since 2015, which worries experts in the field.

Russian Orthodox believers and clergy visited Kwethluk to exhume Olinka “Arrsamquq” Michael's body for her canonization.

Cassandra Canaveral, one of five teens medevaced to Anchorage after the Nov. 10 blast, says community support gives her hope.

Gabby Chipps had been arrested and jailed for several weeks when she tried to take her own life by hanging in an isolation cell.

Emily Brubaker has been civically involved since kindergarten due to a rare medical condition she advocates for.