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In Alaska, where overdose deaths are rising again, Narcan and community are a lifeline
Whenever he can, Shane Shelton offers neighbors naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and a place to sleep out of the cold…( Read full story )
Oct 18, 20251 min read
Typhoon disaster in Western Alaska raises questions around the region’s future
Climate change forces combine to make the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta especially vulnerable, threatening a region that has sustained Indigenous people for millennia.
Oct 18, 20258 min read
Dozens stand in silent protest of Sen. Sullivan during address to the Alaska Federation of Natives
Dozens stood in a silent protest of Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan during his address on Friday to the Alaska Federation of Natives.
Oct 18, 20253 min read
Municipal, state officials mobilize to welcome hundreds of storm evacuees to Anchorage
The state of Alaska has requested a federal disaster declaration; in the meantime, the state is bearing the cost of aid, response and cleanup.
Oct 17, 20254 min read
Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska
An estimated 2,000 evacuees are expected in Anchorage by Friday, mayor says.
Oct 17, 20252 min read
Dunleavy drive to reduce regulation could reshape many parts of life in Alaska
A new administrative order seeks to radically reduce state regulations that underpin dozens of professions, utilities, elections and more.
Oct 17, 20256 min read
Dunleavy appointment to Alaska judicial board will stand, judge rules after two lawsuits
A fair courts group and a Juneau man had challenged the governor’s decision to put a suspended attorney in a public seat.
Oct 17, 20254 min read
Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska
Residents of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok began evacuating en masse on Wednesday, flying in military aircraft from their western Alaska communities which were devastated by ex-Typhoon Halong.
Oct 15, 20253 min read
Alaska Airlines pledges to continue flights as government shutdown jeopardizes payments
Though the federal government shutdown jeopardizes the program that subsidizes scheduled air service to more than 170 cities nationwide — including Wrangell and Petersburg — Alaska Airlines has said it will continue uninterrupted service to its contract communities in the state.
Oct 15, 20252 min read
In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong
As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.
Oct 15, 20252 min read
Alaska DOT prepares another push to remove homeless encampments
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning to remove trash, waste, and the belongings of unhoused Alaskans from land near state highways, continuing an offensive that began last year.
Oct 15, 20252 min read
Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20M flood protection grant
Five months before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, tearing many houses off their foundations, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from such extreme flooding.
Oct 14, 20251 min read
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