The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers develop real-time landslide detection system to issue tsunami warnings within minutes.

Incumbent David Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance were the top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. The two advanced to a runoff on May 14, 2024, because neither received more than 45% of the vote.

In Alaska, a ballot initiative that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour and require employers to provide paid sick leave has qualified for the ballot. The initiative will appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024, unless the legislature adjourns on or before April 22, in which…

Welcome to the March 13, 2024 Brew. 

In Alaska, a ballot initiative to repeal top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting (RCV) qualified for the general election ballot on March 8. The initiative will appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024, unless the legislature adjourns on or before April 22, in which case the initiative could appear on…

Welcome to the Monday, March 11, Brew. 

16-year-old boy arraigned on 16 felony counts, including murder, in a shooting incident in Point Hope, Alaska. Community grapples with tragic event.

The sled-dog race across ice and snow has been roiled by a penalty award after a musher’s encounter with an angry moose

Sweden joins NATO, while suspicious debris off Alaska coast prompts investigation. Putin opposed NATO expansion.