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The six-person board has been operating with five members since July, when board member Ellie Rubenstein resigned.

A small group of legislators and a member of the governor’s office are meeting behind closed doors to try to resolve the education debate.

In exchange for donations, the nonprofit’s second annual “Love Hurts” fundraiser will give your ex’s name to a rat or worm that is then fed to one of its beaked creatures.

All four were suffering from hypothermia, but rescuers got no alerts until a pilot flew over, officials say.

The Chin’an Gaming Hall opened to the public on Monday with 85 electronic gaming machines.

Photos posted by federal agencies in recent days indicate immigration enforcement may be ramping up in Alaska, a state without the ICE presence of other more populated regions.

Police Chief Sean Case said the department fielded at least 13 calls about the man Tuesday afternoon.

Workers have until Thursday to decide whether to take an offer to resign now and be paid through the end of September.

The subsea cable is owned by Quintillion but affects companies delivering internet access to residents, schools and local governments.

The school district briefed principals on Monday and published information for families on its policy if immigration police officers enter a school.

The disease that was once Alaska’s top cause of death continues to circulate among descendants of those who lived during past epidemics in rural areas

The other driver was released Monday after the incident, the Juneau Police Department said.

The Period Project aims to make period products more accessible to increasingly younger menstruating girls by bringing them to where they are needed most: school bathrooms.

Legislators are facing a familiar choice: Cut the Permanent Fund dividend or abandon a school funding boost.

Chue Yang was arrested in 2019 after 29-year-old Nancy Xiong was fatally shot at their home.

No one was hurt when the Cessna 182’s engine quit prior to landing at nearby Merrill Field, officials say.

29th annual event supports nonprofits working to end domestic violence in Alaska.

Alaska’s 15,000 civilian federal workers are paid close to $1.5 billion in wages annually.

As utilities warn of the possibility of rising costs and rolling blackouts, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and key lawmakers say they’re focused on longer-term energy solutions, and returning to Alaska-based fuels for the region. Meanwhile, power and heating costs for Railbelt residents are expected to rise.

Anne has been at the ADN for more than 30 years — as a staff photographer, then as assistant photo editor, and since 2011 as photo and visuals editor.

China, Alaska’s biggest international trading partner, is also targeted by tariffs that are likely to trigger a trade war.

A former city administrative building has been sheltering homeless residents since 2023. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration says it will close in October.

A nine-month delay in releasing the results of the study could affect compensation for thousands of state employees.