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Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he would issue an executive order creating the department in January.

The long-running and escalating dispute had seen $17.5 million in pandemic-era funds withheld for Alaska.

Science writer Ned Rozell shares some of the highlights from the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union earlier this month.

In Alaska, researchers found that the percentage of hospital deliveries involving hemorrhage increased from 7.4% in 2016 to 9.4% in 2023. In 2022, some 743 births involved a maternal obstetric hemorrhage, representing 10.1% of hospital deliveries.

The city also is seeing the return of Mark Spafford, a former general manager of Anchorage’s Solid Waste Services, who will now serve as LaFrance’s deputy municipal manager.

To compensate for the lack of icebreakers, the Coast Guard plans to increase the number of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft deployed to the region.

Rain is most likely to fall Saturday night into Sunday morning near sea level in Anchorage, the Western Kenai Peninsula and near Palmer, the weather service said.

A ChatGPT-generated image of Alaska included some strange-looking waterfowl. Northern Journal investigates.

Responses to Freedom of Information Act requests about bycatch included blurry photos and blacked-out text that conceal important details, Oceana’s lawsuit says.

The petitions are the first step in a long process to get repeal initiatives on the 2026 ballot.

The Anchorage Assembly approved a contract with nonprofit Henning Inc. to open a 50-person warming area on the eastern side of downtown.

The change comes after Alaska Education Commissioner Deena Bishop told school districts to reconsider the practice.

The apology is scheduled to take place in Wrangell on Jan. 11, with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Army officials slated to participate in the ceremony.

The assault occurred before 6 a.m. Wednesday while the two men were still locked in their cell, an Alaska State Troopers spokesman said.

The ruling is a setback for Oil Search, which is developing the giant Pikka oil field. But the judge also issued a stay in the case, delaying any changes, at least for now.

If approved, voters would decide in April whether to move municipal races to November and take place biennially.

Officials say the municipality will continue to press its yearslong legal action against the federal Maritime Administration.

All three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation backed the latest version of the annual bill.

The governor is arguing for a sweeping executive order lifting restrictions on oil drilling and other development, and he wants an end to support for tribal lands.

The new rule closes a loophole that could allow some mobile home parks to open without a public hearing.

Nunaka Valley and Lake Hood will be closed after this school year, while Baxter and Fire Lake were saved for at least another year.

The legal challenge to Native Village of Eklutna could involve a broader fight over tribal authority on Native allotments.

The bill would eliminate provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for people who have worked in Alaska’s public sector.