Alaska prisons filling up since state’s reversal on justice reform
The Alaska Department of Corrections is planning to send hundreds of inmates to prisons outside of Alaska. The department says
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Author: Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Healthcare facilities in rural Alaska struggle to pay internet bills
A program that provides millions of dollars in federal subsidies to help pay rural Alaska healthcare facilities’ high internet bills
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Police officers in Alaska villages hired despite criminal record: report
Recent reporting in the Anchorage Daily News has exposed a long-standing problem in Alaska of rural communities hiring village police
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Alarming number of patients at Alaskan psychiatric emergency room
Emergency rooms in Anchorage hospitals cannot keep up with the numbers of patients needing psychiatric care. It’s a problem that’s
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Former Iditarod champion reflects on animal rights activists
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA plans to protest the start of the race in Anchorage tomorrow
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Tsunami warnings cancelled for Alaska and Canada
The National Weather Service has lifted the tsunami warning for coastal Alaska. That means that while a wave has been recorded in
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New film explores how Arctic ecosystems are affected by climate change
A new documentary film looks at how climate change is affecting Arctic ecosystems. Between Earth and Sky-Climate Change on the
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Feature Interview: How should U.S. deal with Russian bombers buzzing Alaskan airspace?
Last week, Russian military planes flew near Alaska’s coast on four separate occasions. American military intercepted two of the flights
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Presbyterian Church formally apologizes to Alaska native people for denouncing culture
At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2017 in Utqiagvik, an apology from the head of the Presbyterian Church will be
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Arctic Alaskan city of Barrow votes to change name to Utqiagvik
Utqiagvik. That’s the name that Barrow will now be identified as. By a margin of six votes, residents of Barrow
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Tribes in Alaska can now take lands into trust
Tribes in Alaska can move forward with petitioning the federal government to take lands into trust. A federal appeals court
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Confronting suicide in Alaska
A discussion after a suicide can help support vulnerable people who are at risk, or it can help push them
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2015 Alaskan wildfire tally below normal
So far this year, about 78,000 acres have burned in 280 fires in Alaska. That may sound like a lot,
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Alaska: More than 40,000 earthquakes detected in 2014
The Earthquake Information Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks logged more earthquakes in 2014 than in past years, a
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Alaska Supreme Court affirms tribal court jurisdiction
The Alaska Supreme Court issued a decision today in a long running tribal court jurisdiction case. The case stems from
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