Former head prison doctor replaces Anne Zink as Alaska’s chief medical officer
Dr. Robert Lawrence is a family medicine doctor who got his start in rural Alaska.
Garden Talk: Good pruning technique can help your trees and bushes reach their potential
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski says your apple and cherry trees shouldn’t have any rubbing branches — that a robin should be able to fly through a tree without hitting its wings.
Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles
When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
Deer are expanding north. That could hurt some species like boreal caribou
Since the early-2000s, white-tailed deer have been moving north into the boreal forests of western Canada.
Homeschool ruling is on hold — but only through the end of June, judge rules
The judge found that parents were using allotments to pay for private and religious schools, a violation of the state Constitution.
Dunleavy says lawmakers shouldn’t pass bills to address homeschool decision. Lawmakers say that’s risky.
Dunleavy told reporters he’ll likely call lawmakers back to Juneau for a special session if the Alaska Supreme Court doesn’t allow the homeschool laws to stand.
For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
For Inupiat communities on the North Slope, bowhead whaling is a central part of spring. But climate change is adding an extra element of uncertainty to the whaling season.
Ravenstail weaving comes to life at historic Juneau event
The event showcased the largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades.
Forest Service seeks public input in revising its long-term plan for the Tongass
The previous plan is 25 years old.
Sitka Indian Village recognized as endangered historic place
Sitka Indian Village was once home to over forty Lingít clan houses. Today, only eight of those are still standing, and even fewer serve as active clan houses.
With an unexpected ship, Thursday will be Sitka’s biggest day of the summer cruise season
The latecomer is the Nieuw Amsterdam, which notified Sitka’s port director about a week ago that it was making an unscheduled call.
Why is gas cheaper in Auke Bay? And why is it cheaper to fly to Seattle than Ketchikan?
Somehow, we found a Clemson economist who studies competition between gas stations.
Dunleavy signals support for $175M one-year education funding boost
Last year, Dunleavy vetoed half of a similar $680-per-student increase in one-time education funding.
Parents petition to recall school board president, vice president in response to district’s consolidation plan
They feel the board failed to understand this year’s budget and the $7.9 million dollar deficit that came with it and are worried about the impacts of closing and rearranging schools for students.
Entering their final 2 regular weeks, Alaska legislators are narrowing their focus
Education, energy, crime, elections and the state budget are marked for special attention, members of the House and Senate say.
Alaska Native languages at crucial juncture, biennial report says
The call to action urges systemic reforms to the state’s support and integration of Native languages.
Here’s this year’s list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.
The National Trust’s annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska’s Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.
University of Alaska student workers union members protest for contract, after judge bars strike
The marches are a step down from a strike the Alaska Graduate Workers Association planned, after a Fairbanks Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday at the request of the University system.
Juneau Assembly rejects resolution calling for peace between Israel and Palestine
Residents packed the Assembly chambers during the meeting, and more than a dozen testified in favor of the resolution.
Feds pinch Southeast Alaska skippers for illegally transporting crab
The federal indictment says Kyle Potter and Welch never recorded their harvests at an Alaskan port and took the undocumented crab through Canadian and Washington waters.