Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.2020 Iditarod champion Thomas Waerner and his team of sled dogs have been stuck in Alaska since in Nome a month ago.In the meantime, Waerner has been living with friends near Fairbanks in Ester, all because of cornavirus-related, international travel restrictions, coupled with the normal difficulties and rules around flying dogs internationally.Related:But now a plan is coming together: to catch a ride on an old cargo plane in Fairbanks, on its way to a museum in Norway.This, of...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.2020 Iditarod champion Thomas Waerner and his team of sled dogs have been stuck in Alaska since in Nome a month ago.In the meantime, Waerner has been living with friends near Fairbanks in Ester, all because of cornavirus-related, international travel restrictions, coupled with the normal difficulties and rules around flying dogs internationally.Related:But now a plan is coming together: to catch a ride on an old cargo plane in Fairbanks, on its way to a museum in Norway.This, of...WW…

The new commander of Eielson Air Force Base says the process of bringing in 54 new F-35 fighters is going smoothly, despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.Col. David Berkland says in addition to overseeing that process, he’s also working to transform the culture at Eielson from one that prioritizes training to one on focuses on readiness to deploy units to combat on short notice.Col. David Berkland came to Eielson last month to assume command of the 354th Fighter Wing after serving a tour at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. And while he’s been getting settled in, he’s also...…The new commander of Eielson Air Force Base says the process of bringing in 54 new F-35 fighters is going smoothly, despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.Col. David Berkland says in addition to overseeing that process, he’s also working to transform the culture at Eielson from one that prioritizes training to one on focuses on readiness to deploy units to combat on short notice.Col. David Berkland came to Eielson last month to assume command of the 354th Fighter Wing after serving a tour at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. And while he’s been getting settled in, he’s also...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Trump administration intends to auction off drilling rights in all federal lands of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain in its upcoming oil and gas lease sale.That’s according to its document released Monday that details the terms of the sale and the timeline for bids. It comes four days after the federal governmentThe controversial sale will follow decades of fighting over whether to drill for oil and gas in the coastal plain.Monday’s document says oil companies...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Trump administration intends to auction off drilling rights in all federal lands of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain in its upcoming oil and gas lease sale.That’s according to its document released Monday that details the terms of the sale and the timeline for bids. It comes four days after the federal governmentThe controversial sale will follow decades of fighting over whether to drill for oil and gas in the coastal plain.Monday’s document says oil companies...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.An Army National Guard heavy-lift helicopter has removed the old Fairbanks city bus from the spot near Denali National Park where it once housed Christopher McCandless, the subject of the popular nonfiction book “Into the Wild.”on Thursday show a twin-bladed Chinook helicopter carrying the bus away from the remote site it occupied near the Teklanika River, where it attracted numerous tourists who had to be rescued after the book’s publication.SEE ALSO:The Alaska departments of...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.An Army National Guard heavy-lift helicopter has removed the old Fairbanks city bus from the spot near Denali National Park where it once housed Christopher McCandless, the subject of the popular nonfiction book “Into the Wild.”on Thursday show a twin-bladed Chinook helicopter carrying the bus away from the remote site it occupied near the Teklanika River, where it attracted numerous tourists who had to be rescued after the book’s publication.SEE ALSO:The Alaska departments of...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Alaska Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an attempt by Attorney General Kevin Clarkson to quash a citizens initiative to revamp the state’s elections.upholds a lower court decision that allowed the initiative’s sponsors to collect the signatures needed to place the measure on the ballot. And it marks Clarkson’s second high-profile Supreme Court defeat in the space of one month, after to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy.The initiative would institute what’s known as “” in Alaska —...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Alaska Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an attempt by Attorney General Kevin Clarkson to quash a citizens initiative to revamp the state’s elections.upholds a lower court decision that allowed the initiative’s sponsors to collect the signatures needed to place the measure on the ballot. And it marks Clarkson’s second high-profile Supreme Court defeat in the space of one month, after to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy.The initiative would institute what’s known as “” in Alaska —...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Friday that it’s searching for a troublesome black bear in East Anchorage’s Russian Jack Springs Park. The bear has recently gained a reputation for charging people and following kids at camp.LISTEN TO THIS STORY: Six-year-old twins Ethan and August Shroyer remember yelling when they spotted a black bear last Wednesday at day camp.“I tried to be brave,” Ethan said, “but my bones were shaking like I was scared.”Ethan and August were...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Friday that it’s searching for a troublesome black bear in East Anchorage’s Russian Jack Springs Park. The bear has recently gained a reputation for charging people and following kids at camp.LISTEN TO THIS STORY: Six-year-old twins Ethan and August Shroyer remember yelling when they spotted a black bear last Wednesday at day camp.“I tried to be brave,” Ethan said, “but my bones were shaking like I was scared.”Ethan and August were...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.More Alaskans than ever are spending time outdoors this summer and state parks officials say that in some areas, the new traffic is exacerbating long-running stresses.Parking lots at some trailheads are overflowing and some trails are eroding because of heavy use, park officials said.Ricky Gease, the director of the state park system, says that there’s been more Alaskans in state parks “by far” than any other year in the parks’ 50-year history. “Some areas have seen a 50 to...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.More Alaskans than ever are spending time outdoors this summer and state parks officials say that in some areas, the new traffic is exacerbating long-running stresses.Parking lots at some trailheads are overflowing and some trails are eroding because of heavy use, park officials said.Ricky Gease, the director of the state park system, says that there’s been more Alaskans in state parks “by far” than any other year in the parks’ 50-year history. “Some areas have seen a 50 to...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Alaska Native corporations can’t receive a share of the $8 billion coronavirus fund Congress created for tribes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says.If it stands, the decision could prevent Alaska’s regional and village corporations from receiving hundreds of millions of dollars.The corporations called the decision flawed and damaging to remote communities and villages most at risk from COVID-19. Alaska’s congressional delegation also criticized the decision.“They’re...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Alaska Native corporations can’t receive a share of the $8 billion coronavirus fund Congress created for tribes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says.If it stands, the decision could prevent Alaska’s regional and village corporations from receiving hundreds of millions of dollars.The corporations called the decision flawed and damaging to remote communities and villages most at risk from COVID-19. Alaska’s congressional delegation also criticized the decision.“They’re...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A handful of Anchorage churches have defied the city’s emergency order that limits the size of gatherings to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Anchorage Baptist Temple, one of Anchorage’s largest churches, held in-person services on Sunday, about a week after the emergency order took effect that prohibits indoor gatherings of more than 15 people, including for religious services.It’s unclear exactly how many people attended Sunday’s service, but a video of it shows more than...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A handful of Anchorage churches have defied the city’s emergency order that limits the size of gatherings to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Anchorage Baptist Temple, one of Anchorage’s largest churches, held in-person services on Sunday, about a week after the emergency order took effect that prohibits indoor gatherings of more than 15 people, including for religious services.It’s unclear exactly how many people attended Sunday’s service, but a video of it shows more than...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A hunter has been killed by a grizzly bear in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.According to a park press release, the hunter was on a 10-day moose hunt with a friend near the Chisana River drainage when he was mauled on Sunday. It’s the first time a bear mauling has been recorded in the park since it was established in 1980, according to the release. Park officials did not identify the hunter. © Alaska Public Media 2022. All rights reserved.…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A hunter has been killed by a grizzly bear in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.According to a park press release, the hunter was on a 10-day moose hunt with a friend near the Chisana River drainage when he was mauled on Sunday. It’s the first time a bear mauling has been recorded in the park since it was established in 1980, according to the release. Park officials did not identify the hunter. © Alaska Public Media 2022. All rights reserved.WW…