Jul 16 Watch 6:05 Rural public media at risk as Congress moves toward funding cut By William Brangham, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz Among the programs targeted for cuts in the White House rescissions package is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's the independent nonprofit created by Congress to distribute federal funds to more than 1,500 noncommercial TV and radio stations. Tom Abbott… Continue watching
Jul 16 7.3 magnitude earthquake stirs tsunami warning along parts of Alaska’s southern coast By Associated Press Officials in the Pacific Northwest were evaluating whether there was any threat to coastlines there. Continue reading
Jul 16 Congress is looking to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding and Native American radio stations are at risk By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 9:22 Sen. Murkowski on new memoir ‘Far From Home’ and adapting to Trump era politics By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the independent-minded Republican from Alaska, often defied President Trump during his first term, breaking with him on key issues and nominations. She's now opening up in her candid memoir, "Far From Home," and joined Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 5:54 How a warming Arctic may be eroding Indigenous history in Alaska By Nelufar Hedayat, Evident Media In a remote part of Alaska, global warming is being blamed for endangering a treasure trove of Indigenous artifacts. Archaeologists at one dig site near the Bering Sea say they’re in a race against time. Nelufar Hedayat reports for the… Continue watching
Apr 02 Cheeseburgers, chicken fail to entice a rescue dog who’s spent weeks on the run in Alaska By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press The German shepherd-husky mix slipped her collar on the first day with her new family in mid-February and absconded to a pocket of forest. Since then, she has been living by her wits — eluding a trap that was set… Continue reading
Mar 14 Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race By Associated Press Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes has won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Continue reading
Mar 05 Avalanche south of Anchorage buries at least 3 skiers, Alaska officials say By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 08 What we know about the Alaska commuter plane crash that killed all 10 people aboard By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea. Continue reading
Feb 07 Rescuers search for missing plane along Alaska’s western coast By Associated Press The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska's Department of Public Safety. Officials lost contact with the plane less than an hour into… Continue reading