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The pilot walked away from the accident near Endicott River unscathed. 

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced Tuesday that the emergency bridge work is complete. Engineers say the bridge is safe for the public.

A 36-year-old woman was attacked near her driveway in Kenai at around 5:45 a.m Tuesday morning.

The new task force is scheduled to offer recommendations on education funding and policy before the 35th Legislature convenes in 2027.

Aanshawatk’i Sarah Dybdahl will be the first woman to hold the position since Sealaska’s founding in 1972. 

The class action lawsuit alleges the state has placed foster kids at risk and seeks system-wide reforms.

Some residents feel they have no choice but to cut their losses and leave. Others hope to stay, pointing to investments they’ve made into their homes and the tight-knit Juneau community. 

The launch, which was not disclosed beforehand, took place about 10 p.m. Thursday night and was observed by people across the Kodiak Archipelago and was visible as far away as Seward.

City officials say they still don’t know much about the project.

Love for wild salmon cuts through partisan politics. No food is more important to the state’s culture, diet, identity and economy.

A proposed regulation could result in punishments for medical providers who give gender-affirming care to young Alaskans.

The tribe intends to offer Class II gaming, which covers things like pull tabs, bingo and slot-style electronic machines, but doesn’t cover games like poker or blackjack.

The state prosecutors and Jeffrey Fultz’s defense attorneys gave their closing arguments Friday. It was their last chance to show what all the testimony was intended to prove — or disprove – and to sway the jurors to their side. 

Researchers are studying rockslide risk in the tourism-dependent town as part of a regional effort to help seven tribal governments understand and respond to local geohazards.

While the district is covering some teaching positions with third-party contractors, the district started the school year with a quarter of its paraeducator positions unfilled.

In an executive council meeting on Friday, tribal leadership did not disclose the results of the reviews or respond to questions regarding the allegations.

The association says former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred, who resigned last year amid a widespread scandal, should be prevented from practicing law.

Taylor has served as the state’s top attorney since 2021, after two of his immediate predecessors resigned amid scandals.

The city is looking at every HESCO block and will issue a report on the damage to inform repairs and improvements.

The union’s president says low pay and staffing shortages are stretching the department beyond its limits and putting the public at risk.