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Students in the school’s Ocean Guardians club helped classes find out how much food waste went into the landfill in the weeks leading up to the kickoff of a composting program.

Last week, Spotify’s Wrapped and Apple Music’s Replay gave users their top songs, artists and genres of the year. That got us wondering — what did state lawmakers listen to most this year?

From cozy caves to social connections, experts share affordable ways to boost your mood and energy during Alaska’s long, dark winter.

Alumni and former staff members at Mt. Edgecumbe High School are raising serious concerns about safety and student support at the state-run boarding school in Sitka that serves Alaska Native students from villages across the state.

Under state law, the governor has until Dec. 29 to make his picks. Anyone he chooses must be approved by a majority of the House’s 21 Republicans in order to be seated.

Juneau received 9.6 inches on Saturday alone, breaking the Dec. 6 record. Clear skies are in the forecast.

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s child support system has first priority when a foreclosed property is sold to pay multiple debts.

After more than a century, a Lingít clan will once again be the legal owners of a Raven helmet worn during the Battle of Sitka in 1804. Non-native organizations have claimed ownership of the helmet for more than a 100 years, and kept it in a museum in Sitka.

It wasn’t in the budget, but Alaska Works Partnership managed to put together a construction workshop for Western Alaska disaster evacuees, who hope to use their new skills to rebuild after Typhoon Halong.

The Chilkat Valley’s eagle gathering is central to the area’s identity – and it serves as an economic boost for the town of Haines at the start of the winter.

Data from the Institute of Social and Economic Research shows teacher and principal turnover rates have increased overall beyond levels preceding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Residents from Juneau, Haines, Whitehorse and other Southeast Alaska towns reported houses shaking briefly.

The Alaska Department of Transportation says they’ll pay for the infrastructure regardless of whether the ferry terminal gets built.

An executive search firm contracted by the university will host sessions in Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks to get input on what the university community wants to see from the next president.

The “double-tap” attack on alleged drug smugglers could be a rare moment when a number of Senate Republicans break with Trump. Murkowski is already there.

The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities.

More than 50 businesses and organizations will feature art exhibits, activities, live performances and holiday cheer.

The hot tub at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center has finally reopened after a pump failure. KYUK’s Samantha Watson took a dip last week to talk to residents about what they missed while it was out of commission.

The ski area’s general manager said that the recent rain washed away the snow that had accumulated on the mountain. Opening dates in recent years have been pushed back multiple times due to a lack of snow.

The Trump administration, which broadly opposes renewable energy projects, changed the name of the Colorado-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory to “National Laboratory of the Rockies.”