Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 12, 2025
A review of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts in Alaska found significant racial disparities.
Alaska News
LatestAnchorage officials say online survey for new municipal seal was manipulated
Anchorage IT staff say over 2,100 responses were logged in under an hour, leading officials to believe they were fraudulent.
6 years after school fire, Kaktovik’s new gym will be a place for home games, feasts and funerals
The gym is the first step toward rebuilding the Harold Kaveolook School, which burned down in 2020.
Facing a hot Trump controversy, Sullivan deploys a sidestep
Sen. Dan Sullivan didn’t defend sending the National Guard to U.S. cities. He didn’t criticize it either.
NPR
LatestAfter failure in the Senate, House GOP has its own health care proposal
House Republicans released proposed legislation late Friday that would not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies.
Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
Chile votes in polarizing presidential runoff as far-right takes lead
Chile heads to a presidential runoff on Sunday, with far-right contender José Antonio Kast — a supporter of former dictator Augusto Pinochet — tipped to win.
2 U.S. service members and 1 civilian are killed in ISIS attack in Syria
The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the lifting of U.S. sanctions.
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