Category: Alaska News

A few thousand anti-Trump protesters demonstrated in downtown Anchorage Saturday. “The only king I want is a king salmon,” read a number of signs.

Lawmakers react to Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of education funding. Plus, Yukon River communities oppose a delayed decision on restricting chum bycatch.

Samples taken in Haines and Skagway this spring came back positive for toxins from harmful algal blooms that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

Dunleavy cited low oil prices as the reason for the veto, but local leaders — from superintendents to mayors to state lawmakers — say it threatens to push young families to seek opportunity elsewhere.

The camp is centered around a marching band style that organizers say is deeply tied to historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs.

The city has not yet selected the two locations for permitted car camping, but officials say the lots will open next month.

State troopers say they believe the remains belong to a Texan declared missing after the boat sank.

The Mount Veniaminof study may help prepare for eruptions for other volcanoes near major population centers around the world.