6 days ago · Anchorage School District (ASD) is entering its seventh school year facing an increasing budget deficit. Data provided by ASD showed that the district saw a jump in its deficit by over $100 million from the 2020 budget to the projected 2026 budget, with the projected 2026 budget facing a gap of $107,423,093.

20 hours ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaskans as young as 16 will be allowed to work in restaurants, and those as young as 18 will be allowed to serve alcohol if a bill passed Monday by the Alaska Senate becomes law, according to the Alaska Beacon. Senate Bill 15, which passed on a 19-0 vote, advances to the state House for consideration.. The bill is almost identical to House Bill 189, which the ...

5 days ago · Anchorage School District (ASD) is entering its seventh school year facing an increasing budget deficit. Data provided by ASD showed that the district saw a jump in its deficit by over $100 million from the 2020 budget to the projected 2026 budget, with the projected 2026 budget facing a gap of $107,423,093.

23 hours ago · Clear and calm weather will hold over southcentral, southeast and the interior. But another the low pressure system pushes north into the Bering Sea and to the Bering Strait. The triad of rain, snow and high winds will last into Wednesday. Winds will eventually pick up over the eastern Beaufort Sea coast by Wednesday night to Thursday.

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Jan 6, 2025 · The FISHES Act was signed into law over the weekend by President Joe Biden, which will now expedite the distribution of federal disaster relief following fishery disaster declarations.

Jan 6, 2025 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 15-year-old died after he fell through the ice on the Kuskokwim River on Saturday night. According to Alaska State Troopers, Cole Gilila and another young man were driving a snow machine on the Kuskowkim when they drove into a hole in the ice about eight miles upriver of Kalskag.

1 day ago · High pressure continues to dominate most of the state leaving many areas under clear skies and chilly to cold temperatures. A strong area of low pressure is bringing wind and rain to the Bering Sea, Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. Adak is expected to see winds out of the south 30 to 40 mph with wind gusts to 65 mph.

Jan 9, 2025 · Like Dunleavy, newly-elected Rep. Nick Begich said the restrictions hindered the lease sale. “Making a lease sale so uneconomic in its construction that no party is willing to place a bid is not evidence of a lack of interest, but rather it is evidence of a keen understanding that these lands under the current regime have not been offered in good faith,” Begich said.

Jan 24, 2025 · With the election two weeks away, the two leading candidates for Alaska’s lone congressional seat - incumbent Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich - sparred off once again in a debate in front of voters, with comments surrounding a federal prisoner and the fisheries taking center stage.