The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

Department of Justice investigation finds Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes children, violating federal law

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A major U.S. Department of Justice investigation has concluded that children in Alaska with mental health issues are “forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long” institutionalization in locked psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities because no alternatives exist.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

Alaska lawmaker won’t condemn Oath Keepers in Capitol riot

Alaska state Rep. David Eastman has testified that anyone who broke the law during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, should be prosecuted

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Alaska Native community relocates as climate crisis ravages homes

The town of Newtok is one of the first communities in the US to collectively move because of the climate crisis.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2022

Starving seabirds on Alaska coast show climate change peril

Dead and dying seabirds collected on the coasts of the northern Bering and southern Chukchi seas over the past six years reveal how the Arctic’s fast-changing climate is threatening the ecosystems and people who live there

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, ecosystems and wildlife

In the Arctic, the freedom to travel, hunt and make day-to-day decisions is profoundly tied to cold and frozen conditions for much of the year. These conditions are rapidly changing as the Arctic warms.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

Commentary: Ranked-choice voting was a winner on Election Day

Amidst the postmortems about which party “won” the 2022 midterms, there’s an important story that may have a more enduring impact: the record number of Americans turning to ranked-choice voting for better choices, better campaigns and better representation.

Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022

Russian embassy says US denied visit to Soviet graves in Alaska

A group of Russian diplomats prevented from visiting graves of Soviet soldiers who died in WWII, state media report.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2022

U.S. bars Russian diplomats from Soviet graves on Alaska base - TASS

U.S. officials barred Russian diplomats from visiting the graves of Soviet servicemen at a cemetery on a military base in Alaska, Russian state agency TASS said on Sunday.

Reuters · Dec 11, 2022

Iditarod dog sled dreams alive for Queensland's Christian Turner

The lush rainforest and intense humidity of tropical Queensland may be the last place you'd expect to find a contender for the world's most famous dog sled race.

ABC News · Dec 10, 2022

Santa visit brings joy to a frosty Alaska Inupiaq village

Santa and Mrs. Claus left Rudolph at home to catch a ride recently on an Alaska Air National Guard cargo plane to visit the Inupiac village of Nuiqsut, about 30 miles south of the Arctic Ocean

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022