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Now is your chance to nab a permit to watch McNeil River bears feast on salmon this summer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — If you're intent on seeing some of Alaska's brown bears mow down migrating salmon this summer, now is the time to enter the McNeil River bear viewing lottery.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023

Polar bear's fatal attack on young mother and son leaves Northwest Alaska community reeling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two days after a polar bear killed a 24-year-old woman and her year-old son in the Bering Strait village of Wales, community members continued to grieve as questions linger over what may have contributed to the fatal mauling.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

Woman and year-old son identified as victims in fatal polar bear mauling in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A day after an extremely rare attack by a polar bear in the Northwest Alaska village of Wales on Tuesday, authorities identified the victims as a mother and her young son.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Thousands of Alaskans haven't received food stamps in months, with no relief in sight

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Tabytha Gardener and William Foord say this Christmas holiday season feels quieter, more subdued than usual.

Tribune News Service · Dec 25, 2022

Judge to decide whether Alaska Oath Keeper is eligible to keep state House seat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Arguments in a trial over Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman's eligibility to hold office concluded Wednesday, leaving it up to Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna to determine whether Eastman's membership in the Oath Keepers precludes him from serving in the Alaska state House.

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

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 17, 2022

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

24 people believed to have been homeless died outdoors in Anchorage this year

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Twenty-four people believed to be homeless have died outdoors in Anchorage so far this year, according to Anchorage Police Department data.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Trial begins over office eligibility of Alaska lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska legislator’s membership in the far-right Oath Keepers is at the center of a trial that began Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

NTSB urges new safety rules for Alaskan flightseeing tours following fatal crashes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for new federal regulations to safeguard Ketchikan flightseeing tours following years of deadly crashes, several of them involving cruise ship passengers and bad weather.

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022