This week, Anchorage Democratic Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson introduced legislation that seeks to codify the rights of homeless Alaskans, including the right to take shelter in a public place as long as doing so doesn’t obstruct traffic. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

State fire officials will begin requiring burn permits in much of Southcentral and Southeast Alaska as of March 17 under an order issued Thursday declaring an early start to fire season.

Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children.

A January hearing in Juneau was a snapshot of how pretrial delays have affected Alaska courts: victims, witnesses and defendants are often waiting years for a resolution, and their lives are put on hold in the meantime.

Alaska legislative leaders say Gov. Mike Dunleavy's plan to establish a state agriculture department could be rejected as soon as next week. Dunleavy issued an executive order in January to create the cabinet-level department that was intended to improve Alaska food security.

The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but not from the Anchorage area.

At the bottom of our list of Alaska Airlines, the most frequent non-Seattle routes connect Spokane (GEG), Washington, to Portland International Airport (PDX), with 118 flights thi

Persistent warmth and rains have wreaked havoc with ski races and other events in the Anchorage area. Organizers are adjusting and considering changes in the future.