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January 22, 2024

Fired flight attendant blasts airline's 'DEI push,' alleges religious discrimination in lawsuit

Two flight attendants claimed religious discrimination after they were fired and now call for religious liberty amid the push for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

January 19, 2024

Teen killed in 'catfish' murder-for-hire plot planned by 'worst offender' seeking videos of death, child porn

Darin Schilmiller, mastermind of a catfish scheme for child porn and "real-life" murder videos that got Cynthia Hoffman killed, was sentenced to 99 years in prison

January 17, 2024

Alaska legislators fail to overturn governor's education funding veto as new session opens

The Alaska Legislature failed to override Gov. Dunleavy's veto of $87 million in extra education funding, but there is still another chance to do so as educators plead for more funding.

January 16, 2024

Natural gas pipeline leak reported in Alaska's far north

An unspecified volume of liquid natural gas condensate has leaked from a pipeline at the Point Thomson gas field on Alaska's North Slope.

January 16, 2024

Tribal leaders ask Washington state lawmakers for funding to combat opioid crisis

Native American leaders in Washington state are asking legislators to pass a bill that would allow tribal nations increased funding to combat a surge in opioid overdose deaths.

January 15, 2024

Alaska opens 2024 session with debate about pay raises, education, and energy

AK lawmakers have a busy session ahead, with such topics such as education funding, energy issues, and legislator pay raises on the docket.

January 11, 2024

Coast Guard finds 2 dead, rescues 3 from overturned vessel near Sitka, Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued three people from a vessel that had overturned in the water near Sitka, Alaska on Tuesday. Responding partners also located two bodies.

January 8, 2024

Supreme Court rejects Alaska's attempted revival of copper and gold mine

AK's back-and-forth dispute with the EPA over the Pebble Mine, a potentially lucrative source of copper and gold, has resulted in the Supreme Court siding with the EPA

January 1, 2024

Lithium-ion battery fire on Alaska cargo ship is out after several days of burning

The U.S. Coast Guard says a fire involving lithium-ion batteries on the cargo ship Genius Star XI is out after it burned for several days. The crew members were uninjured.

December 25, 2023

Scientists suggest exchange with humpback whale could eventually lead humans to communicate with aliens

A group of scientists suggests the same method they used to communicate with a humpback whale could eventually be used by aliens to make contact with humans.