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Governor Mike Dunleavy of Alaska has increased the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) to approximately $1,718 per eligible resident, up from the previously approved $1,655, due to higher-than-expected revenue post-fiscal year-end. Alaska Raises Permanent Fund Dividend to $1,718: How to Apply and Key Deadlines According to Marca, Governor Mike Dunleavy of Alaska recently announced an […]

The Used and Taking Back Sunday are taking you back to the glory days of early 2000s emo on a co-headlining tour. The joint outing kicks of Oct. 9 in Oklahoma City and wraps up Oct. 24 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two bands will trade off who is closing depending on the night.

An Alaskan company just got some big bucks from a rather unlikely source. The federal government just awarded the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute $5 million in grants. Most of that money came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Regional Agricultural Promotion Program. ASMI plans to use the federal funds to...

It's official. Grimmauld Place is now an actual street in the city of Anchorage. Your Alaska Link stopped by to see the new street sign that was just put up. Grimmauld Place is the name of a street in the world of Harry Potter. Fans know it's where Harry's godfather...

Petersburg’s Borough Assembly has a long agenda ahead of their meeting tonight — but exactly who will lead the proceedings is currently up in the air. Vice Mayor Donna Marsh chaired the last two assembly meetings. But she’s traveling right now, and she’ll only be able to attend the meeting by Zoom – if at all. If Mayor Mark Jensen is also unable to attend in person, the remaining members might need to pick someone among them to chair the meeting. The assembly was barely able to reach a quorum at its last meeting, on July 1.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - New state data show there’s something to smile about for dental health trends in Alaska, but some Fairbanks North Star Borough rates are nibbling at the optimism. An Alaska Department of Health (ADH) epidemiology bulletin released Monday suggests that more young children across the state...

Several bald eagle attacks have recently been reported in Kodiak. KMXT shared a photo of a flyer that's been put up at St. Herman Harbor. Officials with the Kodiak Port and Harbors Department say there have been a number of eagle attacks over the last week. At least three victims required stitches. Anyone who encounters an aggressive eagle is asked to file a report with the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

The men and women battling Alaska's wildfires will be getting paid a little more. The pay increase, approved by Governor Mike Dunleavy, is part of an effort to help retain and recruit firefighters here in the Last Frontier. In addition, wildland firefighters will be eligible for extra compensation if they...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A deadly shooting outside of the Gaslight Lounge on Sunday morning left one man dead, another with life-threatening injuries and bullet holes in Anchorage Police Department headquarters. In his 41st year as the owner of the Gaslight Lounge in Anchorage, John Pattee said he wants the...

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Police shoot an armed man in Downtown Juneau. Also, An Anchorage nonprofit hopes tiny homes will...

A recycling company founded by a former Alaska fisherman has begun accepting plastic waste that wasn’t previously accepted for recycling in Anchorage. Patrick Simpson, owner of Alaska Plastic Recovery, turns the trash into plastic lumber that can be used like wood for building outdoor products. The Grizzly Wood, as...

EIGHTY FOUR, Pa. — 84 Lumber, a privately held building materials supplier, will sponsor the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, marking the third year the company has been presenting what is known as "The People's Tree." This year's tree will travel over 4,200 miles from the Tongass National Forest...

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, who’s a U.S. Marine, said he’s thrilled that former president Trump selected J.D. Vance as his running mate at said, in his words, that Vance is the first Marine Corps veteran to ever be nominated as vice president.

Alaska’s oil and gas regulator has fined Hilcorp Alaska $86,000 for an overdue test intended to detect conditions that could cause a blowout. According to a decision published Friday by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Hilcorp was required to perform a pressure test on an injection well in the McArthur River oil field no later than January 2024, but the test didn’t take place until March.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Drug overdose deaths in the state of Alaska are increasing at an alarming rate. Recently, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a crime bill into law that will make it a second-degree murder offense for those who distribute or manufacture illegal drugs that lead to an overdose death.