Halong survivors and those assisting in the recovery efforts talk about lessons learned, progress and remaining work one year after the powerful storm devastated Western Alaska communities.

States Newsroom and The 19th are examining how Gen Z views candidates and policies, the messages they’re receiving and their role in the midterm elections.

That’s dramatically more than the number of households below the federal poverty line.

House cleaner Daniel Yunsan Acosta says he has no criminal history and is in the United States legally. One week after his arrest, ICE detained and jailed a teenage University of Alaska student.

The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using u...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. TOPEKA, Kan. — After state Rep. Angel Roeser defied her fellow Republicans and voted...

Three of the four Alaska candidates for governor told a Juneau crowd they would live and maintain the seat of government in the state’s Southeast Alaska capital city at a forum in Juneau on Wednesday.

Alaska gubernatorial candidate Treg Taylor has agreed to pay a fine and update his campaign disclosure reports as part of a settlement with state regulators to resolve a campaign finance disclosure co...

Alaska gubernatorial candidate Treg Taylor has agreed to pay a fine and update his campaign disclosure reports as part of a settlement with state regulators to resolve a campaign finance disclosure co...

Brigman has worked for the school district for less than three months. The president of the KIBSD Board of Education said he will not receive a buyout.

Ahead of Nov. 3 general election, the candidates share their positions on gas drilling, rural power and how the state should get electricity.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, leaving in place Minnesota court decisions involving two enrolled members of the Red Lake Nation. The Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in N.R. v. Ellison, a case in which petitioners argued that both the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA) violate the Equal Protection Clause. The court’s decision is the latest in a series of legal challenges aimed at ICWA, a federal law designed to protect the well-being of Indian children and families while maintaining family integrity, cultural connections and Tribal involvement in child welfare proceedings.

Alaskans who have applied for disaster assistance funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and received a denial may still appeal, according to an agency update.

Alaskans who have applied for disaster assistance funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and received a denial may still appeal, according to an agency update.

They also say authorities should be required to provide basic health care for pregnant and postpartum immigrants they do detain, new polling from The 19th and YouGov shows.

Alaska childcare providers, families and employers are under intense strain with the lack of childcare availability and funding, according to advocates. They are calling for major state investment in ...

As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help provider...

Democratic and independent candidates for the Alaska State House are largely out-fundraising Republican opponents in races for Republican-held seats.

Democratic and independent candidates for the Alaska State House are largely out-fundraising Republican opponents in races for Republican-held seats.

Climate change forces are combining to make the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta especially vulnerable and possibly unable to support residents.

The Alaska Public Offices Commission is set to determine whether Wilson, who is running for governor, is required to disclose her company’s customers.

Bringing home a bundle of joy in America today unleashes a digital onslaught of advertisements pushing products, services and apps that target mothers most fiercely, with a clear promise: The gadget t...

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

Flu deaths rose for a third consecutive season, the Alaska Department of Health said in its annual review of last winter's flu season.

Elara Bradley, 13, won the state civics bee finals in June, punching her ticket to the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., next month.

An Alaska nominee for federal judge joined other nominees in a joint confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and declined to answer some questions about the 2020 e...

This year, with 49 total racers, the Cape Blossom Marathon hosted nearly three times more participants than its inaugural race last year. As one of just a few races above the Arctic Circle, it's as un...

Statewide, about 3.4% of absentee ballots were rejected for various problems but ballots arrived in line with 2020, 2018 and 2016.

Medicaid enrollment, rural issues and mental health were among the topics discussed at an Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association event.

The Republican gubernatorial candidate did not include the travel gifts on a required campaign financial disclosure.

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.