Histories of Alaska: In 1915, following an attack on a Finnish worker during a time of Mexico-U.S. border strife, more than 60 Mexican laborers were expelled from the community of Wrangell and hauled off on a cannery ship while another five were thrown in jail.

Update: One man was killed and three people were injured in this morning's downtown shooting on Fourth Avenue, Anchorage police said.

Chugach Electric Association board members are expected to vote later this month on whether to submit another rate increase to regulators, partly in response to lower-than-expected sales amid unusual warmth this past winter. (via Northern Journal)

New breaks on both municipal taxes and certain design rules for large multifamily projects are helping set the stage for a big increase in apartment construction in Anchorage, developers and municipal officials say.

Health insurers must provide speedier responses to prior authorization requests for certain medical treatments and services, under a bill that went into law this month without Gov. Dunleavy’s signature. (via Alaska Beacon)

Anchorage police are investigating a shooting early Sunday morning in the area of Fourth Avenue and G Street involving “several victims,” the department said.

Coby Marvin, 18, on Saturday became the youngest ever first-place finisher in the 23-mile Crow Pass Crossing trail race from Girdwood to Eagle River, while Shauna Severson claimed her first win in the women's division. via @sportsadn.

Book review: These two large-format, beautifully illustrated books for children could not be more different in their stories, and yet each is uplifting and celebratory in its own way.

A man who Anchorage police described as a suspect in a shots-fired incident and standoff was apprehended Friday in a response that involved the temporary closure of streets and trails and the evacuation of a nearby baseball field.

Newer airport screening machines that operate like medical CT scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many U.S. airports still lack that expensive equipment.

With late summer and early fall flights discounted from the West Coast to the East Coast and in between, there are plenty of options for Alaskans, says travel writer Scott McMurren.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she feels “cheated” after she won a concession in the tax and spending bill to protect wind and solar projects, only to see the Trump administration issue orders that she said seem designed to quash such projects.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich reported large fundraising hauls earlier this month, even before any serious challengers have announced they would run against them in 2026.

A professor of entomology who does work in Alaska reported the possibility that more than 12 million adult mosquitoes may live above each acre of the worst-infested northern tundra, says science writer Ned Rozell.

The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks received news this week that the Rev. Alphonsus Afina, who previously served as a priest in Alaska, is still alive after he was ambushed and abducted by Boko Haram in June.

While Juneau officials expect the city's temporary levee will protect residents, they want those in the flood zone to evacuate ahead of the annual glacial outburst flood that is forecast to begin in the coming weeks. via @KTOOpubmedia

The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow the funds to be sent to states.

A free shuttle service from Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood to Carrs and Fred Meyer grocery stores in Midtown and back will launch this weekend.

This weekend in Anchorage, there's live outdoor music, bike rides, a block party and more.

Sen. Sullivan’s spokesperson said 11 of Alaska’s 27 public radio stations would be eligible for $10 million in funding for “Native stations.” It wasn't immediately clear which Alaska stations qualify and how many others in the U.S. would be also eligible.