Patrick Gilchrist

It's sponsored by Councilmember Crystal Tidwell.

The lawsuit claims the church has created an environment that allows men in positions of power to abuse church members.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough has launched a survey for residents to weigh in on the future of Joy Community Center. // An advocacy organization is suing the state for allegedly failing to provide food and necessities for older foster youth in their care. // Lawmakers return to the Alaska State Capitol today. And as always, they’ve got a long agenda to tackle. // A look at the race between Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola for U.S. Senate.

Former Anchorage Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson announced Joshua Church as his choice for lieutenant governor Wednesday.

A truck loaded with explosives slid off the Alaska Highway Tuesday night, but Troopers say the cargo didn’t detonate. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among a bipartisan group of senators that met with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday. // Donlin Gold and Glenfarne, the company leading development of the Alaska gasline project, announced a nonbinding agreement last week. // A Juneau-born athlete is headed to Italy next month to represent Team USA’s biathlon team in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. // Southeast Alaska's largest tribe has earned nearly $40 million from U.S. Navy contracts in Guantanamo Bay. Some tribal members are concerned that money comes from supporting immigrant detention.

Jessie Holmes claimed first place in the 2026 Copper Basin 300 Monday in Glennallen.

The incentives wouldn’t be a novel way of trying to buoy the local housing market, but the proposal does tweak some elements of a previous borough program.

A Saturday night crash on the Parks Highway near Nenana injured six people. // With the state legislative session just over a week away, here’s a look at some bills lawmakers are proposing. // Alaska’s junior U.S. senator talks new legislation, the Alaska gasline project and the U.S. intervention in Venezuela. // Two Soldotna-based Alaska State Troopers pleaded not guilty in federal court in Anchorage late last week to one count each of violating a Kenai man’s civil rights.

A letter addressed to patients says Alcan Medical Group will permanently close at the end of January due to “unforeseen circumstances.” It does not mention the criminal charges.