6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (395+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration after extreme cold left utilities frozen in several Northwest Arctic communities. The March 26 declaration covers Ambler, Buckland, Shungnak and Selawik. Borough officials say they are also working to include Kiana, which experienced…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (169+ words) kotz. org Today is the last day for Alaskans to apply for a 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend To qualify for a dividend, a person must have been a resident of the state for the entire previous calendar year, not be convicted…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (930+ words) The town of Duryea, Pa. , is on the banks of the Lackawanna River. Residents can see the low, placid water from their churches, schools and houses. But when there's a lot of rain, the river rises and can cause catastrophic…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (290+ words) There's plywood covering some windows at the entrance to the Kotzebue police department building on Third Street. Police said the windows were smashed on March 16, and have charged a 33-year-old Kotzebue woman with a felony for it. The woman could…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (865+ words) POMPANO BEACH, Fla. " At the back edge of a backyard, in a dead-end South Florida canal, Arthur Tiedeman is drilling holes into the face of a seawall his marine construction company recently installed. The seawall is a newer design of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (374+ words) A federal judge Monday dealt a major blow to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul the nation's vaccine policies, including the controversial decision to slash the number of federally recommended vaccinations for children. U. S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy in Boston…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (560+ words) Illinois lawmakers will debate legislation this week that could persuade The Chicago Bears to stay in the city's suburbs, after Indiana's legislature last month passed a bill that would open the door for a new stadium to be built in…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (386+ words) Updated March 9, 2026 at 3: 58 PM EDT Arizona's state Senate president says he has complied with a subpoena he received last week seeking records from a flawed review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County. "Late last week I received and complied with…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (613+ words) Updated March 6, 2026 at 1: 54 PM EST For live updates of Rev. Jesse Jackson's service, head to WBEZ and the Chicago Sun Times' live blog. Former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton are speaking at a celebration of the Rev....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (617+ words) When the 1, 000-mile Iditarod sled dog race begins on Sunday, thirteen mushers will be tackling the race for the first time. Only one of those rookies hails from Western Alaska " Kevin Hansen of Kotzebue. "I was pretty much born into…...