Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 12, 2026
Evacuations in Juneau as more intense weather threatens swaths of the city with avalanches.
Alaska News
LatestAnchorage leaders propose one-time tax hike to send millions to schools
Mayor LaFrance wants the Assembly to pause other revenue proposals, including her 3% sales tax, to focus on the $12 million education tax levy.
Bogus Creek 150 postponed due to extreme cold snap
The Bogus Creek 150 sled dog race has been postponed due to extreme cold weather conditions, a stark contrast to the warm conditions last year.
Russian Orthodox Christmas brings hymns and starring to Alaska Native clinic
The Alaska Native Medical Center brought the holiday to their primary care center for patients who couldn’t gather with family or in church.
NPR
LatestThe EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules
The EPA won’t consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.
Minnesota sues over Trump’s ICE enforcement. And, SCOTUS hears trans athlete cases
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration over unconstitutional ICE conduct. And, SCOTUS hears two cases on whether states can bar transgender athletes from women’s sports.
California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding
Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.
‘Fly, Wild Swans’ is Jung Chang’s painfully personal tribute to her mother
A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.
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