The University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team continued its hot start to the season and remain unbeaten against GNAC competition with a four-set victory over Western Oregon.

The Palmer City Council will vote next month on whether to explicitly ban camping and sleeping on city streets and in business entryways, and allow fines for breaking the rules. via @matsusentinel.bsky.social

From a food and wine festival to an Oktoberfest celebration, check out these things to do in and around Anchorage this weekend.

The earthy, buttery caramelized onions, wine and melty cheese will take you back to the '80s in this French onion soup tribute recipe.

Scientists with UAF are studying the Chena River to see how they might enhance the habitat for the once-abundant king salmon.

A fast-moving fire at a condominium complex in the Sand Lake neighborhood displaced dozens of residents but resulted in no reports of injury, the Anchorage Fire Department said.

A $16.7 million federal grant will support construction of the first state Veterans Cemetery in Alaska, providing a final resting place for veterans in Fairbanks and other regions.

Alaska travel columnist Scott McMurren breaks down Alaska Airlines' annual PFD sale, which includes deals on in-state flights, international destinations and trips to the Lower 48. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

The assassination of Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk has been followed by controversies around the U.S. over free speech and how his work should be discussed and remembered — including in Alaska. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

A trooper shot and killed a 30-year-old Anchorage man who brandished a knife at a Kenai Peninsula campground on Thursday morning, state public safety officials said.

In the wake of canceling $280 million in grants, the EPA has created new streams of money to benefit rural Alaska, but affected villages are skeptical it will help.

A judge has thrown out a former Eagle River nurse practitioner’s convictions for overprescribing pain medication, after a scandal ousted the previous judge overseeing the case. via @alaskapublic.org

A U.S. District Court judge in Anchorage has ruled against the state of Alaska in an 11-year-old legal dispute that has significant implications for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and state finances. via @alaskabeacon.com

Clean fallen leaves from your decks, walks and driveways, but you have permission to forget the rest of the yard, gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels says. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

Lingít master weaver Lily Hope is using Labubus, the monster dolls that have surged in popularity, to bring attention to Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving. www.adn.com/alaska-life/... via @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social

Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the company tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for them to cancel after doing so. www.adn.com/nation-world...

Two people were hurt Wednesday after they encountered a brown bear on a trail in the Exit Glacier area near Seward, Alaska State Troopers said. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Heading into their fourth year since being reinstated, the Seawolves are excited about the pieces they’ve brought back and added during this past recruiting cycle.

An Anchorage woman whose body was found earlier this month in Wasilla after she disappeared two years ago was a homicide victim, troopers say.

Alaska’s congressional delegation is taking steps to cancel a Biden-era land-use plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that they say hurts prospects for future oil development there.

Alaska Authors: Eagle River sci-fi and fantasy author Kellie Doherty is working on the fifth and final book in her series "The Broken Chronicles." After that, she's planning to share other unique worlds with readers.

Anchorage artist Deborah Hansen fuses saints, fairy tales, and modern politics in a provocative new exhibit at IGCA, showing through Friday.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that sought to expand the duties of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors, including licensing interior designers. Via @alaskabeacon.com

The FBI said ammunition found at the scene contained anti-ICE messaging.

"As diverse as the individuals are, the love of dogs is transcendent," says longtime Iditarod musher Martin Buser. Buser, Libby Riddles and Jeff King weigh in on their fellow inductees and race legends in the inaugural class for the newly formed Iditarod Hall of Fame: www.adn.com/outdoors-adv...

State historian Katherine J. Ringsmuth and the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology have developed a traveling baseball exhibit, showcasing a uniquely Alaskan stitch in the American tapestry. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

Before the pandemic, he led a middle-class life. In Anchorage, he became homeless — and an artist. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Iditarod veteran Jeff King proposes changes that he says would support more finishers, reduce the number of dropped or injured dogs, and lower the burden on Iditarod staff and volunteers.

Members of Alaska’s congressional delegation are asking federal officials to reverse funding cuts that impact Alaska schools and universities.

Fat Bear Week has arrived, featuring some of the biggest and brawniest bears of Brooks River. But longtime fans will note that there are several beloved bears missing from this year’s bracket.

The Alaska State Fair set an attendance record during a three-week event that also boasted a new state record eggplant, a jump in racing and rodeo grandstand audiences, and some sunny-day traffic jams.

President Donald Trump suggested that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may contribute to rising autism rates in the U.S., a potential link experts have studied and say is unproven.

Alaska’s high court has confirmed an unprecedented decision by the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners to revoke a license issued to a Fairbanks chiropractor. via @alaskabeacon.com

After nearly four decades of connecting Arctic scientists to funding opportunities, research and education projects, the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. held its last community meeting before a planned shutdown. via @alaskabeacon.com

Workplace advice: Free speech protects people from government action, not from office consequences, writes columnist Lynne Curry

Histories of Alaska: After a Douglas C-47 crashed in 1945 on the Alaska Peninsula, Maj. Per Scholander — a Swedish-born physiologist, biologist and botanist — mounted an unauthorized rescue effort that bought survivors time until more help could arrive. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

Book review: The thriller "Cold Burn" by A.J. Landau shifts quickly between characters and locales, including Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. www.adn.com/arts/books/2...

ASD’s Career Academies initiative offers career training classes at every high school as part of an effort to boost graduation rates and bolster the local workforce. But the program's future is now at risk after the loss of federal grant funding. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

The Mat-Su Borough wants federal officials to forgive millions of dollars of transit grant repayments it owes as part of the failed Knik Arm ferry project. (via @matsusentinel.bsky.social) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Alaska travel column: Betsey Wilson, a travel coach and strategist, shares some of her tips for making the most of points, miles and frequent flyer plans. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe and East’s Katahdin Staples seized wins at Saturday's Chugiak Mustang Smokin' Stampede cross country meet. www.adn.com/sports/high-...

Standing out among Friday's high school football highlights, West narrowly beat Service in a 17-16 thriller to extend their record to 6-0 this season. www.adn.com/sports/high-...

Over the decades, the Alaska Heart Run and Walk has raised millions of dollars and spread awareness and information about cardiac disease. For some participants, the event is deeply personal. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

Federal regulators will accept no public comments on a pending environmental study of oil leasing in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, in line with a Trump administration policy aimed at “streamlining” development. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/business-eco...

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Saturday morning at Minnesota Drive and Northern Lights Boulevard by a driver who fled the scene but was arrested nearby, Anchorage police say. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Republican members of an Alaska advisory committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission are seeking to study whether Alaska’s ranked choice voting system violates federal law by disenfranchising voters. www.adn.com/politics/202...

Alaskans will begin receiving $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend payments next month, the Department of Revenue said.

In his latest column, science writer Ned Rozell explains this season of senescence, which in deciduous plants means about the same thing as it does in humans — the process of deterioration with age.

Police and the FBI are investigating the Thursday afternoon robbery of an Anchorage Wells Fargo bank, according to authorities.

A new comparative analysis of states’ religiousness published this week by the Pew Research Center shows Alaska is the 35th most religious state in the country. via @alaskabeacon.com