Latest from Becky Bohrer
Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist
The purported sighting caused a stir on St. Paul Island, a birding haven sometimes called the "Galapagos of the North" for its diversity of life. That's because stowaway rats can quickly populate and overrun remote islands, devastating bird populations.
Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood
About 100 homes and some businesses were damaged by rapidly rising floodwaters that crested around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to initial estimates. In some areas, cars floated as people scrambled to evacuate.
U.S. judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review
An environmental review underpinning a 2022 oil and gas lease sale in Alaska failed to properly analyze the potential impacts on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales, a federal judge has ruled in suspending the lone lease stemming from that sale.
Cruise ship-free Saturdays would ease burden of tourism, say some locals in Juneau, Alaska
Every day from May to October, throngs of tourists descend on Juneau, Alaska, with peak days seeing up to 18,000 visitors. Some locals say it's ruining what they love about the small capital city of 32,000.
Environmentalists urge U.S. to plan 'phasedown' of Alaska's key oil pipeline amid climate concerns
Environmental groups on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Department of Interior to review climate impacts related to the decades-old trans-Alaska pipeline system and develop a plan for a "managed phasedown" of the 1,287-kilometre pipeline, which is Alaska's economic lifeline.
A new agreement would limit cruise passengers in Alaska's capital. A critic says it falls short
A new agreement between Alaska's capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in Juneau starting in 2026, though a prominent critic of the cruise industry said Tuesday the planned limits do not do enough.
1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Alaska's Denali
A climber from Malaysia who was stranded for three days near the top of North America's tallest mountain following a summit push was rescued Friday, but his partner was dead, officials said.
2 climbers suffering from hypothermia await rescue off Alaska's Mount Denali
Two climbers awaited rescue near the peak of North America's tallest mountain Wednesday, a day after they and a third climber in their team requested help after summiting Denali during the busiest time of the mountaineering season, officials at Denali National Park and Preserve said.
A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact
Residents in Wrangell, Alaska, were devastated last November when a torrent of earth and trees rushed down a mountainside, killing six people, including a family of five; demolishing two houses; and burying the highway.
Indigenous men imprisoned for 18 years for Alaska murder settle for $5M after vacated conviction
Three of the four Indigenous men who served 18 years in prison for a murder conviction in Alaska that was ultimately vacated will receive a total of nearly $5 million in a settlement confirmed by the city of Fairbanks on Monday.