Mayor of Kotzebue reports that areas in outlying part of town continue to be either underwater or have standing water as a strom continues to batter Western Alaska.

A Wasilla man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to distributing a deadly synthetic opioid that caused one near-fatal overdose and the death of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found on a Wasilla trail last year.

One year after Palmer paid $75,000 to remove their controversial city manager, officials now tell Alaska’s News Source they’ve made no policy changes to prevent a similar situation.