Alaska’s Dan Sullivan joins candidates in key Senate races calling for a pause on diesel exports
Alaska’s Dan Sullivan joins candidates in key Senate races calling for a pause on diesel exports
Sep 23, 2026Open source
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Democrat Mary Peltola Backed Tax Plan That Would ‘Protect the Rich,’ According to Alaska’s Largest Ne...
Mary Peltola backed new taxes for Alaskans in 2002 and 2004 before making lower taxes a focus of her 2026 U.S. Senate campaign.
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Battle of the bulge: Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska's heavyweight crown
Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for...
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Alaska hunting guide and teen employee killed in Wrangell Mountains plane crash
Since last month, 16 people have died in four plane crashes in Alaska, including two hunting-related flights just last week.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?
Fat Bear Week was started in 2014 as an interactive way to inform the public about brown bears, the coastal cousins of grizzlies.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
2 pilots killed in firefighting helicopter crash near Yosemite
One of the pilots was Greg King, who used to work for the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection and fought several wildland fires in that state.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Opinion: Alaska’s election system worked even when it didn’t work for us
Competition, coalition-building and broader voter participation remain strengths of Alaska’s current election system, even when the outcome is disappointing.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Opinion: Look past the ‘Duh’ on Ballot Measure 2
The fight over ranked choice voting is only part of a proposal that would also reshape Alaska’s primaries and roll back recent campaign-finance laws.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Meet the bears competing to be the 2026 Fat Bear Week champion in Alaska national park
Fat Bear Week is back at Katmai National Park in Alaska and this year, the competition is fiercer than ever.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
U.S. closely watching Chinese research ships off Alaska
OSLO >> The U.S. is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid concerns regarding national security, a senior U.S. Arctic militar...
Sep 21, 2026Open source
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Most U.S. States Are Divided Into Counties. What Are Similar Divisions in Alaska Called?
Sep 21, 2026Open source
Hawaiian, Alaska update check-in times, add 737s on Maui flights
Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines are moving interisland check-in and bag drop to 50 minutes before departure and adding Boeing 737-800s to Maui routes.
Sep 19, 2026Open source
Alaska independent and Michigan progressive among newest additions
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding three more candidates to its “Red to Blue” program for top recruits, including an independent r...
Sep 15, 2026Open source
Otters, whales and Glacier Bay: Vermonters in Alaska, Part 2
“Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, where we will spend our last two nights together, isn’t exactly small.”
Sep 14, 2026Open source
Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who checked ‘U.S. Citizen’ box
Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against 11 residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court ruled that prosecutors must pr...
Sep 14, 2026Open source
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Opinion: As Alaska grapples with noticeable changes, the need for practical leadership is clearly evident
Alaska’s changing conditions are creating problems that require equally pragmatic responses from those entrusted with addressing them.
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Opinion: Alaska’s healthcare decisions must be guided by science, not politics
The Senate’s consideration of the next FDA commissioner carries big stakes in a state where access to care is already limited.
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Supreme Court Justice Kagan declines custody appeal from Alaska surrogate mother who refused to get abortion
McKenna West gave birth to a child with a serious heart defect against the wishes of the biological parents. She has been fighting for a say in the baby’s...
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Alaska’s Dan Sullivan joins candidates in key Senate races calling for a pause on diesel exports
Alaska’s Dan Sullivan joins candidates in key Senate races calling for a pause on diesel exports
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Democrat Mary Peltola Backed Tax Plan That Would ‘Protect the Rich,’ According to Alaska’s Largest Ne...
Mary Peltola backed new taxes for Alaskans in 2002 and 2004 before making lower taxes a focus of her 2026 U.S. Senate campaign.
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Battle of the bulge: Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska's heavyweight crown
Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for...
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?
Fat Bear Week was started in 2014 as an interactive way to inform the public about brown bears, the coastal cousins of grizzlies.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
2 pilots killed in firefighting helicopter crash near Yosemite
One of the pilots was Greg King, who used to work for the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection and fought several wildland fires in that state.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
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