Alaska News

New lawmakers arriving in Juneau are navigating the launch of their legislative careers.

U.S. Sen Lisa Murkowski was alone in stridently opposing Trump’s blanket pardon for Jan. 6 defendants, and his order to rename Denali as Mount McKinley.

Registration for candidacy in the April 1 election closed at 5 p.m. on Friday.

The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was $201,600.

Proposed legislation would add $464 million to Alaska’s $1.2 billion schools budget.

Enstar, which provides gas to over 150,000 customers in Southcentral Alaska, argued in its complaint that Hilcorp has failed to deliver gas under contract to be stored for periods of high demand.

On Jan. 23, 1971, a weather observer at Prospect Creek Camp measured a temperature of minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Transportation officials said limited traffic would be able to move through the area following a pilot car Sunday morning after crews cleared 6-foot-deep slide debris, but the Parks Highway would remain closed Saturday night.

Troopers opened fire on the man in the Kasilof area after he shot and injured an officer in the leg, the agency said.

University of Alaska President Pat Pitney appointed Parnell in 2021, and praised his leadership and service as chancellor of UAA, the largest of the three universities within the University of Alaska system.

The governor’s bill immediately faced criticism from an Alaska Native voting rights advocate.

Home values continue climbing upward in the municipality. But certain condominiums are outpacing the rest of the market.

Heavy rains and wind could trigger power outages, the National Weather Service warned.

Murkowski posted an expansive statement on social media explaining why she could not support Hegseth.

Executive orders will enable more drilling, mining and other resource development, reversing Biden-era environmental restrictions, governor says

There’s no agreed-upon scheme to name boundaries and features shared by countries. And map lines are inherently political.

The builder of the icebreaker Aiviq has given more than $7 million to political campaigns, parties and committees since 2012. Under pressure from Congress, the Coast Guard purchased the vessel late last year.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he would seek a meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss his order.

A customer died and an employee was wounded in the shooting at the store in November 2021.

Significant pressure points remain, according to an economic forecast released by the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., including spiking housing costs and declining numbers of working-age residents.

The Gulf Coast city that rarely sees snowflakes has received more than double the snowfall that Anchorage has since Dec. 1, the start of the meteorological winter.

Schooler, who operates In Bocca Al Lupo in Juneau, has received multiple recognitions from the James Beard Foundation.

Dr. Mary Wilson, a pediatrician who grew up in Anchorage, was chosen by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s board.