The USS Ted Stevens, a state-of-the-art destroyer, is set to be commissioned in Whittier in a ceremony that will honor the late senator and his legacy.

US president and vice president are visiting states across the country to boost Republican candidates ahead of the November election.

The nation’s industry minister implies that the Trump administration lied in a White House news conference.

Trump touts Sen. Sullivan while claiming investment in long-proposed pipeline as done deal, while foreign media describes ‘Seoul's possible participation in Alaska LNG project.’

Alaska’s decades-long quest to obtain millions of acres of land from the federal government under the Alaska Statehood Act is getting closer to an end.

A chunky ursine called Backpack has out gobbled a challenge from an outsized female nicknamed the Dancing Queen to waltz – or rather waddle – off with the Fat Bear Week title at Alaska’s Katmai National Park.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Wednesday plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion in a project to export natural gas from Alaska, a proposal long backed by Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who's in a competitive reelection contest there.

Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, site of the world’s biggest sockeye salmon runs, produced a total harvest this year that was a bit smaller than the 20-year average but fetched more dollars for fishers, according to a state summary.

President Donald Trump could announce as soon as Wednesday his administration intends to tap South Korea's pledged strategic investment package for about $54 billion to build a liquefied natural gas facility in Alaska and several other major US projects, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

New analysis of the Alaska mine, ordered by a federal judge, considers larger releases from potential breaks in the dam planned to hold mining waste.

Alaska Democratic Party continues to challenge decision involving House candidate but doesn’t question action affecting Treg Taylor.

E-Rate is the fifth-largest source of federal funding for schools. Now it’s in the crosshairs of the backlash to ed tech.

Incorrect information provided by a Google AI overview caused a Kodiak woman to hunt snipe illegally on Sept. 5, according to a citation filed this week at the Kodiak district court.

Additional reporting shows conflicts between Alaskans and East Coast staff during Peltola’s term in Congress.

Repatriations continue with the remains of four students from Alaska finally headed home after more than 100 years.

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Advocates are calling on elected officials and state candidates for the Legislature and governor to make childcare a priority in the next administration.

Years after the pandemic peak, the virus is considered endemic, still circulating but causing less harm than before.

GAO report makes recommendations about ways to help ensure dependable access to water for tribal residents in Alaska and elsewhere.

Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos.

Independent and Democratic candidates also out-raised Republicans for open seats previously held by Republicans in Fairbanks, Kodiak and Anchorage.

New administrative order reverses freezes imposed in May 2025 amid fiscal concerns.

Planned Parenthood announces endorsement of Democratic candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins as ‘champion’ of abortion access.

After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around.

Bronson, Kreiss-Tomkins and Taylor advocate changing Alaska’s constitution to prevent a ‘raid’ and overspending in the future; Wilson says dividend is the priority.

Influenza-related illnesses killed 36 Alaskans during the 2025-2026 flu season, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology said Friday in a regular annual report summarizing the prior flu season.

Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are fighting bitterly over fisheries management, especially the hot-button issue of trawl bycatch.

Even after the last votes were counted from Alaska's primary election, the final slate of candidates was far from settled.

Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins and Bernadette Wilson advise caution, while Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor see economic opportunity.

Kyle Reardon, a federal magistrate judge and former prosecutor, was one of six nominees for federal judgeship that declined to answer questions about the 2020 election and Jan. 6 attacks in a confirmation hearing.

The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will not sail to the Arctic Ocean this year.

The bears have returned to the river and are packing on the pounds as another Fat Bear Week begins at Katmai National Park.

The Alaska Court System is now offering automatic reminders by text message for people with upcoming court hearings, part of an effort to reduce the number of missed appearances.

Nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted Alaska’s gubernatorial race to a toss-up on Thursday after previously leaning Republican.

Statewide, about 3.4% of absentee ballots were rejected for various problems, above the average for recent elections but below the record high.

Medicaid problems, rural health services, mental and behavioral health were among the topics discussed at an Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association event.

Senate Resources Committee members’ concerns were among over 2,100 public comments sent to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources on the proposed nearly 20,000 acre land transfer.

On Oct. 1, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources will begin limiting how far in advance reservations can be made to three months, down from six months.

Ballot Measure 2 may lift financial donation limits for governor and lieutenant governor elections amid a conflict with Ballot Measure 1.

American Geophysical Union is taking over management of the Arctic Report Card after the Trump administration abruptly ended support from NOAA.

Incumbent Republican Rep. Nick Begich III and independent challenger Bill Hill agreed on most fisheries issues in the Kodiak debate, including support for reducing bycatch and protecting fish stocks.

Acting like a waiter presenting a divided restaurant dinner table with the bill, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources filed suit against nine different North Slope oil and gas operators last month, seeking to determine who is financially responsible for three semi-abandoned wells.

Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a US citizen.

Sarah Short says she will run as a write-in for House District 13 in Anchorage if she does not win her legal challenge.

A teenage boy was rescued having clung to a capsized fishing vessel in the Bering Sea for days after the boat overturned and his older brother and cousin drowned.

The price of North Slope crude oil topped $100 per barrel on Wednesday, crossing that mark for the first time since June, according to figures published by the Alaska Department of Revenue.

The candidates who will face off in the general election spent much of their time at a Kodiak forum discussing trawling, salmon bycatch and fishery conflicts.

The Alaska Legislature will join Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration in seeking to defend the state’s anti-bootlegging punishments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Fifth-place finisher Treg Taylor, stripped from and then reinstated to the ballot, joined Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Dave Bronson at an event discussing a wide range of topics.

Latest round of proposals awarded range from improving access to pharmacy care and emergency services to hydroponic farming and virtual reality training for students in health care careers.