Juneau Independent

FBI reports Alaskans lost over $26.2 million to internet-based scams in 2024, with $1.3 million of those losses due to government impersonation scams.

The State of Alaska and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have extended their deadlines to apply for individual disaster assistance for those impacted by storms in Western Alaska, including Typhoon Halong.

Permanent Fund, not oil, is Alaska’s No. 1 source of general-purpose money and has been for years.

Alaska has a higher cost of living than most other states and is projected to have among the highest premium spikes next year.

Lawsuit faults the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for greenlighting ConocoPhillips’ winter seismic and drilling program after a public comment period of only 7 days.

Government shutdown prevented biologists from completing updated analysis of ocean conditions, so catch limits for groundfish are based on older information Gulls hunting seeking scraps of fish swarm the docked fishing vessel Gold Rush, which harvests pollock and other groundfish, and Trident Seafood's Kodiak plant on Oct. 3, 2022. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council set 2026 Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska catch limits for pollock and other groundfish species, but the

The state of Alaska has settled lawsuits against Juul and Altria, two nicotine vapor manufacturers, for a combined $7.8 million, the state Department of Law said on Friday.

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s child support system has first priority when a foreclosed property is sold to pay multiple debts.

President Donald Trump has signed a resolution backed by members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation to revoke restrictions on drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve on the North Slope.

Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in the state, but a CDC advisory committee voted to drop the vaccine recommendation for newborns.

The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities.

The federal government research organization that has been devoted for half a century to renewable energy development has had the word “renewable” stripped from its name.

Brian Hall, sentenced in 1995, could still be considered for release under new sentencing guidelines mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The National Guard said five service members will assist with administrative support; lawmakers and civil rights advocates worry that the move signals a ramping up of immigration enforcement operations in Alaska.

John Crowther, who stepped in as acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources last month after John Boyle, the previous commissioner, resigned abruptly, is the governor’s choice for the more permanent position.

Developers’ efforts to overturn the cancellation of a vast gold and copper mine planned for southwest Alaska are getting a boost from national mining and pro-business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

John Malone, one of the wealthiest people in the United States, is preparing to take control of a majority of GCI Liberty’s voting power.

Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission says the fine is justified for enduring, unauthorized injections of enriched gas at a Prudhoe Bay satellite oil field.

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski denounced the Trump administration’s targeting of Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on Tuesday, saying on social media that its actions are “reckless and flat-out wrong.”

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed state Reps. George Rauscher, R-Sutton, and Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, to two vacancies in the Alaska Senate.

Though several industries in Alaska are shedding jobs, the ones that are hiring share a common problem: Not enough applicants.

The chair of Alaska’s human rights commission has sued a political writer for defamation over his description of her work on a failed attempt to preserve a historic building in Seward.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is now considering who may fill two legislative seats vacated by state senators seeking higher office.

Craig Richards, a longtime member of the board in charge of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, has been replaced.

Some work on critical infrastructure projects will continue, but the state’s focus will transition to supporting storm-impacted communities and evacuated residents through the winter, officials said.

Alaska commercial fishers caught much more salmon in 2025 than they did last year, but the money they earned was modest, according to the statewide harvest report.

The Trump administration and Congress, seeking to improve security, have approved funding for eight icebreakers and are planning even more.

Officials with the National Guard told state legislators about the decision just days before a federal judge temporarily ordered an end to deployments in the nation’s capital.

Aaron Christian Peterson didn’t face any tough questions during a public hearing of the Senate committee on the Judiciary.

Mostly small independent companies submitted nearly $17 million in high bids, the highest total since 2014 for an annual North Slope areawide oil and gas lease sale

Alaskans who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program received half of their benefits nearly a week late as a result of the federal government shutdown this month. Their full benefits were two weeks late, even though the state had emergency funds to prevent that.

Decision has implications for mining and drilling projects on private and federal lands, experts say.

The state’s annual vital statistics report and the latest cancer report show some positive signs about lifespans, maternal health and disease reduction.

Alaska National Guard officials say they have received the Pentagon’s order to prepare for ‘civil disturbance operations’ but have not begun training, and say it will not interfere with disaster relief efforts.

An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are generating opposition from fishermen and conservationists.

Nationally, employers are anticipating an 8.5% increase in medical costs and an 11% increase in pharmacy costs, according to data presented to the Board of Regents.

Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, resigned from the Alaska Senate on Friday to pursue her gubernatorial candidacy, according to a news release from her campaign.

The largest city in Alaska is about to undertake an experiment that feels both inevitable and impossibly futuristic in an era of pervasive mistrust toward elections: allowing all voters to cast ballots from their smartphones.

As Typhoon Halong swept through western Alaska, it laid bare how centuries-old policies made Native villages particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Three lawsuits take aim at a Trump administration-approved land trade that would allow for a road through designated wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little interest — leaving the state to spend millions propping up the idea.

The new Mulchatna predator control program, aimed at boosting caribou numbers, has the same flaw that caused judges to overturn the earlier program, plaintiffs claim.

Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Lab acquired a forensic tool used to test DNA from bones and teeth this summer.

The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of federal and state inlet lease sales that drew little industry interest.

State Sen. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, announced his candidacy on Monday. He is the second Democrat in the race, after former Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, also of Anchorage. The other 12 declared candidates are Republicans.

Date rape drugging, or roofying, is the use of any sedative, usually mixed with alcohol, to incapacitate a victim and facilitate a sexual assault. While anecdotal stories of suspected roofying circulate around Alaska, cases and culprits are difficult to confirm. 

State elections officials have begun reviewing signatures gathered by people opposed to Alaska’s system of open primary elections and ranked-choice general elections to determine whether a repeal ballot measure will appear before voters in 2026.

.A study published before the storm said there’s an $80 million-a-year gap in money needed to protect or move coastal communities.

The Alaska Supreme Court has disbarred former U.S. District Court Judge Josh Kindred, banning him from practicing law in the state, “effective immediately.”

At its annual public meeting, the Alaska Board of Parole offered little explanation, but advocates want to know more about their criteria and say more transparency will help reduce recidivism.