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Cost concerns, subsistence rights highlighted by SHI president in AFN keynote address
Worl encourages Alaska Native leaders to take action as challenges mount for residents in rural communities.
1 day ago6 min read
Alaska US House race now ‘Lean Republican’ instead of ‘Likely Republican’ at Cook Political Report
Left-leaning poll firm also shows a closer race with Republican incumbent Nick Begich III still ahead of independent challenger Bill Hill Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, left, and independent Bill Hill are pictured ahead of a U.S. House debate on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent Alaska’s U.S. House race has tightened a bit at an election forecasting website and a poll by a left-leaning survey
1 day ago2 min read
Police blotter for Oct. 21
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
1 day ago1 min read
Sullivan’s impotence is not defensible
Finally, a few prominent Alaskan Republicans are saying it out loud. Sen. Dan Sullivan is afraid to stand up to Donald Trump. Sure, they’re arguing that crossing the president could negatively affect Alaska’s economy. But that doesn’t explain his fealty to Trump when he wasn’t president.
2 days ago3 min read
50,000 heat deaths this summer in Europe; climate change blamed for two-thirds of them
Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.
2 days ago4 min read
Haines students’ presentation showing classmate as Jeffrey Epstein has parents questioning district’s response
Parents in the Haines Borough School District are questioning the district’s response to an incident last month in which school staff learned that three students had created a document depicting one of their classmates as convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The document portrayed the classmate committing sexual crimes against other students at the school and against at least one student with a disability from a program outside of the school, according to parents of studen
2 days ago6 min read
2026 ballot measures are written at a graduate-school reading level, report finds
An analysis of 164 ballot titles across 40 states found readability varies from fifth grade to far beyond a Ph.D.
2 days ago3 min read
New geological estimate puts Alaska North Slope gas resources at 96 trillion cubic feet
Analysis from US Geological Survey, the first to consider the entire North Slope, has a total nearly three times that of known natural gas reserves.
2 days ago5 min read
Trump says he ordered DOJ lawsuit to block Alaska’s Senate result if Sullivan loses
Federal government’s filing against state would apply if Peltola wins and votes cast for Dan J. Sullivan are enough to change the outcome
2 days ago6 min read
JDHS revives the wrestling dual meet
Crimson Bears boys topple Dimond Lynx, girls defeat Southeast champ Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves
2 days ago8 min read
Sitka planners vote down data centers for now
As data center developers show interest in Alaska, city leaders are taking steps to keep data centers out of Sitka until proper local protections are in place.
2 days ago3 min read
Why are Juneau’s highest-paid city employees mostly cops?
Juneau’s highest-paid city employee in 2025 was a cop. So was the second highest. And the third. In fact, 6 out of the 10 top-paid city employees last year were officers at the Juneau Police Department.
2 days ago1 min read
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