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Alaska Lt. Gov. incorrectly put disqualified candidate on the ballot, state judge rules
House District 22 Republican candidate Jose Tagle cannot serve if elected, but ballots will not be reprinted without his name.
2 days ago4 min read


Thousands of Alaskans are voting before Election Day. Some ballots won’t be counted until after it.
Ballot counting will continue until at least Nov. 18 and the state aims to certify the results by Nov. 25.
2 days ago3 min read


Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals
Deportations are up, but lower than their peak in 2000.
2 days ago3 min read


Taking away $1 trillion in healthcare, giving back $50 billion in project grants
As Trump and supporters tout series of RHTP awards in Alaska and elsewhere, critics say they don’t help now-uninsured people when they break a leg.
2 days ago4 min read


Filipino American History Month bridges culture bearers from Alaska to the Philippines
‘Bridging Our Stories’ film released earlier this year explores rediscovery of culture, transmission to younger generations.
2 days ago7 min read


States deciding control of US Senate seeing big early voting boost
Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day.
3 days ago4 min read


Police blotter for Oct. 20
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
3 days ago1 min read


Juneau’s Thatcher Brouwer named executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska
Juneau’s Thatcher Brouwer was recently named executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska, also known as UFA. Brouwer has more than two decades under his belt as a commercial fisherman and years of experience with statewide fisheries policy.
3 days ago1 min read


E-bikes now rival motorcycles for speed. State and city laws haven’t caught up.
Children are among the most frequently injured.
3 days ago5 min read


Celebration 2028 scheduled June 7-10, set to feature Kake’s Ḵéex̱’ Ḵwáan as lead dance group
The next biennial Celebration is scheduled from June 7-10, 2028, according to Sealaska Heritage Institute, which organizes the Alaska Native dance-and-culture festival.
3 days ago1 min read


After successive damaging ex-typhoons, Western Alaska considers future storms
It is unclear whether more southern tropical storms are transforming into damaging storms up north, but they are hitting a more vulnerable Alaska landscape.
3 days ago6 min read


Sigoowu Ye Park reopens, with reminder bikes not allowed
Sigoowu Ye Park, located at 5921 Pine St. in Lemon Creek, reopened on Wednesday, Oct. 21, after chicane fencing was installed at the park entrances.
3 days ago1 min read
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