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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.
Oct 211 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.
Oct 216 min read
Revealed: The money behind the last-minute fringe candidate ad blitz in Alaska’s US Senate primary
Groups exploited what one critic describes as an ‘outrageous’ loophole allowing donor information to remain hidden until after ballots are cast.
Oct 214 min read
State’s hasty plans to outsource payroll questioned by legislators in letters to Dunleavy administration
Concerns about lack of details, legislative oversight and if a single bidder is seeking the contract expressed by majority and minority caucus members.
Oct 215 min read
Alaska voters’ privacy could be at risk from state’s handling of voter rolls, judge says
An Alaska Superior Court judge said last week that the Alaska Division of Elections may have violated the Alaska Constitution’s right to privacy when it handed an uncensored version of the state’s voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice last year.
Oct 203 min read
This midterm election, 21 Alaska judges are on the ballot for retention
In a rare move, the Alaska Judicial Council recommended a ‘no’ vote for two judges, and no recommendation for another.
Oct 204 min read
Operator of Alaska North Slope oil field hit by a second fine for gas flaring
Flaring at the troubled Southern Miluveach Unit continued for months beyond the allowable period, according to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Oct 194 min read
As Alaska fuel costs spike, this state agency chose three tiny villages for $25,000 relief checks
Alaska’s economic development agency wrote $25,000 checks to communities near a proposed mining project.
Oct 195 min read
Early voting for Alaska’s general election opens in Juneau, Nome and across the Railbelt
Most state offices may be closed on Monday for Alaska Day, but officials with the Alaska Division of Elections are planning to be at work for the first day of early in-person voting in the 2026 general election.
In Anchorage, early voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Midtown Mall and Anchorage City Hall. Other voting locations will be open in Eagle River, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai, Nome, Palmer and Wasilla.
Oct 192 min read
Trump administration moves to reopen Alaska national preserves to bear baiting by sport hunters
The controversial sport-hunting practice, which is allowed in certain areas by the state, had been banned in national park units by the Obama and Biden administrations.
Oct 164 min read
Trump changes course and advocates for mail-in voting
In Alaska and other states, the President is urging Republicans to vote by mail despite having attempted to restrict the practice.
Oct 163 min read
Sullivan, Peltola fling accusations, catchphrases at each other in televised Senate debate
Republican incumbent and Democratic challenger reiterate differences on issues such as Iran war and healthcare, amidst barrage of out-of-context and misleading attacks.
Oct 166 min read
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