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Alaska Native communities prepare for man camps driven by new mining boom
How one village established a Native-led sexual assault response team to help address the oncoming chaotic boomtown atmosphere.
Jul 248 min read


Lawsuits seek to overturn permit for road construction through Alaska wildlife refuge
Two new lawsuits say the US Army Corps of Engineers violated the law by issuing a wetlands-fill permit for a road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge wetlands.
Jul 244 min read


Get Out the Native Vote initiative galvanizes Alaska Native voters for the 2026 elections
The group aims to turn around a decline in Alaska Native voter turnout through forging statewide partnerships, boosting voter education and outreach, and reducing logistical challenges.
Jul 235 min read


Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to get $400 million in federal settlement
The federal government has agreed to pay the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $400 million to settle claims of inadequate cost coverage over several years.
Jul 223 min read


A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes
Alaska scientists are teasing out the effects of Ichthyophonus, a parasite that has taken a particularly severe toll on already weak Yukon River Chinook runs.
Jul 2213 min read


Unions sue Dunleavy over vacant seats on state’s pension-management board
Two of Alaska’s largest labor organizations have sued Gov. Mike Dunleavy for failing to promptly fill two seats on the board that governs the state’s public employee pension plans.
Jul 212 min read


Lawmakers approve state audit of the Alaska Board of Fisheries
Kodiak Republican Rep. Louise Stutes requested the special state audit due to public complaints, but said it would investigate only the board’s process and procedures, not actions taken.
Jul 215 min read


Alaska bush pilot’s bootlegging case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court later this year
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether or not to overrule the state of Alaska’s decision to seize the airplane of a bush pilot who flew a bootlegger and beer to a dry village in 2012.
Jul 203 min read


On nearly deserted Adak Island, you pay to keep hundreds of buildings wired for internet
US phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island wired for obsolete internet service. All but a few of them sit empty.
Jul 208 min read


Syphilis infections a rising threat for Alaska newborns, health officials report
There were 14 cases of congenital syphilis in 2025, the most recorded in any recent year.
Jul 203 min read


Hilcorp killed Alaska LNG bill, some legislators say, but governor calls the claim ‘bulls**t’
Behind the scenes of a climactic day in the Alaska Legislature for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
Jul 177 min read


Democrat throws support to independent running for Alaska’s US House seat
Saying ‘democracy itself is under threat,’ Matt Schultz suspended his campaign and urged voters to support Bill Hill to oust the GOP incumbent, Nick Begich.
Jul 173 min read
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