Juneau Independent

Kendall B. Crocker ("Ken") set sail on his final voyage at home in Sebastian, Florida, with his wife, Susan, by his side, on Jan. 15, 2026, at the age of 79.

According to the study, published in the journal Landslides in November, news outlets reported 281 destructive landslides between 1883 and 2025 in Alaska.

Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new analysis of crime trends in 40 large U.S. cities released by the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice.

The U.S. Senate was unable to advance a funding package Thursday, pushing the federal government closer to a partial shutdown as Democrats press for restrictions on immigration enforcement. 

I was raised in Sunday school to follow the Golden Rule, and do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

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Environmental and tribal groups had challenged a federally approved effort to search for oil in parts of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Respondents asked to rate qualities they consider important in candidates, and current quality of district’s schools and management.

Some residents say it may undermine subsistence harvest rights in the state; public comment period open until Feb. 13.

In 2025, the state extended its streak of negative net migration to a post-WWII record of 13 years.

Photo galleries of the 2026 Alaska Swimming Senior Championships

Roughly half of Alaska’s school districts qualified for the five-year grant program, which is managed by the state’s education department.