Opinion: Big Beautiful Bill is a big betrayal to Alaska and Alaskans

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is flanked by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, on the right in Anchorage earlier this month. (Bill Roth / ADN) Three Trump cabinet officials concluded their …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompts air quality advisory for Eastern Alaska

Smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires has prompted an air quality advisory for Central and Eastern Alaska through Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The advisory, issued Sunday morning, warns that …

Refreshed Queen Elizabeth sails to Alaska

SINGAPORE, 16 June 2025: The newly refreshed Queen Elizabeth arrived at the Port of Seattle last week to begin a season of Alaskan voyages.  Queen Elizabeth will homeport in Seattle for the first time, bringing Cunard’s renowned White Star Service to the …

Here's why Alaska just issued its first heat advisory

Parts of Alaska are under heat advisories for the first time in recorded history, following the transition from a previous advisory system, according to officials. The National Weather Service previously issued information about high temperatures using …

Alaska issues first heat advisory: What to know 

Justice Aimee Oravec joins Alaska Supreme Court, marking historic female majority

Friday was a big day for the judicial branch in Alaska as Aimee Anderson Oravec was installed as the newest justice on the Alaska Supreme Court. More than 200 people, including Oravec’s family members, friends, former colleagues and mentors, as well as …

Dan O’Neill’s ‘Impertinent Question' offers views of Alaska through a newspaper columnist's lens

Two reactions kept springing to mind as I read Dan O’Neill’s book on “impertinent” questions. First was, “If only I could write like this!” Second was, “How can I most effectively spread awareness of and share this reading experience with other folks?” …

Ask Us: Alaska officials still hope to recover bodies of March avalanche victims

Q: I have been wondering if the bodies of the skiers that died in Alaska will ever be recovered or does the snow never melt or does this area never get safe enough for this? A: It’s true that the three heli-skiers, all with ties to Mankato, who died in an …

Alaska Sports Scoreboard: June 14, 2025

High School Legion AA Baseball Monday Dimond 7, Eagle River 6 Kenai 15, Bartlett 1 Tuesday Service 9, Palmer 5 Chugiak 29, Bartlett 0 Eagle River 9, West 8 Wasilla 12, South 2 Wednesday West 16, South 6 Wasilla 11, Dimond 0 Thursday Fairbanks 15, Eagle …

S. Korea Suspends Operations of KF-16 Jets After Crash in Alaska

(MENAFN) South Korea has temporarily suspended operations of its KF-16 fighter jets following an accident during joint air exercises with the United States in Alaska, according to a local news agency, which quoted the South Korean Air Force. An …