Today: November 03, 2024
Today: November 03, 2024

Alaska

Election|Political|US

Takeaways from AP's reporting on challenges to voting in Alaska Native villages

The right to vote is considered sacrosanct in the U.S., but it isn’t always so in the tiny, remote Native villages across Alaska

Takeaways from AP's reporting on challenges to voting in Alaska Native villages
Election|US

The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

The polling place in the tiny Arctic village of Kaktovik never opened when Alaska had its primary election this summer because there was no trained staff to run the precinct

The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
Election|US

What to expect in Alaska on Election Day

Alaska voters will decide in the Nov. 5 general election which presidential candidate will receive the state's three electoral votes, but it’s the race for the state’s sole U.S. House seat that might have bigger national implications

What to expect in Alaska on Election Day
Lifestyle|Technology

The man turning jet planes into cool houses

The man turning jet planes into cool houses

The man turning jet planes into cool houses
Election|News|US

What to expect in Alaska's primaries

Alaska voters are set to shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen candidates to just four

What to expect in Alaska's primaries
News|US|World

US Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands

Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands came across a Russian ship in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone

US Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands
Environment|News|World

Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood

Residents in Alaska’s capital are clearing out waterlogged homes following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier

Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood
Environment|News|Science|US

Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged

An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods

Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged
Education|US

This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close?

In rural Alaska, the federally funded Head Start preschool program has helped parents earn college degrees

This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close?
Education|News

This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close?

In rural Alaska, the federally funded Head Start preschool program has helped parents earn college degrees

This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close?
Environment|Health|Science|World

Rescued walrus calf 'sassy' and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is receiving treatment at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away

Rescued walrus calf 'sassy' and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
News|US|World

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Russian and Chinese bombers flying together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska is a new show of expanding military cooperation and it raises concerns

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation
Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US|World

An Alaska veteran is finally getting his benefits — 78 years after the 103-year-old was discharged

Louis Gigliotti just recently got his veteran benefits

An Alaska veteran is finally getting his benefits — 78 years after the 103-year-old was discharged
Crime|News|US

Alaska judge who resigned in disgrace didn't disclose conflicts in 23 cases, investigation finds

Prosecutors say a federal judge in Alaska who resigned after a scathing investigation found he had engaged in inappropriate conduct with staff and attorneys did not disclose conflicts of interest in 23 criminal cases before him

Alaska judge who resigned in disgrace didn't disclose conflicts in 23 cases, investigation finds
Environment|News

The same judge who greenlit the controversial Willow Project just axed a different Alaska oil venture

The same judge who greenlit the controversial Willow Project just axed a different Alaska oil venture

The same judge who greenlit the controversial Willow Project just axed a different Alaska oil venture
Environment|News|US

US court overturns Alaska oil lease sale in a win for environmentalists

A federal court in Alaska overturned on Tuesday night an oil and gas lease sale that had been mandated by the Biden administration's signature climate law as part of a political

US court overturns Alaska oil lease sale in a win for environmentalists
Business|Environment|US

Biden administration mulls more Alaska drilling protections

The Biden administration is seeking input on whether to add more areas for protection from oil and gas drilling in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, the

Biden administration mulls more Alaska drilling protections
Crime|News

Man gets 226 years in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one

A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced in Anchorage Friday to 226 years in prison

Man gets 226 years in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one
Crime|News|Political|US

Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns over sexual misconduct, leaving only 1 judge in state

A U.S. District Court judge in Alaska has resigned and could face impeachment after a judicial panel found he had an inappropriate relationship with a law clerk and lied about it

Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns over sexual misconduct, leaving only 1 judge in state
US

Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns after investigation finds he had ‘inappropriately sexualized relationship’

Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns after investigation finds he had ‘inappropriately sexualized relationship’

Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns after investigation finds he had ‘inappropriately sexualized relationship’
Crime|News|US

Federal judge in Alaska resigned after sexual misconduct probe, panel says

A federal judge in Alaska who abruptly resigned last week subjected his staff to a hostile work environment and engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a law

Federal judge in Alaska resigned after sexual misconduct probe, panel says
Environment|Travel|World

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
Business|Economy|Environment|US

Alaska sues to challenge new NPR-A oil and gas leasing rules

The state of Alaska on Wednesday said it has filed a lawsuit challenging new federal regulations imposed for oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).

Alaska sues to challenge new NPR-A oil and gas leasing rules
Environment|News|US

Denali National Park has no timeline for reopening as wildfire burns outside entrance, officials say

Denali National Park has no timeline for reopening as wildfire burns outside entrance, officials say

Denali National Park has no timeline for reopening as wildfire burns outside entrance, officials say

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