The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

Children in remote Alaska aim for carnival prizes, show off their winnings and launch fireworks

There’s nothing more universal than kids enjoying themselves at a summer carnival, whether it’s in the middle of a heat wave in New York City or in much cooler weather on the Alaska tundra.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023

Water hookups come to Alaska Yup'ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets

The arrival of indoor plumbing in an Alaska village is a godsend for residents who can now turn on a tap for their drinking water or start a machine to do their laundry

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

The administration overturns Trump-era sales and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2023

Biden administration cancels leases in Alaska wildlife refuge - Roll Call

The Biden administration canceled oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that Congress mandated in a 2017 law.

Roll Call · Sep 6, 2023

Sarah Palin laments ‘disheartening’ Jan 6 sentences for Proud Boys

The former Alaska governor said that the sentences were ‘100 per cent’ about ‘taking Trump down. They had to grab on to something, right?’

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Alaska cat reunited with owners almost a month after home collapsed into river

You can now refer to Leo the cat as Lucky Leo

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Alaska board of education votes to ban transgender girls from competing on high school girls teams

The Alaska state board of education voted Thursday to support banning transgender girls from competing on high school girls athletic teams, sending the issue to the attorney general

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

US government is funding kills of endangered animals, activists say

June hunt in Alaska that killed 99 bears and five wolves prompts activists to renew their call for crackdown on ‘rogue states’

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2023

An Alaska district aligns its school year with traditional subsistence harvests

Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.

WEKU · Aug 30, 2023

EPA head says he's 'proud" of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay

The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023