The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

Watch Itchy Boots Tackle Some Gorgeous Desert With Brand New Tires

Itchy Boots is traveling from South America up to Alaska, all with her trust Honda CRF300L Rally. This time, it's time for some new knobbies in the desert.

RideApart · Jul 14, 2022

Itching to get away this summer? Remember the six stages of transformative travel

In June 2022, I set off on a 10,650-mile, six-week motorcycle trip from Tennessee to Alaska and back again, carrying not too much more than my GPS and phone. The ride kick-started a year of travel for research – and despite the horror stories of delayed and canceled flights, I…

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2022

Murkowski presses Interior to advance drilling in Alaska's Cook Inlet, boost wildfire mitigation

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski urged the Interior Department to advance drilling in Alaska’s Cook Inlet and distribute wildfire prevention funding during a Senate hearing Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

Eighty-seven state supreme court seats (25%) up for election this year

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 13, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jul 13, 2022

Dennis Anderson: Minnesotans have fishing rods, will travel far — and farther

Challenging as it is to prove, it's likely that Minnesotans travel farther and more frequently to fish than do anglers from any other state.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

US agency studies rare whale habitat expansion request

The U.S. government has agreed to a request from environmental groups to study increasing critical habitat designations in Alaska waters for one of the rarest species in the world

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Alaska’s U.S. House top-four primary is on Aug. 16

A top-four primary will take place on Aug.16, 2022, in Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District to determine which four candidates will run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022.

Ballotpedia · Jul 11, 2022

Previewing Alaska’s RCV special general election for U.S. House

A special election to fill the seat representing Alaska’s at-large district in the U.S. House will be held on Aug. 16. Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Mary Peltola (D) are running. Al Gross (I) also advanced from the June 11 top-four primary, but he withdrew from the…

Ballotpedia · Jul 11, 2022

Baggage handler steals entire PLANE before crashing on remote island in horror suicide

Baggage handler Richard Russell, 29, was wearing a T-shirt with "The Sky's No Limit" written on his back as he opened the door of an Alaskan Airlines propeller jet, jumped in the cockpit and flew 30 miles before taking his own life when he crashed on a remote island

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022

Murkowski reflects on Supreme Court votes, with abortion a key issue in Alaska’s US Senate race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sets herself apart in the Senate as one of few Republicans openly supporting abortion access — and she is the only one facing reelection this year, making it a key issue in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022