The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms

Across the Arctic, strange things are happening to the landscape.

The Conversation · Apr 12, 2022

Trump-backed Alaska hopeful officially files for Senate run

Republican Kelly Tshibaka has filed to run as a candidate for the U.S. Senate race

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Man who threatened to kill Alaskan senators gets 32 months in prison

Mr Johnson is the latest individual to face charges for threatening the lives of lawmakers in the wake of the 2020 election

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Alaska man faces sentencing after threats to kill senators

A rural Alaska man who threatened to assassinate both of Alaska’s U.S. senators in a series of profane messages left at their congressional offices is scheduled to be sentenced Friday

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

LOCALIZE IT: Story ideas around the Jackson confirmation

After 232 years and 115 other justices, the Supreme Court will have its first Black woman justice. The senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday by a vote of 53-47. Three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah — voted with Democrats…

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

In this issue: 48 candidates running in Alaska’s special U.S. House election and a rundown of recent Senate forums in Pennsylvania

Ballotpedia · Apr 7, 2022

LZ Granderson: Stand back, because Lindsey Graham keeps flip-flopping like crazy

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is expected to be confirmed this week after a bipartisan group of senators voted on Monday to advance her nomination. So far only three Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — have said they will support Jackson.…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

Palin calls media jackals in first interview announcing new run for office

The former Republican vice presidential nominee is running for the US House in Alaska

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet breaks hip on tour in Alaska

Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet fell and broke his hip in Alaska, and his Grammy-winning band had to perform there without him

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Trump endorses Palin in bid for Alaska's sole House seat

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has picked up a prized endorsement in her bid in an extremely crowded field to fill the unexpired term of the late U.S. Rep. Don Young

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022