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Fall storm season approaches for Western Alaska. This year, the region is still recovering from ex-typhoon Halong, which swept through the area in October 2025. Here’s what to know about this year’s fall forecast.
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In a letter to families sent following the board's regular meeting, the district said the Chief Paul Memorial School in Kipnuk and the Kwigillingok School will not reopen until critical infrastructure and facility repairs are completed.
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Alaska State Troopers said they plan to name all of the victims once the state medical examiner completes identification.
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The Arctic Report Card has been documenting environmental changes in the northern part of the globe for two decades.
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The price of a gallon of gasoline in the Northwest Alaska village was $26.82 on Aug. 21, local residents and regional officials said, likely giving the community the dubious honor of having the most expensive gasoline in the United States.
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According to a charging document, Emmonak-based troopers responded to a disturbance on the night of Aug. 14 to find 38-year-old Christopher Horn with a knife in his chest and 37-year-old Anita Hootch deceased.
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NBC reports that federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas, but if so, they haven’t reached key figures in the U.S. Senate race.
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The plane was chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fly from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, located roughly 25 miles south of Platinum.
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The civilian-contracted aircraft crashed at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, roughly 450 miles west of Anchorage.
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A federal judge has vacated a land swap agreement that was key to road construction between the communities of King Cove and Cold Bay. The road would pass through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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In the seat left vacant by Sen. Lyman Hoffman, early results showed a preference for another political veteran to represent the sprawling district that covers Bristol Bay, much of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the entire Aleutian Chain.
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State polling locations are supposed to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on primary election day. But in Nunapitchuk on Aug. 18, voters were left without a polling place for most of the day. It’s not clear exactly why.
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Early returns show both Dan Sullivans and Mary Peltola will advance to the November ballot in an election that has attracted more than $30 million. The race for fourth was too close to call.
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Alaskans are narrowing the field in the race to be Alaska's next governor. Check out the latest updates here.
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As of Wednesday morning, there were no sizable changes to the primary election results, as more than 8,700 more ballots were counted.
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Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska's rates on the marketplace have already nearly doubled over the past five years, according to recent reporting by the Anchorage Daily News.
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Some evacuation orders remain in place for the fire, which is now 29% contained.
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Over the next few years, thousands of military families will arrive in Anchorage, and they’ll need homes in an already tight housing market.
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