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Matt Faubion/AKPMThe resolution was presented to Y-K Delta leaders at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage on Oct. 23, 2026. -
James Brooks/Alaska BeaconThe move is the latest attempt by the President to support incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan against a Democratic challenger. -
Matt Faubion/AKPMBasile was the annual recipient of the Alaska Federation of Natives award recognizing a non-Native individual who has been a longtime supporter of the Alaska Native community, particularly in rural Alaska. -
Lola CernekAccording to the National Weather Service, Hooper Bay could see water levels as high as 7 feet above the normal high tide line and wind gusts as high as 70 miles per hour beginning early on the morning of Friday, Oct. 23, and extending into the evening. -
Gabby Hiestand Salgado/KYUKAdvocates are still seeking volunteers to run a polling site in Kwigillingok, another village badly damaged by ex-typhoon Halong a year ago. -
Matt Faubion/Alaska Public MediaSen. Lisa Murkowski's votes on the war put her at odds with Sen. Dan Sullivan. He's in a tough re-election fight and has Murkowski's endorsement.
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It is unclear whether more southern tropical storms are transforming into damaging storms up north, but they are hitting a more vulnerable Alaska landscape. -
On Oct. 20, the Bethel City Council voted unanimously to re-elect Henderson to a one-year term as mayor. Council member Alicia Miner has been elected to a one-year term as vice mayor. -
A low-pressure system is expected to bring nearly 80 mph wind gusts to the west coast this week, according to the National Weather Service. Coastal wind warnings and winter weather hazards have been issued for large portions of Western Alaska. -
An Alaska Superior Court judge said last week that the Alaska Division of Elections may have violated the Alaska Constitution’s right to privacy when it handed an uncensored version of the state’s voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025. -
This year’s keynote speaker is Tlingit leader and Sealaska Heritage Institute President Rosita Worl. On Oct. 22, her speech will be followed by remarks from Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich III. -
It begins with a storm, a little girl, and a doll named Baby. But this story is about more than disaster. It's about what one family carried with them after a powerful storm tied to Typhoon Halong forced them to leave nearly everything behind.
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14 dance groups are performing over the two Quyana nights during the AFN convention in Anchorage. -
The Weather Service says travel throughout the region will be dangerous to impossible through the weekend and recommends traveling only in an emergency and with survival gear. -
The lawsuit represented a baseless effort by the Trump administration to interfere in the state’s elections, a range of Alaskans and legal experts said Friday. -
The food bank has outgrown its current space, CEO Cara Durr says, and the new facility will help stock resources to better prepare for disasters.
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