Alaska legislative leaders say Gov. Mike Dunleavy's plan to establish a state agriculture department could be rejected as soon as next week. Dunleavy issued an executive order in January to create the cabinet-level department that was intended to improve Alaska food security.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children.
Alaska’s premier hunting, fishing and outdoor show is on for three days this weekend. Adult tickets are $12, and tickets for seniors (60 and older) and juniors 13-17 are $8.
At the bottom of our list of Alaska Airlines, the most frequent non-Seattle routes connect Spokane (GEG), Washington, to Portland International Airport (PDX), with 118 flights thi
Persistent warmth and rains have wreaked havoc with ski races and other events in the Anchorage area. Organizers are adjusting and considering changes in the future.
Minnesotans were in a group of skiers who are believed to be dead after an avalanche south of Anchorage this week, authorities have confirmed.
Between resignations, firings and paperwork errors, at least 23 of the roughly 200 people in the Weather Service's Alaska offices are no longer with the agency, a union source said.
Alaska State Troopers say three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow