Barabak: Alaska Republican speaks truth about Trump: ‘Retaliation is real. And that’s not right.’

Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s longtime U.S. senator, was home from Washington this week, touching base. As part of her rounds, the Republican lawmaker appeared in Anchorage before an annual meeting of tribal leaders and nonprofit executives. Inevitably, the …

The chance of Alaska’s Spurr volcano erupting is lower — but there’s a big caveat as 268,000 Americans brace

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NOAA prioritizing 2025 research surveys in Gulf of Alaska but can't confirm which ones

Amid proposed budget cuts, mass firings and incentives to resign, signals are mixed from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, about its plans to complete its usual fisheries surveys and research in the Gulf of Alaska this summer. …

Trump Administration creating new offshore oil and gas planning area in Alaska: ‘High Arctic’

The Trump administration is taking more steps to reverse onerous Biden-era public lands rules that limited oil and gas development across millions of federally managed acres in the West and Alaska. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is updating its …

Letter: Let’s build real solutions for Alaska students

Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69 was the right decision — and a necessary step toward real education reform in Alaska. The bill gave more money to school districts and was framed as a solution for our public schools, but in truth, it was a political …

Gordon and Marilyn Herreid to be inducted into Alaska Mining Hall of Fame

The Alaska Mining Hall of Fame will honor Gordon and Marilyn Herreid at its 2025 induction ceremony. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the AMHF Museum, located at 406 Cushman St. in downtown Fairbanks, next to McCafferty’s Coffee Shop. …

This Small Alaska Town Is Fighting to Preserve Canadian Relations

SKAGWAY, Alaska—Orion Hanson climbed into his Chevy Silverado pickup and donned an old Montréal Expos baseball cap. A local elected leader in Skagway, Hanson hoped the gesture of goodwill might smooth the waters as he prepared for an important meeting with …

Research Spotlight: Alaska Salmon Program

Editor’s note: “Research Spotlight” is a biweekly column that highlights UW centers, institutions, and labs that are assets to their respective fields. This week, columnist Sarah Pabin details the Alaska Salmon Program’s research, which intends to …

High school students promote consent and healthy relationships with Alaska Teens Against Abuse

Alaska Science Forum: An early ascent of the Yukon River

Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory of Alaska, a place so far away from his home in New York City he couldn’t imagine it. Two years after Secretary of State William Seward had brokered the …