2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (354+ words) What does it mean to be a Health Hero? The Alaska Department of Health is inviting young Alaskans ages 3–18 to answer that question through art as part of the second annual bookmark challenge. The statewide activity encourages children and teens…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (681+ words) ore than a month after the summer solstice, Fairbanks is still the land of the midnight sun. Joggers are out getting in their late-night runs along Farmers Loop, and we still don’t need our headlights after another evening ice cream…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (766+ words) Alaskans disagree about plenty of things. That is nothing new. We are independent-minded people, and we don’t expect everyone in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, the Mat-Su Valley or our rural communities to see every political issue the same way. But there…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (308+ words) Two Calista Brice holding line employees among those who perished. Calista Corporation mourns the loss of two employees in our Calista Brice holding line companies, along with the loss of flight crew and other passengers who perished in a plane…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (239+ words) As Alaska continues to bear the brunt of DC-driven energy price hikes, today (August 4, 2026) lifelong Alaskan Mary Peltola announced her plan to bring down energy costs, unleash Alaska oil and gas development, and invest in the future of Alaska energy....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (481+ words) hen large storms hit Western Alaska, some areas fare much worse than others. New research studying ex-Typhoon Merbok in September 2022 has found that a complex recipe of topography, tidal influences and seasonal water-level changes contribute to those differences. A University…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (792+ words) Before being patched with thick black asphalt during recent weeks, the roads across Goldstream Creek’s swampy valley bucked my car like a whitewater raft in the Nenana River canyon. This is not news. I’ve bobbed over these road waves for…...