Alaska Legislators visit Fairbanks to address the House Education Bill

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - One day after lawmakers passed House Bill 69, a massive education spending bill, which Gov. Mike Dunleavy has threatened to veto, questions surrounding education funding were among those Fairbanks lawmakers took on …

Market volatility complicates work for lawmakers in Alaska, a state whose fortunes are tied to oil

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — After President Donald Trump returned to office, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared “happy days are here again.” He likened Trump’s friendly approach to energy development as “Christmas every day” for a state whose fortunes …

Meet the Bush Pilots That Navigate Alaska’s Most Perilous Terrain

The term “bush pilot” conjures up images of rugged individualists flying de Havilland Beaver floatplanes into Alaska’s most remote and difficult terrain. Such intrepid 20th-century aviators as Don Sheldon and Carl Ben Eielson were cut from that cloth—their …

First responders receive recognition at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Mini earthquakes shake Alaska's Mount Spurr, raising eruption concerns

This image provided by Alaska Volcano Observatory shows the summit of Mount Spurr on October 24, 2024 in Alaska. (Photo: Alaska Volcano Observatory) Dozens of minor earthquakes have been recorded near Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano in Alaska, …

Alaska volcano fears sparks emergency stockpiling in case city is blanketed in ash

Panic buying has hit fever pitch in Alaska as fears of a massive volcanic eruption send thousands scrambling for essentials. Nearly 300,000 locals are on tenterhooks as Mount Spurr, near Anchorage, threatens to erupt after a flurry of earthquakes. The …

Opinion: The Alaska LNG project has more momentum than ever. Here’s what’s next.

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline deliver scrude oil from the North Slope to Valdez. The proposed Alaska LNG project would transport natural gas. (Loren Holmes / ADN) As the Alaskan who leads the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., or AGDC, I write …

Opinion: Measles is one plane ride away from Alaska

A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File) Tick tock ... tick tock — it’s not a matter of if Alaska will face a measles …

Opinion: The Native Village of Eklutna is providing opportunities to our tribe, the community and Alaska

Chin'an Gaming Hall general manger Ryan Walker, left, and Native Village of Eklutna president Aaron Leggett, stand near electronic gaming machines moments before opening to the public on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) It has been a busy …

Installation of airport-style security system underway at Alaska State Capitol

More than 20 high school student protesters entered the Alaska State Capitol early Friday afternoon, asking a security guard in the entrance lobby where the stairs leading to the governor’s office on the third floor were located. About an hour later …