alaska

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve

Politics
Amanda Smith

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 ...

Chaos as FAA grounds all Alaska Airlines flights due to problem with weight calculation system then lifts it an hour later

Trending
Sarah Wilson

The airline reported an issue with a system that calculates weight and balance The FAA ordered a ground stop for all Alaska ...

Here are the next 2 times Evansville will fall in the path of totality

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

EVANSVILLE – If you missed Monday’s total solar eclipse over Evansville, don’t worry: It’ll happen again … in 129 years. According to ...

Biden looks to nudge further ahead with Alaska and Wyoming Democratic delegates

Politics
Amanda Smith

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Joe Biden looks to nudge further ahead in his party’s nomination for reelection with Democratic voting Saturday ...

What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming ...

Students walk out of schools across Alaska to protest the governor’s veto of education package

Politics
Amanda Smith

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Students in Alaska’s capital walked out of school Thursday and marched through the halls of the statehouse to ...

5-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey kills and guts a moose that got entangled with his dog team

Sports
Daniel Miller

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A veteran musher had to kill a moose after it injured his dog shortly after the start of ...

Alaska governor threatens to veto education package that he says doesn’t go far enough

Politics
Amanda Smith

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has threatened to veto an education package overwhelmingly passed by lawmakers after a ...

Head of Alaska’s largest Native organization says she’s leaving to make way for ‘new people and new ideas’

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Feb. 29—Julie Kitka, the longtime president of the state’s most prominent Alaska Native organization, is stepping down after 33 years. In an ...

Soldiers test Next Generation Squad Weapon in extreme cold weather

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Soldiers in Alaska recently tested the Army’s new rifle and automatic rifle in -35 F conditions as the weapons approach official fielding ...