By Lauren Maxwell, Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen and The Associated Press
Three Trump Cabinet members began a tour at a key point of operations at a prolific oil field near the Arctic Ocean in Alaska on Monday, part of a multiday trip aimed at highlighting President Donald Trump’s push to expand oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state.
Adak helped protect the country during World War II. It’s part of the Aleutian Island chain and stretches more than 1,000 miles west across the Pacific from the Alaska Peninsula.
The historic riverboat SS Nenana may see $500,000 in federal maintenance funding come through after the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted 5-3 to request borough Mayor Grier Hopkins to allow the group Friends of S.S. Nenana to accept the money.
When we arrived in Adak, City Manager Breck Craig said the words that defined our trip: "Seven doors of doom." The Seven Doors of Doom used to contain nuclear weapons.
A lot of people visit Adak to see the crumbling military base, but it's the wildlife, land, and sea that are the real treat. The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is a habitat for marine mammals and some 40 million seabirds.
A female pedestrian was killed in a collision with a vehicle that briefly closed down lanes of Benson Boulevard at the C Street intersection late Monday morning.
Anchorage’s Spenard JazzFest stretches from May 30 to June 9. Over the weekend one vocal trio added one more performance to their schedule inside the Alaska’s News Source studio.
The Trump administration is sending three Cabinet members to Alaska this week as it pursues oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reinvigorating a natural gas project that’s languished for years.
A Kodiak fisherman has been sentenced to spend a year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of tanner crab, much of it infected with a parasitic disease, out of Alaska to Washington state, federal officials said, according to Yereth Rosen with the Alaska Beacon.
Six people were arrested for their roles in importing illegal alcohol to dry or “damp” villages in the Yukon Delta region of Alaska, according to the Department of Public Safety.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is building a planetarium that institution leaders anticipate will increase tourism, support research, and enhance education at the school.
On June 7, the family of Cynthia Hoffman and loved ones are planning to host the annual memorial ride for the slain teen with the plan on also honoring her father during the ride.
An Alaska chocolate maker with Girdwood roots credits the location their cocoa beans come from for helping their product’s taste as their business has grown into an Anchorage storefront.
On Friday morning, city crews spread out around the homeless camp at Davis Park and the snow dump across the street, posting notices that the camp would be abated on June 17.
Some south Anchorage residents are fiercely pushing back against a LaFrance administration proposal that includes potentially designating an area off 104th Avenue and C Street an overnight homeless parking site the administration argues would better support people sleeping in their cars, known as vehicular homelessness.
By Joey Klecka, Justin Mattson and The Associated Press
The inclusion of Anchorage on a list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions — defined by the Trump administration as cities obstructing federal immigration enforcement — is a “mistake,” according to Anchorage’s mayor.
While birch pollen is the most common cause of spring allergies in Alaska, according to Dr. Anthony Bonitatibus, there are plenty of medicinal remedies to combat allergic reactions.
In one week, Anchorage Animal Care and Control has seen 71 dogs and two birds adopted, following a call for help last week after the shelter received an influx of dogs.
A suspended Anchorage defense attorney being accused of working with a Mexican drug cartel will remain detained after a scheduled detention hearing on Thursday.
With a new $250-$500 million training center set to break ground on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in July, Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said he expects the “state-of-the-art” facility will increase the Air Force’s training capabilities.
A state trooper who called out to help a man stuck in the chilly waters of the Tanana River this week took matters into his own hands when the situation called for it.
Roads are becoming more crowded with people walking, biking, running and recreating as summer picks up, which means pedestrian safety needs to be a priority.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski hosted a luncheon in Fairbanks to speak with constituents about the work being done in Washington D.C. and hear about their needs and concerns.
Nine days after making an emergency landing in St. Paul due to engine issues, two American F-16 fighter jets based in South Korea have returned to the skies.
Alaska’s Kristen Faulkner proved to be the top women’s cyclist in the country once again when she defended her title Monday in the Elite Women’s Road Race at the USA Pro Road Championships in Charleston, South Carolina.
Sen. Dan Sullivan sat down with Alaska's News Source Tuesday to speak on a variety of topics, including a proposed missile defense system in President Trump’s so-called “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.”
Nearly 10 months after a family of four from Texas went missing in the waters of Kachemak Bay, a search has turned up human remains in the boat on the bottom of the bay.
