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Illustrative empty courtroom with a sealed ballot transport box and blank voting envelopes on a counsel table

Breaking News

Judge Dismisses DOJ Bid to Delay Alaska Senate Certification

A federal judge dismissed DOJ’s bid to delay certification of Alaska’s closely watched Senate race, finding no workable way to investigate ballots without violating voter secrecy. A separate criminal inquiry remains active.

A sealed ballot box inside an Alaska polling place with snowy mountains visible through the windows

Politics

Justice Department Challenges Alaska’s Senate Certification Before Votes Are Cast

Oct 24, 2026

Conceptual Alaska election office with sealed ballot cases and blank envelopes against a snowy Anchorage skyline.

Breaking News

DOJ Seeks to Block Alaska Senate Certification if Republican Loses

Oct 23, 2026

Illustrative Alaska household table with an envelope and winter utility paperwork beside a snowy window

Policy

Alaska Sends Second $1,200 Permanent Fund Dividend Round

Oct 22, 2026

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Policy

Alaska Defends Mandatory Plane Forfeiture Before U.S. Supreme Court

Oct 21, 2026

AI-generated editorial illustration of empty privacy screens in a generic community room with birch trees outside; not an actual Alaska polling site or voting event.

Politics

Alaska opens early voting, with different procedures across in-person sites

Oct 20, 2026

AI-generated illustrative view of lumber and insulation in a modest repair workshop; not a photograph of a Halong-damaged home or an Alaska recovery site.

Policy

Alaska faces another winter of Halong recovery as housing repairs continue

Oct 19, 2026

Illustrative view of winter military logistics crews moving supplies at an Alaskan base

Military

Army Activates Arctic Sustainment Brigade in Alaska

Oct 18, 2026

AI-generated illustrative mature cottonwood beside a dry wash in southwestern grasslands; not the Lochiel tree.

US

From a Border Cottonwood to National Parks, How Federal Land Protections Are Being Changed

Oct 17, 2026

Campaign volunteers prepare a community event hall in Alaska with snow-covered mountains visible outside.

Politics

Trump Heads to Alaska as Senate Map Widens

Oct 13, 2026

A pediatric clinician reviewing respiratory test results in a hospital laboratory during flu season

Healthcare

Western Flu Spike Arrives Early as Pediatric Cases Climb

Oct 5, 2026

Modern guided-missile destroyer moored in a misty Alaska harbor, representative image

Military

Navy Commissions 2nd Flight III Destroyer in Alaska

Oct 4, 2026

Illustrative view of a quiet civic building in Juneau under low clouds and coastal fog.

Politics

Alaska Governor Race Tests Ranked-Choice Transfers

Oct 3, 2026

Mendenhall Glacier

Travel

Inside the Alaska Cruise Experience: Star Princess Traverses Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan

Oct 2, 2026

Policy staff review an Alaska natural gas pipeline map in a government meeting room

Politics

Trump Touts $54 Billion Alaska Deal That Seoul Calls Conditional

Oct 1, 2026

Illustrative natural-gas pipeline crossing Alaska tundra toward distant mountains.

Business

South Korea’s $54B Plan Puts Alaska LNG Back in Focus

Sep 30, 2026

Illustrative view of secured medical records and server infrastructure against an Alaska winter backdrop.

Tech

Alaska Labcorp Settlement Covers 82,958 Residents After Vendor Breach

Sep 26, 2026

Generic ballot box and blank ranked-choice ballots in an Alaska civic hall with snowy mountains outside.

Politics

Alaska Will Vote Again on Ranked-Choice Repeal

Sep 26, 2026

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