Scientists issue dire warning following new report on disasters impacting Alaska: 'Weather had little to do with the floods'
A new report from the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy highlights how melting glaciers and extreme weather are ...
This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build two more?
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse has little patience left for mines that aren’t getting built. After 40 years in Alaska’s mining ...
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Nick Begich III is sworn in as Alaska's representative in the U.S. House
On a day of choppy political seas, Begich makes it clear he's not there to make waves for the Republican speaker.
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In Alaska, air travel is a fact of life. But what happens when someone dies on a plane?
An average of two fatalities a year occur on planes landing in Anchorage, a stark reminder in a state where flying is often a ...
Boeing details safety improvements one year after Alaska Airlines door plug incident
Almost one year after a door plug blowout on one of its 737 Max jets led to an explosive decompression, Boeing is now ...
Boeing says it's turning things around one year after the Alaska Airlines incident
Boeing said Friday that it had hit several internal targets on safety and quality control despite a series of embarrassing ...
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Nick Begich III sworn in as Alaska’s new U.S. representative, names former business partner to staff
Begich took the oath of office after Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson was reelected speaker Friday afternoon.
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Dismal December snowfall caps a wetter-than-normal year for Alaska
For our Ask a Climatologist segment, Brian Brettschneider says this year was wetter than normal, particularly in the summer, ...
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Alaska raises minimum wage to $11.91 with another increase in July
Alaska’s minimum wage has risen to $11.91 as of January 1, 2025, with plans for another increase to $13 per hour in July.
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Alaska's Jordan Naylor and Meghan Roth compete for Miss America titles
Jordan Naylor, the 2024 Miss Alaska, and Meghan Roth, the 2024 Miss Alaska's Teen, are competing in Orlando for the titles of ...
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
Nonetheless, Eisenhower signed legislation making Alaska a state on July 7, 1958. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was officially admitted as the 49th state. That same year, Hawaii would become the 50th.
Alaska Knows Why Her Drag Show Resonates: ‘It’s About Family’
The performer discusses her Off Broadway musical about warring queens. “Everyone can connect to being a young person not ...