Apr 13 Biden wins Wyoming's caucuses as Alaska Democrats cast their votes for the nomination By Becky Bohrer, Mead Gruver, Associated Press President Joe Biden nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection by winning the party caucuses in Wyoming and was the only choice on the ballot later Saturday in Alaska. Continue reading
Mar 06 Trump wins Alaska caucuses, AP says By Associated Press Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential caucuses in Alaska. Continue reading
Feb 13 What is Alaskapox? Here's a quick guide By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Alaskapox was discovered in 2015 in a woman who lived near Fairbanks, Alaska. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 4:03 How studying arctic ground squirrels can help advance human brain health By Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media When arctic ground squirrels hibernate for the winter, they can lower their body temperatures to freezing levels and stay dormant for up to eight months. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are studying how these animals survive on the… Continue watching
Nov 24 5 family members among those identified as dead or missing in Alaska landslide By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Authorities have identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House last year. Continue reading
Nov 22 Landslide slams into remote Alaskan community, killing 3 people By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen, John Raby, Associated Press The village of about 2,000 people on a remote island in southeast Alaska received about 2 inches of rain just before the slide. Continue reading
Nov 09 Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason rejected calls made by a grassroots Iñupiat group and environmentalists to vacate the approval and dismissed their claims. Continue reading
Aug 29 EPA head says he's fully supports decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press The nation's top environmental official said he fully supports his agency's decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska's salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that… Continue reading
Aug 28 Biden will observe 9/11 in Alaska after Asia trip By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will participate in the annual observance at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan. Continue reading
Jul 27 Alaska asks Supreme Court to strike down rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine By Associated Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January blocked the proposed Pebble Mine, citing concerns with potential impacts on a rich aquatic ecosystem that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. Continue reading