Alaska needs more responsible resource development

I am Alaska Native — Koyukon ‚ raised on the Upper Koyukuk River. I know my family history. I know my culture, my language and the values passed down from our elders. I know what it means to live off the land, and I also know what it means to live in a …

Protect Alaska’s energy future and back Sen. Murkowski’s stand for fair policy

‘Alaska’s energy economy” is not a political slogan. It is the foundation of our communities, a driver of our independence, and a critical piece of national security. That is why I support Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s efforts to protect the energy tax credits …

The dark truth I found under Alaska’s midnight sun: Leslie Kouba

In the days before my recent trip to Anchorage, I stretched myself into an Alaskan biorhythm by staying up late and sleeping in, certainly a luxury of the semi-retired. And it worked. I was ready for the Land of the Midnight Twilight and its semi-dark four …

Taking Back Alaska: Education reform & local control

Alaska’s education system is among the most expensive and least effective in the United States. Despite annual per-student spending exceeding $18,000, Alaska ranks near the bottom nationally in reading, math, and graduation rates. This failure is not due …

Search continues for South Korea-based airman whose kayak overturned on Alaska river

An airman was kayaking with three friends near this boat launch in Fairbanks, Alaska, when his vessel capsized on June 27, 2025, according the police and fire officials. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities) Rescue teams in Alaska are …

80-something couple proves the road to Alaska is paved with stories

What happens when you give two adventurous octogenarians a Class C motorhome, a loaded itinerary and 15,642 miles of North American wilderness? You get “Ride With Us! 15,642 Miles, Seventy Nights Camping,” a memoir by Sportyman (the husband’s pseudonym) …

Alaska Sports Scoreboard: June 28, 2025

High School Legion AA Baseball Monday Ketchikan 5, East 2 Central Point 7, Fairbanks 0 Palmer 4, Wasilla 1 Juneau 13, West 3 Dimond 10, Chugiak 4 Tuesday Central Point 6, Ketchikan 2 Madisonville (KY) 10, Palmer 8 Wasilla 6, Madisonville (KY) 1 Klamath …

Stone tools and silent stories trace a lost Alaska

It was a cheap tool, poorly made from cut-rate material. Still, someone had put work into it. And the person who lost it — centuries or perhaps a millennium ago — probably missed it. After all, they couldn’t just pop into Samson’s Hardware for a …

Alaska Aviation Museum holds yearly Fly Over Festival

Meet Gordon Severson, the Alaska Court System’s 95-year-old bailiff

Gordon Severson, 95, works as a bailiff at the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage on June 23, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) Down a quiet, carpeted hallway at Anchorage’s Nesbett Courthouse, bailiff Gordon Severson hurriedly escorted a 12-person jury into a …