Video: Congressman Byron Donalds endorses Bernadette Wilson for governor of Alaska at rally

In a major moment for her campaign, Alaska gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson received a high-profile endorsement at a rally in Anchorage on Sunday: Florida Congressman Byron Donalds, a national figure and close confidante and ally of President …

OPINION: Overton Window as seen in LGBTQ politics & Alaska’s dwindling PFD

I had the chance to see the Overton Window firsthand on a trip to Oregon for my daughter’s college graduation. If you aren’t familiar with the term, the Overton Window originates from Joseph Overton, a political scientist who developed the concept in the …

Opinion: Alaska’s energy renaissance awaits, and the One Big Beautiful Bill is the key to unlocking it

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum talk with reporters at the Deadhorse Airport after visiting the North Slope on June 2, 2025. (Marc …

Alaska meeting reflects new alliance: academic

US government officials’ high-profile reception of a Taiwanese representative at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference indicated the emergence of an Indo-Pacific energy resilience alliance, an academic said. Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men …

Trapped: The case of the 1951 Interior Alaska cabin fever murder that was solved and then retried

The cover of the March 24, 1951 edition of the Fairbanks Daily News Miner reporting on the death of trapper Barney Grant. Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska …

Volunteer marine expedition maps one of Alaska’s most notorious shipwrecks

Diver Shawn Wells monitors the Star of Bengal bell’s slow ascent during its recovery. The 264-foot ship sank on Sept. 20, 1908, and a group of volunteer researchers worked in 2025 to locate and map the wreck. (Photo by Stephen Prysunka) Late last month, a …

Scientist from Maine dies in Alaska helicopter crash

A shorebird scientist from Maine was killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday while conducting conservation work in a remote area of Alaska, according to officials and his employer.Dr. Shiloh Schulte, a 46-year-old from Kennebunk was working for Manomet, a …

Biologist from Kennebunkport Dead In Alaska Helicopter Crash

A 46-year-old biologist from Maine is dead after a helicopter crash in a remote area of Alaska. Dr. Shiloh Schulte worked for Manomet Conservation Science, which released a statement Sunday confirming his death. The National Transportation Safety Board is …

Biologist from Maine killed in helicopter crash during conservation trip in Alaska

"Shiloh was doing what he loved most—working in nature to protect the birds and wild places he cherished so deeply," organizers of a GoFundMe said. KENNEBUNK, Maine — A biologist from Maine has reportedly died following a helicopter crash last …

Special Olympics Alaska hosts largest Summer Games