Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, Alaska has seen a steady inflow of top-level administration officials, underscoring the state’s central role...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson on Aug. 15, in what is set to be...

On Friday, Anchorage will be the center of the world’s attention as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at Joint Base...

By BRENDA JOSEPHSON Freshly caught Alaska seafood with homemade Caesar salad, creates a flavorful, ocean-fresh feast. This combination blends crisp greens with salmon, halibut, shrimp,...

In celebration of the upcoming commissioning of the new U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis, the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum will host a free screening of STORIS: The Galloping Ghost of the Alaskan Coast, with filmmaker and Alaska State Library archivist Damon Stuebner in attendance. The 100-minute documentary traces the remarkable 64-year service of the original USCGC Storis, from the icy fjords of Greenland to the stormy waters of the Bering Sea. Commissioned in 1942 for World War II, the Storis was the only vessel of its design and class. It became the first U.S. ship to navigate the Northwest Passage, undertook daring search-and-rescue missions, and carried out major fisheries law enforcement, earning the nickname “the Galloping Ghost of the Alaskan Coast.” Over the decades, Storis played a pivotal role in Alaska’s history. It provided relief after the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, conducted icebreaking to support construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, and served as a command ship for the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup. In 1991, it was named “Queen of the Fleet” as the oldest commissioned cutter in the Coast Guard, before being decommissioned in Kodiak in 2007. The screening offers an opportunity to revisit a unique chapter of Alaska’s military and maritime history ahead of the arrival of the new cutter that will carry the Storis name into the future.

After about a six-year hiatus, the smell of barbecue and the sound of political chatter returned to Kincaid Park on Wednesday, as the Alaska...