Monday, June 30, 2025

Politics

Dunleavy blasts Assn. of Alaska School Boards in scathing letter: ‘Be honest with the people of Alaska’

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered a blunt message to Alaska Association of School Boards President Lon Garrison, in a sharply worded letter accusing him of...

Joint district GOP hearing will now address censure of Kenai Sen. Jesse Bjorkman

A joint hearing of the Alaska Republican Party's House Districts 7 and 8 (Kenai Peninsula Senate Seat D) will convene on Wednesday, July 3,...

The 907

Columns

Willie Keppel: A generational chance to clean House (and Senate) in Juneau

By WILLIE KEPPEL We have a once-in-a-generational opportunity to clean up the Alaska Legislature: The retirement of Lyman Hoffman, after 40 years -- with the...

Alexander Dolitsky: The Communist Control Act of 1954 and an escape from the Soviet Union

By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY When the Soviet Union allowed a few Soviet Jews to emigrate after the 1967 Six-Day War in the Middle East, expectations of freer...

AK Almanac

The Social

Solstice, Fairbanks style: Photo gallery

Across Alaska, villages, towns and cities held summer solstice gatherings on Saturday. In Fairbanks, it was the 434rd annual Midnight Sun Festival, and although...

Bear cam is back: Watch live as Alaska’s brown bears feast on salmon live from Katmai

The world-famous bear cam livestream returns to Katmai National Park and Preserve for its 13th season on Tuesday, June 18. At 12 pm...

Candles for a Cause to host ‘Any Mountain’ ovarian cancer fundraiser on June 28

Alaskans are invited to a spirited evening of cocktails, high-end appetizers, music, and mission-driven community as Candles for a Cause hosts its first-ever fundraising event in...

This Just In