American climber claims to be first to solo the most brutal line on Denali, the tallest mountain in the US, but labels ...

American alpinist Balin Miller is claiming to be the first person to solo the famous Slovak Direct climb on Denali mountain in the Alaska Range. It's the first known solo ascent of the route, which leads to the right of the Cassin Ridge, and has only …

Alaska is closing the path to education

To the editor: Gov. Dunleavy has just vetoed a desperately needed funding increase for education. This is a major problem. Alaska is 49th in the U.S. in education. Forty-ninth. We were the 49th state to join the union; it’s not the goal for our education …

Man Charged for Faking Identity to Board Alaska Cruise

One man couldn’t resist the call of the Alaska cruise season – and was willing to break the law to get onboard. Now, his alleged crimes are catching up to him. Enrico Ronquillo, a citizen of the Philippines who has legally been living in the US, has been …

In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money

Alaska cruise ship breaks free during sudden storm

Trump Administration Unveils Plans To Boost Oil And Gas Leasing In Alaska

The U.S. Department of Interior on Tuesday proposed to open up 82% of Alaska’s 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to oil and gas leasing, reversing a Biden-era plan. On his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump declared an energy …

Trump takes another step toward opening up Alaska for oil and gas leasing

New Interior proposal would make up to 82% of National Petroleum Reserve available for development US President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House earlier this month, as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Director of the …

Alaska lawmakers pumped by oil and gas revenue sharing plan

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is giddy at the prospect of his state getting what he think it deserves in the Republican megabill. Text from the Energy and Natural Resources Committee would boost revenue-sharing requirements with the state to 90 …

US DoI proposes expansion of oil and gas development in Alaska

The US Department of the Interior (DoI) has announced a proposal to expand oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, potentially opening up as much as 82% of the 23 million acre area for development. This move aligns with the Trump …

The voting controversy over American Samoans in Alaska, in context

Tensions between the US government and a small group of people of American Samoan descent have broken out in Alaska in recent weeks, raising questions about the future of birthright citizenship in America. About ten months after Tupe Smith, a mother and …