Alaska News Coalition Launching an Online Public Notice Clearinghouse

The website is still under construction, but the coalition expects to go live in mid-May. Persily, who is also the publisher of the Wrangell Sentinel, says newspapers around Alaska are receiving offers this week for free training at the end of this month, …

Alaska Senate unanimously advances slim capital budget with school maintenance focus

The Alaska Senate advanced a slim capital budget on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, with a focus on school maintenance projects (Sean Maguire/ADN) JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to advance the capital budget, which has an emphasis on …

University of Alaska says 4 international students have had visas revoked amid national immigration crackdown

At least four international students in Alaska have had their student visas revoked, as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown continues. They are among hundreds across the country facing removal after losing their student visas. One of them is …

Steve Hill of Alaska Tire Service says the spring is the busiest time of year in their shops.

Alaska House reapproves another missed-deadline bill from last year

Last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed five bills, citing the fact that the Alaska Legislature passed them after the constitutional end of the legislative session. So far in 2025, four of those five bills have been reapproved by either the House or Senate. …

Russian military aircraft detected off of Alaska defense zone, NORAD says

The U.S. detected and tracked Russian military aircraft that entered the Air Defense Identification Zone off of Alaska on Monday, the U.S. military said. The ADIZ is an area that stretches out 150 miles from U.S. territory, where the U.S. requires aircraft …

U.S Indo-Pacific Commander Recommends Reopening Adak Naval Base in Alaska

In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), endorsed reopening the shuttered Adak Naval Air Station in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and increasing the …

Alaska's largest city closely watching Mount Spurr as unrest continues at volcano

Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory say an eruption in the coming weeks or months is possible after increased volcanic activity. Mount Spurr hasn't erupted since 1992.  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Seismic activity persists at Mount Spurr, which …

$1,702 Stimulus Check: Are You Eligible for the 2025 Alaska Payment?

Alaska residents could see a $1,702 boost in their bank accounts in April 2025, thanks to the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). This annual payment, funded by the state’s oil revenue, has been a lifeline for many Alaskans. Here’s everything you need to …

Major Attraction Reduces Hours Just as Alaska Season Gets Underway

In late February, mass federal layoffs in the US Forest Service and National Park Service significantly reduced staffing at Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center (MGVC) – leaving cruisers bound for Alaska wondering how their cruise tours might be …