Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Berlin Wednesday for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and virtual meetings with other European and U.S. leaders ahead of the Friday summit …

The secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visiting Alaska this week, said he hopes to learn about challenges facing both the state’s urban centers and remote rural communities. “I came here to be a great listener, to understand the needs of the people of Alaska, to understand the challenges of the […]

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. …

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state’s long history with Russia — and with international …

In the narrow sea passage between Alaska and Siberia, there is a glimmer of U.S.-Russia cooperation despite otherwise icy relationships. Mariners using the Bering Strait are largely abiding by guidelines and rules established in 2018 to protect sensitive areas from disturbances, according to a newly published study by researchers from the University of Alaska Anchorage […]

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially record surge of flooding toward parts of Juneau in what has become an …

A long-awaited glacial flood is hitting Alaska’s capital city. On Tuesday morning, local officials sent warning messages to cellphones across the City and Borough of Juneau, alerting local residents that the Mendenhall Glacier’s ice-dammed lake has burst its barrier and is sending a torrent of water toward homes and businesses in the Mendenhall Valley. “We […]

For years, state lawmakers have taken the lead on regulating kratom — the controversial herbal supplement used for pain relief, anxiety and opioid withdrawal symptoms. Some states have banned it entirely. Others have passed laws requiring age limits, labeling and lab testing. At least half of the states and the District of Columbia have enacted […]

A basin of water dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, threatening parts of Juneau with flooding.

Four days before a scheduled meeting with the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, over the possibility of a ceasefire that could pause the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Donald Trump has yet to announce a firm location or timing. Trump said last week on social media that he would meet Putin in Alaska on Friday. […]

President Donald Trump is promising to announce new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington just days after directing federal law enforcement agencies to increase their presence in …

Officials in Alaska’s capital city are asking residents to voluntarily evacuate from parts of the Mendenhall Valley ahead of an expected glacial flood this week. Last year’s flood damaged more than 290 homes in the valley, a largely suburban district of Juneau that is located near the Mendenhall Glacier, and while city officials have constructed […]

When Siri Fiske founded the Mysa Microschool in Washington, D.C., in 2016, there wasn’t a widely accepted term for her small, one-room schoolhouse model. Now, the school is referred to on its website as one of the first microschools in the nation, and Fiske has seen a growing microschool movement since the COVID-19 pandemic. In […]

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s move to establish a state Department of Agriculture during the ongoing legislative special session appears to be turning into a fight over executive power, and it could be ultimately decided by the courts. Last week, as the special session opened in Juneau, Dunleavy signed an executive order intended to establish the […]

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its first additional polar icebreaker in 25 years in Juneau on Sunday, marking what officials called a new era in Arctic activity for the United States. The newly rechristened Storis, formerly the oilfield supply ship Aiviq, is the first in a series of icebreakers expected to join the Coast Guard […]

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named Janelle Earls, the official in charge of the Alaska Department of Revenue’s operating budget, as the acting head of the department. Earls will replace — at least temporarily — Adam Crum, who announced his resignation last week. Crum was scheduled to end his state service at the end of the […]

With President Donald Trump suggesting a federal takeover of the nation's capital city, the White House says there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement on the streets of …

The last few weeks of summer, heading into Labor Day weekend, can sometimes mean vacations and driving more miles on the road for all people, including teens. Traffic crashes are the No. 1 cause of death for teens, and the crash rate for teen drivers is disproportionately higher than the share of licensed teen drivers. […]

President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss a possible peace deal that could bring an end to the three-year-old Russian invasion of Ukraine.  The location, timing and other details of the meeting were not immediately available. Staff for all three members of Alaska’s congressional […]

Residents and officials in Juneau are preparing for the possibility of glacial flooding that in past years has swept away houses and eroded the river fed by the popular Mendenhall Glacier. The water …