Trump has given new life to the Ambler Road. But it’s still not a sure thing.
Litigation, financing and skepticism from Alaska Native landowners still stand in the project's way.
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With twin threats from Russia and China, U.S. military puts new focus on Alaska
In the past, large-scale exercises “occurred in Alaska,” one general says. “Now, this is high-end training that is occurring — that is about Alaska, from Alaska.”
Food review: This Californian ate five Valdez burritos in 72 hours – on purpose
A Northern Journal contributor explores the culinary delights of a community whose name he hoped would denote a thriving Latino culture.
A feud is escalating over Big Oil’s plans to protect Prince William Sound from another spill
The city of Valdez and the owner of the trans-Alaska pipeline are locked in a dispute over environmental protections at the state’s crude oil shipping port.
A global megadeal would give one of Alaska's largest mines a new operator
Red Dog mine powers the Northwest Alaska economy, and its future is uncertain. But the planned merger appears unlikely to change much for the operation.
Alaska’s top conservative writer explains why she left the website she founded
In a Q&A, Suzanne Downing says she left Must Read Alaska in a dispute with one of the investors who bought the site in 2023 and kept her on as a writer. “I write for a cause, the conservative cause. But there are aspects that are journalistic about it.”
A run through the tundra in Kotzebue
A weekend well-spent in rural Alaska.
A small Texas firm is gearing up for a $150 million search for oil beneath the Arctic Ocean
Narwhal Exploration is one of three small, privately owned companies with offshore leases in West Harrison Bay, a promising but largely unexplored area once controlled by Shell.
Anchorage spent more than $200,000 to support the Trump-Putin summit. Will it get the money back?
Other cities’ efforts to recoup spending to protect Trump have failed. “We have sent demand letters, phone calls and made public statements. We have received no response.”
A cabbage named Clyde was set to vie for Alaska State Fair glory. Then, he went missing.
PALMER — K Michael Ward arrived at the Alaska State Fair last week and headed for the animal barn, ready for some detective work.
Her destination: a sawdust-covered pen, where a herd of aspiring prize-winning cabbages had been assembled atop tarps just before the fair’s annual weigh-off.
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With gas crunch looming, Alaska's utilities won’t get big wind before tax credits expire. Here’s why.
One utility leader points to private developers and the Trump tax bill. But advocates say utilities share some of the blame.
The secret life of sculpin — a tiny fish that helps scientists monitor mines
Behold, the slimy sculpin.
On small planes, gold mines and Alaska summers
A dispatch from the most happily chaotic time of year in the 49th state.
“Exhausting and demoralizing”: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal spending cuts
A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees