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Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska's mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming.

Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska's mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming.

High school boys in one Kuskokwim River village can “forget the muscle cars,” said Barron Sample, principal of the school there. “You get the muscle dogs,” he said.

The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.

A major Alaska mine could end up in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war with Canada

A major Alaska mine could end up in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war with Canada

Teck's Red Dog mine in Northwest Alaska supplies the U.S. with zinc and germanium — but only after those minerals get processed in Canada.

Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas crunch intensifies

Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas crunch intensifies

Homer Electric Association, which serves much of the Kenai Peninsula, recently announced that it secured an “interruptible” gas agreement for the next year — meaning that it could experience a shortfall of the fuel during a cold snap.

Could a push to expand winter trails boost a controversial mining road west of Anchorage?

Could a push to expand winter trails boost a controversial mining road west of Anchorage?

Boosters of a mining road in the backcountry northwest of Anchorage are poised to get a $100,000 federal grant for trail work. Some locals see it as part of an under-the-radar effort to push the road forward.

A national championship ski race was set for Kincaid Park. Then the moose showed up.

A national championship ski race was set for Kincaid Park. Then the moose showed up.

The real drama during Thursday's race was a quintessential Anchorage wildlife standoff — one that may have even altered the women’s podium.

This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build two more?

This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build two more?

Touting an unconventional approach, Contango Ore says it can develop mines faster and with a smaller environmental footprint. But some Alaskans fear an influx of ore trucks on state roads.