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.
Mike Dunleavy
National Democrats are “salivating” over a Mary Peltola bid for U.S. Senate. But Alaska’s governor’s race could be “wide open” too.
The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away. But Democrats in Alaska and Outside are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for.
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Alaska’s governor flew to Taiwan to sell LNG. China's not happy.
China says Dunleavy's trip "sends a very wrong signal to the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces."
“We like Canada the way it is”: As cross-border relations turn ugly, Alaskans and Yukoners work to stay friends
For Alaska’s eastern neighbors, dual threats of tariffs and annexation still loom.
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.
Loch Ness ducks or “vampire grebes”? Alaska governor’s wish list for Trump comes with AI hallucinations.
A ChatGPT-generated image of Alaska included some strange-looking waterfowl. Northern Journal investigates.