Patrick Gilchrist

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill Thursday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days.

The number of people who visited Alaska’s national parks last year exceeded 2019 levels, completing the rebound from a COVID-19 slump. At the same time, National Park Service jobs in Alaska plummeted back toward pandemic lows amid the Trump administration’s purge of federal workers.

Julia Hnilicka prepares to deliver a speech during a May 28, 2026, event in Fairbanks during which Tom Begich, a Democrat running for Alaska governor, announced her as his running mate.

Eighteen collisions at the Trainor Gate and F Street intersection have been reported since 2023, two of which involved injuries.

University of Alaska Fairbanks students are calling on Governor Mike Dunleavy to keep university maintenance funding intact. // A political unknown from Petersburg filed for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race last week. His candidacy is making headlines nationwide because his name, like the incumbent, is Dan Sullivan. // U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has been silent on President Trump’s controversial plan to spend public funds on a White House ballroom and his nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund. But on Thursday, Sullivan voted against those Trump priorities in amendments that failed on the Senate floor. // The largest tribe in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta squared off against Donlin Gold and the state of Alaska Wednesday in the state’s Supreme Court. // The National Science Foundation plans to yank a long-standing ocean observation station from the sea floor far off the coast of Alaska next year.

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline runs alongside the Dalton Highway near the Toolik Field Station in the North Slope Borough on June 9, 2017.

An attorney advising the Legislature says the state likely lacked legal justification for disqualifying Dan Sullivan of Petersburg from running in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.

Attorney for Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Lea Filippi, right, speaks at a June 16, 2026, hearing in Fairbanks as District Superintendent Luke Meinert, left, looks on.

Local animal control officials arrived at a kennel just outside Fairbanks in May to find 40 sled dogs and five puppies living in filthy conditions. Some were also malnourished. The

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning over the weekend due to critical fire conditions, including dry fuels and a chance of lightning in some areas Monday. The warning remains in effect until 10 p.m. Monday, but the forecast for the Interior calls for showers and cooler temperatures through Wednesday.