Rhonda Mcbride

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at the news conference announcing his budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum and Office of Management and Budget Director Lacey Sanders stand behind him. The budget includes a $1.5 billion deficit. (Screenshot from Facebook stream)

The Native Village of Eklutna has worked for years to build a small-scale casino on a piece of land owned by tribal members on the outskirts of Anchorage. The Eklutna Tribe's latest effort faces a lawsuit from eight property owners near the proposed site in Birchwood.

Governor Hammond greets President Jimmy Carter at Elmendorf Air Force Base in July 1980. Sen. Mike Gravel and Lt. Governor Terry Miller stand to the left of Hammond.

Angoon elders Matthew Fred, William Nelson, and Martha Nelson with President Jimmy Carter at a ceremony for the protection of Admiralty Island through the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

Frank Richards, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., speaks at a Jan. 6, 2025, news conference held in Anchorage by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Dunleavy is standing behind him.

Anchorage police at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on Hollywood Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

Proposed 800 mile route for the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.

Concept for Chin'an Gaming Hall, proposed by the Native Village of Eklutna.

Share A group of homeowners has filed a lawsuit against the Native Village of Eklutna over a casino planned near Anchorage. It would be the third tribal-owned casino in the state, following by more than a decade much smaller operations in Metlakatla and Klawock in Southeast Alaska.

Security guard stands at entrance of the new Chin'nan Gaming Hall, which opened on Monday in Birchwood.