Las Vegas men indicted on federal charges linking them to trafficking fentanyl in Alaska

A press release from the Alaska U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that 37-year-olds Helmut Mey and Jonhatan Lau-Osuna conspired with each other to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl in Alaska. Two Las Vegas men have been indicted on …

It's getting harder and more costly for Alaska fishermen to get insurance. Will new legislation help?

Editor's Note: This story originally comes from our partners at Alaska Public Media and is republished here with permission. On a sunny day in an otherwise dreary spring, Cynthia Adams was catching up with fellow fisherman in Haines' small boat …

Blind student's fall at UAF reaches the Alaska Supreme Court

The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday morning in the case of a blind student suing the University of Alaska Fairbanks over an incident that occurred in March 2020. Michael Carey-Thomann, who has been blind since childhood, was a student …

Alaska LNG is a scam

Letter to the editor: Congressperson Nick Begich is desperately pushing the line that Alaska Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) is the way of the future. He’s trying to scam you. For one thing, Fairbanks has to front the cost for our own tie-in in order to get …

NTSB cites open watertight doors in Alaska sinking

June 16, 2025 A World War II-era landing craft, employed for 80 years as a workboat and fish tender in Alaska, sank in November 2024 when watertight doors in the engine room and companionway allowed flooding below deck, the National Transportation Safety …

Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory

In the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury climb. A meteorologist at the National Weather Service office, she had the dubious honor of issuing the state’s first ever official heat advisory as temperatures …

Passenger threat halts Alaska Airlines flight in Seattle

OPINION: Planned Parenthood is crucial to protecting Alaska survivors of trafficking and MMIR

(iStock / Getty Images) How we care for the most vulnerable among us defines who we are as a society. In Alaska, where resources are limited and disparities are deep, continued Medicaid eligibility for Planned Parenthood is not just important — it is …

Norwegian boosts summer Alaska fleet

SINGAPORE, Through October 2025: Norwegian Cruise Line will boast the youngest fleet sailing to Alaska this summer, with five ships cruising to the region from departure ports in the US and Canada, including Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompts air quality advisory for Eastern Alaska

Smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires has prompted an air quality advisory for Central and Eastern Alaska through Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The advisory, issued Sunday morning, warns that …