Wild Fish Conservancy gets due date for ESA decisions on Alaska Chinook salmon

A U.S. district court has affirmed a deadline for NOAA Fisheries to release a decision on whether Alaska Chinook salmon should be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) after the agency ignored its original 12-month deadline. Duvall, Washington, …

Launch Alaska sues U.S. Navy over canceled $5 million grant

An Alaska nonprofit is suing the U.S. Navy over the cancellation of a $5 million grant that it says was arbitrarily terminated by the Trump administration. In an 18-page complaint filed in Alaska’s U.S District Court, Launch Alaska argued there was no …

Opinion: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has poached nearly 200 brown bears in three years

A brown bear in Katmai National Park. (iStock / Getty Images) We expect the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska Board of Game to base their wildlife management regulations on sound science. We also expect they will be transparent and …

This Day in Alaska History-July 8th 1898

On July 8th, 1898  Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith was shot and killed in a shootout on the Juneau Wharf in Skagway. Soapy was a conman who preyed on miners, He earned the nickname “Soapy” from his notorious soap racket, where he sold bars of soap …

Alaska Badminton Youth Team Championship set for Dimond High School

This weekend, young athletes from across Alaska will be taking their best shots at the Alaska Badminton Youth Team Championship. The tournament, now in its sixth year, will be held at Dimond High School in Anchorage and is expected to draw up to 250 youth …

Alaska Activists Submit First Signatures To Put Psychedelics Legalization Measure On 2026 Ballot

Proponents of a plan in Alaska to legalize certain psychedelics—including psilocybin, mescaline and DMT—have submitted an initial round of voter signatures as part of the campaign’s effort to put the proposed measure on 2026 state ballot. Last month the …

How Alaska Airlines found a $100M revenue opportunity with Google’s Meridian

Alaska Airlines and consultancy Adswerve have found a projected increase of addressable advertising revenue that could be worth up to $100 million — an 11% projected increase — by using Google’s open-source Meridian marketing mix model (MMM), per details …

Dining and Storytelling: Alaska Airlines Bets Big on Flavor This Summer

This summer, Alaska Airlines is launching a new wave of seasonal dishes, expanding its onboard meal program to more routes, and unveiling a chef-driven First Class dining experience that aims to rival restaurant-quality fare. The rollout comes as Alaska …

Tundra fire on Alaska’s North Slope among the biggest in recent years

A lightning-sparked fire that has burned about 2,000 acres of Arctic Alaska tundra is the biggest wildfire on the North Slope in eight years. The Ikpikpuk Fire, which bears the name of a 195-mile river that flows north into the Arctic Ocean, was discovered …

Alaska Airlines orders 5 more Boeing 787s, plans Seattle Dreamliner base