Alaska flag designer Benny Benson considered for posthumous enrollment in Qawalangin Tribe

UNALASKA, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska flag designer Benny Benson is being considered for posthumous tribal enrollment by the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, in light of new genealogical research. A study published in 2022 found that previous understandings of his …

Amazon closes SeaTac warehouse, with Alaska Air swooping in to lease space

Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano on yellow alert eruption watch as scientists provide update

Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest city. According to a statement from the Alaska Volcano Observatory …

April 17, 2025 – Alaska RiverWatch Update

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy presses school policy changes with funding increase, after vetoing larger boost

Along with announced a veto of an education funding bill on Thursday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced new legislation with a lower per student funding boost, plus additional funding and policy items focused on charter schools and homeschool programs. …

Unanimous Assembly votes secure $1.1B financing option for Port of Alaska and construction contract

The Don Young Port of Alaska, photographed in 2024. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The Anchorage Assembly approved two measures this week that clear a path for funding and finishing a longstanding overhaul of the state’s main port facility. “If you’ve been on …

Health Watch: Alaska Regional prepared to hunker down in case of volcanic eruption

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska Regional Hospital is preparing to tighten its operations if Mount Spurr erupts. According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the volcano remains under a “yellow” advisory, even though the threat of an eruption in the …

Scientists provide update on status of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano

FILE: Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory say an eruption in the coming weeks or months is possible after increased volcanic activity this week. Mount Spurr hasn't erupted since 1992.  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Scientists provided an update …

Circle Seafoods set for inaugural launch of floating Alaska salmon processor

'We’re running full steam ahead,' Eren Shultz, co-founder of Circle Seafoods, told IntraFish. Circle team members next to the "Circle I" barge from left to right: Oscar Merino (Construction Assistant), Nimrat Gill (Field Engineer), …

NOAA Alaska 2025 research priorities call for doing more with less 

Researchers at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center – mandated to produce information critical for sustainable management of federal fisheries in Alaska – will be doing more with less in 2025 to produce the data needed by federal fisheries managers.   “A …