Alaska House passes operating budget with $1,400 PFD and a roughly $450 million deficit

Anchorage Democratic Rep. Andy Josephson discusses the operating budget before a final vote on the House floor in Juneau on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (Sean Maguire/ADN) JUNEAU — The Alaska House advanced the operating budget to the Senate on Wednesday …

Jobs cut at Hawaiian Airlines as merge with Alaska Air Group continues

Two Guests Sue Royal Caribbean Following Outbreak on Alaska Sailing

While cruise lines are careful to avoid the spread of illness onboard, outbreaks are sometimes inevitable, as thousands of people from around the world interact during every sailing. However, two Canadian passengers think that Royal Caribbean could have …

Alaska-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal team earns all-Army EOD Team of the Year

FORT WALKER, Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs from the Fort Wainwright, Alaska-based 65th Ordnance Company (EOD) “Far North EOD” took top honors in the all-Army EOD Team of the Year competition on Fort Walker, Virginia, April 7 - 11. Staff …

White House moves to cut BLM lands rule, Alaska protections

The Trump administration is moving to rescind two key Biden-era rules finalized by the Bureau of Land Management last year that advanced protections for millions of acres across the West and Alaska’s North Slope. The Office of Information and Regulatory …

Homer’s Oceanside Farms honored as 2025 Alaska Food Heroes

The annual award is facilitated by the Alaska Food Policy Council. Homer locals Don McNamara and Donna Rae Faulkner of Oceanside Farms have been honored as 2025 recipients of the Alaska Food Policy Council’s Alaska Food Hero Award. McNamara and Faulkner …

Alaska lawmakers say pension reform is a ‘two-year project’

The Alaska State Capitol building, photographed on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 in Juneau. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Revamping retirement options for Alaska’s public sector is “a two-year project,” state Senate and House majority leaders said Tuesday, signaling …

Biden Alum Jake Sullivan, Star of Humiliating China Summit in Alaska, Tells Harvard He Is ‘Very Proud’ of China Policy

Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gave himself high marks for his work in implementing former President Joe Biden’s policy on China during a talk at Harvard University on Tuesday, boasting of the “many, many hours” he spent with the Chinese …

Gold medalists and a Mount Marathon record-setter are among 7 athletes honored with Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Directors’...

A Summer Olympics champion and a Winter X Games champion are among the seven winners of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s 2025 Directors’ Awards. Kristen Faulkner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, received …

China’s tech to detect low-frequency in deep-sea could help spot submarines near Alaska

Scientists in China have developed a new tech that can reportedly help detect a low-frequency sound source originating from the extreme depths in waters. Developed by scientists at Harbin Engineering University (HEU), the acoustic technology could help …