OPINION: Overton Window as seen in LGBTQ politics & Alaska’s dwindling PFD

I had the chance to see the Overton Window firsthand on a trip to Oregon for my daughter’s college graduation. If you aren’t familiar with the term, the Overton Window originates from Joseph Overton, a political scientist who developed the concept in the …

Scientist from Maine dies in Alaska helicopter crash

A shorebird scientist from Maine was killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday while conducting conservation work in a remote area of Alaska, according to officials and his employer.Dr. Shiloh Schulte, a 46-year-old from Kennebunk was working for Manomet, a …

Special Olympics Alaska hosts largest Summer Games

Biologist from Maine killed in helicopter crash during conservation trip in Alaska

"Shiloh was doing what he loved most—working in nature to protect the birds and wild places he cherished so deeply," organizers of a GoFundMe said. KENNEBUNK, Maine — A biologist from Maine has reportedly died following a helicopter crash last …

Arizona military police deploy for a mission in Alaska

Opinion: Alaska’s energy renaissance awaits, and the One Big Beautiful Bill is the key to unlocking it

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum talk with reporters at the Deadhorse Airport after visiting the North Slope on June 2, 2025. (Marc …

Trapped: The case of the 1951 Interior Alaska cabin fever murder that was solved and then retried

The cover of the March 24, 1951 edition of the Fairbanks Daily News Miner reporting on the death of trapper Barney Grant. Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska …

Alaska meeting reflects new alliance: academic

US government officials’ high-profile reception of a Taiwanese representative at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference indicated the emergence of an Indo-Pacific energy resilience alliance, an academic said. Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men …

Outside dark-money Alaska Center now controls 71% of Chugach Electric board — and your utility bill

The Alaska Center, formerly the Alaska Center for the Environment, has officially secured majority control of the Chugach Electric Association Board of Directors following the 2025 election, which ended May 30. The control by the leftists of Alaska’s …

Alaska’s Permanent Fund hits new peak

The Alaska Permanent Fund reached a new milestone last week, closing at an all-time high of $83,384,400,000 on Thursday. The figure, published by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, surpasses the fund’s previous record of $82.1 billion set on Dec. 7, …