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State blames mail delivery issues for dozens of ballots from rural Alaska not counting in primary

Sep 18, 2026

Officials say 75 absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities arrived too late to be counted in last month’s primary election

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Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'US citizen' box

Sep 13, 2026

Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen

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15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska's Bering Sea

Sep 11, 2026

A fishing crew in Alaska’s Bering Sea rescued a teenager who clung to a capsized boat for days in the frigid waters

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Democrats aim to unite behind one candidate in Alaska governor's race as they hope to flip the seat

Aug 31, 2026

Democrat Tom Begich has withdrawn from Alaska’s governor's race and is supporting the first-place finisher, fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

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A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state's US House seat

Aug 26, 2026

A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York has advanced from the primary for Alaska’s lone House seat

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Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska US Senate primary

Aug 26, 2026

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Climate and environmentAug 25, 2026

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse

Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle

General newsAug 21, 2026

US Army Corps of Engineers chartered plane crashes near Alaska radar site, killing all 8 aboard

A small plane chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has crashed in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard

General newsAug 21, 2026

Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says

The U.S. military says a charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board

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Climate and environmentAug 25, 2026

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse

Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse
General newsAug 21, 2026

Alaska plane with 8 on board crashed on a second attempt to land in heavy fog at a remote military airport, NTSB says

Alaska plane with 8 on board crashed on a second attempt to land in heavy fog at a remote military airport, NTSB says

Alaska plane with 8 on board crashed on a second attempt to land in heavy fog at a remote military airport, NTSB says
General newsAug 21, 2026

US Army Corps of Engineers chartered plane crashes near Alaska radar site, killing all 8 aboard

A small plane chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has crashed in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard

US Army Corps of Engineers chartered plane crashes near Alaska radar site, killing all 8 aboard
General newsAug 21, 2026

Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says

The U.S. military says a charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board

Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says
General newsAug 21, 2026

US military says 8 people died in a charter plane crash at a remote radar site in western Alaska

US military says 8 people died in a charter plane crash at a remote radar site in western Alaska

US military says 8 people died in a charter plane crash at a remote radar site in western Alaska
General newsAug 21, 2026

A charter plane with 8 on board has crashed in a remote area of western Alaska, NTSB says

A charter plane with 8 on board has crashed in a remote area of western Alaska, NTSB says

A charter plane with 8 on board has crashed in a remote area of western Alaska, NTSB says
PoliticsAug 19, 2026

Sen. Sullivan, former US Rep Peltola begin Alaska US Senate campaign after advancing from primary

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola have advanced to November’s general election

Sen. Sullivan, former US Rep Peltola begin Alaska US Senate campaign after advancing from primary
PoliticsAug 18, 2026

2 Dan Sullivans face off in Alaska's US Senate primary, which also features a former congresswoman

A U.S. Senate contest featuring a former congresswoman and a challenger with the same name as the incumbent headlines Alaska's primary

2 Dan Sullivans face off in Alaska's US Senate primary, which also features a former congresswoman
General newsJul 30, 2026

Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

Federal investigators report that a commuter plane crash off Alaska last year, which killed all 10 people on board, involved an operator with a history of overweight flights

Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

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