Alaska town sees last sunset until August as 84 days of daylight begins

Photographer Mark Mahaney ( from California) traveled to Utqiagvik, Alaksa in 2019 to capture the final days of the season’s polar night. He documented the darkness for 12 days.  UTQIAGVIK, Alaska– The town at the northern tip of Alaska has seen its last …

Canadian man living in Alaska sentenced for decades-long social security scam

FAIRBANKS – A 77-year-old Canadian man living in the U.S. was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in prison for stealing over $420,000 in Social Security benefits over three decades. Ellis Kingsep, also known as “Ellis King,” collected his mother’s benefits for …

Alaska House passes public pension bill, sending it to Senate

The Alaska House of Representatives chamber at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The Alaska House on Monday narrowly adopted a new pension plan for state employees, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration. The bill …

Opinion: An idea to improve Alaska-Canada relations

Alaska and Canada share more than 1,500 miles of border. We share economic and political resources, cooperating on international security, aerospace, trade, tourism, emergency services, infrastructure, public safety, energy development, the Arctic and more …

Alaska launches daily Seattle-Tokyo A330 service operated by Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines is expanding its reach into the Pacific Northwest with the announcement of daily flight services from its hub in Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT), operated by Hawaiian Airlines. According to Alaska, …

Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who helped organize the first Iditarod, dies

Bill to make insurance more accessible to Alaska harvesters moving through Senate

May 13, 2025 Legislation that would clear the way for commercial fishermen in Alaska to form their own insurance cooperatives, lowering costs to keep smaller operators solvent, is moving toward the state Senate floor, where it has a reasonable chance of …

Alaska Air Group To Webcast Bank Of America Securities Conference

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) SEATTLE, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., today announced it will webcast a fireside chat with Brett …

Alaska ANG Finishes Training On New Hoist System

Tue, May 13, 2025 Vita Inclinata, provider of intelligent lift technology for aerospace and construction, announced the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th Rescue Squadron completed certification training on its Vita Rescue System (VRS) and is fully mission- …

Alaska Airlines enters its intercontinental era with first-ever nonstop flight to Asia, operated by Hawaiian

Make way for Alaska Airlines on the global stage. Nine months after the Seattle-based carrier got government approval to acquire Hawaiian Airlines, I was on board Monday as the two airline brands — now operated by one parent company — worked together to …