Jill Fratis

Former state senator Tom Begich is running for governor. Nome’s long-awaited port expansion project took a big step forward last week with the award of a $400 million contract to a well-known Washington-based contractor.

From Anchorage, to Bethel, Alaskans filled the streets to protest President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin – all while regional carrier Ravn Alaska shocked the state with an abrupt shutdown.

Friday’s meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin raises questions over possible Ukraine peace talks— and why Ukraine’s leader isn’t at the table, a concern shared by Ukrainians in Alaska.

State and federal leaders meet in Anchorage to spotlight major aviation investments in a new budget bill.

More than a month after a fire gutted the public safety building in Chevak, the state has issued a disaster declaration. A massive tsunami ripped through a fjord popular with sightseers south of Juneau early Sunday morning.

President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Friday in Alaska. A Fairbanks woman who worked at Denali State Bank is suing the financial institution in federal court over claims of sex-based discrimination and retaliation.

Hunters from the North Slope community of Point Lay will collaborate with a University of Alaska Fairbanks anthropologist from Russia this summer, to document traditional knowledge about walruses.

Ninilchik’s annual Salmonfest is a three-day music festival that advocates for protection of salmon, but also highlights something more. The Blind Slough hydroelectric plant and Crystal Lake salmon hatchery near Petersburg are working out how to keep the water they share safe for fish.

A years-long project to bring wood bison back to Alaska charged a bit farther ahead this year.

State prosecutors charged a Selawik man last week with murder and assault in connection with the death of Nettie Ballot in February. Nearly 10,000 music lovers gather in Ninilchik each year for SalmonFest, which also comes with a lot of waste.