In his address to the Alaska Legislature on March 10, U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III spoke to the region’s lengthy road to recovery and responded to comments from state Rep. Nellie Jimmie about the toll that ex-typhoon Halong has taken on communities she represents.

Indigenous dog mushers have strong historical and cultural ties to the Iditarod. This year, two of the top contenders are Alaska Native former champions, and three of the rookies are also Indigenous.

John Paulson sold a relatively small stake in Trilogy Metals around the time Trump officials announced a direct government investment in the company.

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced that Dan Winkleman will be leaving and named an interim leader.

The funds come after the U.S. Secretary of Commerce declared a disaster for the 2021 subsistence fishery and set aside roughly $570,000. Eligible households are those whose ability to access subsistence salmon from the Kuskokwim River drainage was impacted as a direct or indirect result of the fishery disaster.

Nicholas Tucker Jr., 49, has been convicted of felony assault and sentenced to serve 12 and a half years in jail for the July 2025 incident in which the girl lost her arm.

The 44-year-old from Brushkana Creek off the Denali Highway is the first musher to defend an Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title in a decade. Team Can’t Stop completed the race in 9 days, 7 hours and 32 minutes, having led most of the way after starting in Willow on March 8.

The voter credentials bill got 51 votes to advance but not enough to clear the Senate. Sen. Murkowski says she's for voter ID but says the bill would disenfranchise Alaskans.

Backers say ensures the state gets a fair deal if a North Slope gas pipeline moves forward. Others worry the bill, even if it doesn't pass, sends the wrong message.

Jessie Holmes and Team Can't Stop have a four-hour lead over their closest competitor, veteran Travis Beals of Seward.